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The 3rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 12, 1961, at Los Angeles and New York.They recognized musical accomplishments by the performers for the year 1960. Ray Charles won four awards and Bob Newhart and Henry Mancini each won three awards.
From 1995 to 2021, members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated their choices for the best new artist. A list of the top twenty artists was given to the Nominations Review Committee, a specially selected group of anonymous members, who initially selected the top five artists to gain a nomination in the category in a special ballot; the number of nominated artists ...
Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his record album of comedic monologues, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, became a bestseller and reached number one on the Billboard pop album chart and won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, and Best New Artist. [2] That same year he released his follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, Best New Artist (1961) Album, Best New Artist (1961) Tony Bennett "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (1963), MTV Unplugged (1995)
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music. Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7; Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Laurindo Almeida (composer and artist) for Discantus; Igor Stravinsky (composer and artist) for Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and ...
Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1: Ben E King: Stand By Me: 1961: US: UK 1 – Feb 1987, Ireland 1 – Feb 1987, DDD 1 of 1961, RYM 2 of 1961, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1987, US BB 4 – May 1961, Germany 4 – Mar 1987, US BB 7 of 1961, Netherlands 7 – Mar 1987, POP 7 of 1961, Norway 9 – Apr 1987, Scrobulate 14 of soul, Canada 16 – May 1961, Austria 17 – Apr 1987, RIAA 25, US ...
Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow; May 22, 1934 – July 6, 2023) was an American pianist and pops conductor. [1] He directed the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and earned two Grammy Awards, including the award for Best New Artist in 1962, as well as a total of 8 nominations.
The first Australian to win a Grammy was Joan Sutherland in 1961. ... Best New Artist is awarded to a promising breakthrough performer who releases, during the ...