47th Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 13, 2005
Location	Staples Center,Los Angeles
Hosted by	Queen Latifah
Most awards	Ray Charles &Al Schmitt (5)
Most nominations	Kanye West (10)
Website	https://www.grammy.com/awards/47th-annual-grammy-awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS
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The47th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2005, at theStaples Center inLos Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004. They were hosted byQueen Latifah, and televised in the United States byCBS. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.Ray Charles, whom the event was dedicated in memory of, posthumously won fiveGrammy Awards while his album,Genius Loves Company, won a total of eight.Kanye West received the most nominations with ten, winning three.Usher received eight nominations and won three includingBest Contemporary R&B Album for his diamond selling albumConfessions.Britney Spears received her first Grammy of Best Dance Recording for her 2004 smash hit"Toxic".^[1]

• Gary Sinise andBonnie Raitt presentedAlbum of the Year.
• Sheryl Crow andLance Armstrong presentedRecord of the Year.
• Stevie Wonder andNorah Jones presentedSong of the Year.
• Adam Sandler andNelly presentedBest Male R&B Vocal Performance.
• John Travolta,Christina Milian, andSteven Tyler presentedBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and announced thatPinetop Perkins is a Lifetime Achievement recipient.
• Amy Lee,Alison Krauss andT Bone Burnett presentedBest Country Album.
• Rob Thomas presentsAhmed Ertegun with the first President's Merit Award Salute to Industry Icons.
• Ricky Martin,Anthony Hamilton andMario presentedBest R&B Album.
• Lisa Marie Presley andJohn Mayer presentedBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
• Penelope Cruz,Mark McGrath andPharrell presentedBest Rock Album and announced thatLed Zeppelin is a Lifetime Achievement recipient.
• Matthew McConaughey introduced a performance by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, Elvin Bishop, Dickie Betts, and Tim McGraw.
• Ellen DeGeneres introduces a performance by Queen Latifah.
• Quentin Tarantino introduces a performance by Green Day.
• Kris Kristofferson pays tribute to Janis Joplin and then introduces a performance by Joss Stone and Melissa Etheridge.
• Billy Bob Thornton pays tribute to Lifetime Achievement honoree Eddie Arnold and then introduces a performance by Tim McGraw.
• Anthony LaPaglia talks about theSoutheast Asian tsunami.
• Kevin Bacon andLudacris presentedBest Rap Album.
• Tyra Banks andHoobastank presentedBest New Artist.

Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees.

Record of the Year

• "Here We Go Again" –Ray Charles &Norah Jones
  • John Burk, producer;Al Schmitt, Mark Fleming, & Terry Howard, engineers/mixers
• "Let's Get It Started" –The Black Eyed Peas
  • Will.i.am, producer;Mark "Spike" Stent & Will.i.am, engineers/mixers
• "American Idiot" –Green Day
  • Billie Joe Armstrong,Rob Cavallo,Mike Dirnt &Tré Cool, producers;Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
• "Heaven" –Los Lonely Boys
  • John Porter, producer;Steve Chadie & John Porter, engineers/mixers
• "Yeah!" –Usher featuringLil Jon &Ludacris
  • Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, producer; John Frye, Donnie Scantz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith,The Trak Starz & Mark Vinten, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

• Genius Loves Company –Ray Charles & Various Artists
  • John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell,Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam,Joel Moss, Seth Presant,Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley &Doug Sax, mastering engineers
• American Idiot –Green Day
  • Billie Joe Armstrong,Rob Cavallo,Mike Dirnt &Tré Cool, producers;Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers;Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
• The Diary of Alicia Keys –Alicia Keys
  • Kerry "Krucial" Brothers,Vidal Davis,Easy Mo Bee,Andre Harris, Alicia Keys, Kumasi,Timbaland,Kanye West &Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers;Tony Black, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo,Russ Elevado,Manny Marroquin,Walter Millsap III,Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
• Confessions –Usher
  • Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley,Bryan-Michael Cox,Vidal Davis, Destro Music,Jermaine Dupri,Andre Harris,Rich Harrison,IZ,Jimmy Jam,Just Blaze, James Lackey,Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond,Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong,Thicke &James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye,Serban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John Horesco IV,Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin,Manny Marroquin,Tony Maserati, Pro J, Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith,Phil Tan,The Trak Starz, Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
• The College Dropout –Kanye West
  • Kanye West, Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua, Brian “All Day” Miller,Evidence & Porse, producers; Eugene A. Toale,Andrew Dawson,Anthony Kilhoffer, Tatsuya Sato, Rich Balmer,Brent Kolatalo, Keith Slattery, Jacob Andrew,Gimel “Guru” Keaton, Jacelyn Parry, Michael Eleopoulos, Dave Dar, Jason Rauhoff, Marc Fuller, Carlisle Young, Francis Graham,Manny Marroquin, Jared Lopez,Mike Dean &Ken Lewis, engineers/mixers; Eddy Schreyer, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

• "Daughters"
  • John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
• "If I Ain't Got You"
  • Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
• "Jesus Walks"
  • C. Smith &Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
• "Live Like You Were Dying"
  • Tim Nichols &Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
• "The Reason"
  • Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)

Best New Artist

• Maroon 5
• Los Lonely Boys
• Joss Stone
• Kanye West
• Gretchen Wilson

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Sunrise" –Norah Jones
• "The First Cut Is the Deepest" –Sheryl Crow
• "Oceania" –Björk
• "What You Waiting For?" –Gwen Stefani
• "You Had Me" –Joss Stone

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "Daughters" –John Mayer
• "Let's Misbehave" –Elvis Costello
• "You Raise Me Up" –Josh Groban
• "Cinnamon Girl" –Prince
• "Love's Divine" –Seal

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Heaven" –Los Lonely Boys
• "My Immortal" –Evanescence
• "The Reason" –Hoobastank
• "She Will Be Loved" –Maroon 5
• "It's My Life" –No Doubt

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "Here We Go Again" –Ray Charles &Norah Jones
• "Redemption Song" –Johnny Cash &Joe Strummer
• "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" –Ray Charles &Elton John
• "Something" –Paul McCartney &Eric Clapton
• "Moon River" –Stevie Wonder &Take 6

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "11th Commandment" –Ben Harper
• "Chasing Shadows" –Herb Alpert,Russ Freeman,James Genus,Gene Lake &Jason Miles
• "Take You Out" –George Benson
• "Song F" –Bruce Hornsby
• "Rat Pack Boogie" –Brian Setzer

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar – Various Artists; James Jensen, producer
• Pure –Boney James
• Saxophonic –Dave Koz
• Forever, for Always, for Luther – Various Artists; Bud Harner & Rex Rideout, producers
• EP 2003: Music for the Epicurean Harkener –Mason Williams

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Genius Loves Company –Ray Charles & Various Artists
• Feels Like Home –Norah Jones
• Afterglow –Sarah McLachlan
• Mind Body & Soul –Joss Stone
• Brian Wilson Presents Smile –Brian Wilson

Best Dance Recording

• "Toxic" –Britney Spears
  • Avant &Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
• "Good Luck" –Basement Jaxx featuringLisa Kekaula
  • Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
• "Get Yourself High" –The Chemical Brothers
  • The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers, mixers
• "Slow" –Kylie Minogue
  • Dan Carey &Emilíana Torrini, producers; Mr. Dan, mixer
• "Comfortably Numb" –Scissor Sisters
  • Scissor Sisters, producers; Neil Harris & Scissor Sisters, mixers

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Kish Kash –Basement Jaxx
• Legion of Boom –The Crystal Method
• Creamfields –Paul Oakenfold
• Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned –The Prodigy
• Reflections –Paul van Dyk

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III –Rod Stewart
• Only You –Harry Connick Jr.
• Count Your Blessings –Barbara Cook
• Ultimate Mancini –Monica Mancini
• Just for a Thrill –Ronnie Milsap

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• "Code of Silence" –Bruce Springsteen
• "Wonderwall" –Ryan Adams
• "The Revolution Starts Now" –Steve Earle
• "Breathe" –Melissa Etheridge
• "Metropolitan Gride" –Tom Waits

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Vertigo" –U2
• "Monkey to Man" –Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• "Take Me Out" –Franz Ferdinand
• "American Idiot" –Green Day
• "Somebody Told Me" –The Killers

Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Slither" –Velvet Revolver
• "Megalomaniac" –Incubus
• "Some Kind Of Monster" –Metallica
• "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" –Nickelback
• "Duality" –Slipknot

Best Metal Performance

• "Whiplash" –Motörhead
• "Nymphetamine" –Cradle of Filth
• "Live for This" –Hatebreed
• "The End Of Heartache" –Killswitch Engage
• "Vermilion" –Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" –Brian Wilson
• "Instrumental Illness" –The Allman Brothers Band
• "Onda" –Los Lonely Boys
• "O Baterista" –Rush
• "Whispering a Prayer" –Steve Vai

Best Rock Song

• "Vertigo"
  • Bono,Adam Clayton,The Edge &Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
• "American Idiot"
  • Billie Joe Armstrong,Mike Dirnt &Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
• "Fall To Pieces"
  • Duff,Dave Kushner,Slash,Matt Sorum &Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet Revolver)
• "Float On"
  • Isaac Brock,Dann Gallucci,Eric Judy &Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest Mouse)
• "Somebody Told Me"
  • Brandon Flowers,Dave Keuning,Mark Stoermer &Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)

Best Rock Album

• American Idiot –Green Day
• The Delivery Man –Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• The Reason –Hoobastank
• Hot Fuss –The Killers
• Contraband –Velvet Revolver

Best Alternative Music Album

• A Ghost Is Born –Wilco
• Medúlla –Björk
• Franz Ferdinand –Franz Ferdinand
• Uh Huh Her –PJ Harvey
• Good News for People Who Love Bad News–Modest Mouse

• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Keb' Mo' forKeep It Simple

Best Classical Album

• "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" –Lorin Maazel, conductor;John Adams &Lawrence L. Rock, producers

Best Orchestral Performance

• "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" –Lorin Maazel, conductor;John Adams & Lawrence L. Rock, producers

Best Opera Recording

• "Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro" –René Jacobs, conductor;Martin Sauer, producer.Angelika Kirchschlager,Lorenzo Regazzo,Patrizia Ciofi,Simon Keenlyside &Véronique Gens, soloists;Reiner Kühl &Sebastian Roth, engineers/mixers

Best Choral Performance

• "Berlioz: Requiem" –Norman Mackenzie, choir director;Robert Spano, conductor;Jack Renner &Michael J. Bishop, engineers/mixers;Elaine L. Martone, producer

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

• "Previn: Violin ConcertoAnne-Sophie/Bernstein: Serenade" –André Previn, conductor;Anne-Sophie Mutter, soloist

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

• "Aire Latino" –David Russell

Best Chamber Music Performance

• "Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella – Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye" –Martha Argerich &Mikhail Pletnev, soloists

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)

• "Carlos Chávez – Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2" –Southwest Chamber Music, artist;Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• "Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic At Stockbridge, Etc.)" –Susan Graham

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls" –John Adams

Best Classical Crossover Album

• "LAGQ's Guitar Heroes" –Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (John Dearman,William Kanengiser,Scott Tennant,Andrew York)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "Redneck Woman" –Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "Live Like You Were Dying" –Tim McGraw

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Top of the World" (Live) –Dixie Chicks

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

• "Portland, Oregon" –Loretta Lynn &Jack White

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (featuringEarl Scruggs,Randy Scruggs,Vassar Clements &Jerry Douglas) for "Earl's Breakdown

Best Country Song

• "Live Like You Were Dying" –Tim McGraw

Best Country Album

• Van Lear Rose –Loretta Lynn

Best Bluegrass Album

• Brand New Strings –Ricky Skaggs &Kentucky Thunder

Best Gospel Performance

• "Heaven Help Us All" –Ray Charles &Gladys Knight

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• All Things New –Steven Curtis Chapman

Best Rock Gospel Album

• Wire –Third Day

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

• There Will Be a Light –Ben Harper & theBlind Boys of Alabama

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

• Nothing Without You –Smokie Norful

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Worship & Faith –Randy Travis

Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album

• Live ... This is Your House – TheBrooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• "Speak Like a Child" –Herbie Hancock inHarvey Mason'sWith All My Heart

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Illuminations –McCoy Tyner withGary Bartz,Terence Blanchard,Christian McBride andLewis Nash

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Concert in the Garden – TheMaria Schneider Orchestra

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) –Nancy Wilson

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Unspeakable –Bill Frisell

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Land of the Sun –Charlie Haden

Best Latin Pop Album

• Amar Sin Mentiras –Marc Anthony
• Sinverguenza –Bacilos
• Pau-Latina –Paulina Rubio
• MTV Unplugged –Diego Torres
• El Rock de Mi Pueblo –Carlos Vives

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

• ¡Ahora Si! –Israel "Cachao" López

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

• Intimamente –Intocable

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

• Street Signs –Ozomatli

Best Tejano Album

• Polkas, Gritos y Accordeones – David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman &Sunny Sauceda

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

• Across 110th Street – TheSpanish Harlem Orchestra (featuringRubén Blades)

Best New Age Album

• Returning –Will Ackerman
• Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey –David Arkenstone
• Two Horizons –Moya Brennan
• Piano –Peter Kater
• American River –Jonathan Elias

Best Polka Album

• Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album –Brave Combo

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• "If I Ain't Got You" –Alicia Keys
• "I Want You" –Janet Jackson
• "I'm Still in Love" –Teena Marie
• "Whatever" –Jill Scott
• "U-Haul" –Angie Stone

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• "Call My Name" –Prince
• "Charlene" –Anthony Hamilton
• "Happy People" –R. Kelly
• "What We Do Here" –Brian McKnight
• "Burn –Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• "My Boo" –Usher &Alicia Keys
  • • Destiny's Child for "Lose My Breath"
    • Floetry for "Say Yes"
    • Alicia Keys featuringTony! Toni! Toné! for "Diary"
    • Earth, Wind & Fire &Raphael Saadiq for "Show Me the Way"

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• "Musicology" –Prince

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• "Cross My Mind" –Jill Scott

Best R&B Song

• "You Don't Know My Name" –Alicia Keys

Best R&B Album

• The Diary of Alicia Keys –Alicia Keys

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Confessions –Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "99 Problems" –Jay-Z
• "On Fire" –Lloyd Banks
• "Just Lose It" –Eminem
• "Overnight Celebrity" –Twista
• "Through the Wire" –Kanye West

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "Let's Get It Started" –The Black Eyed Peas
• "Ch-Check It Out" –Beastie Boys
• "Don't Say Nuthing'" –The Roots
• "Drop It Like It's Hot" –Snoop Dogg &Pharrell
• "Lean Back" –Terror Squad

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "Yeah!" –Usher featuringLil Jon &Ludacris
• "Why" –Jadakiss featuringAnthony Hamilton
• "Dip It Low" –Christina Milian featuringFabolous
• "Slow Jamz" –Twista featuringKanye West &Jamie Foxx
• "All Falls Down" –Kanye West featuringSyleena Johnson

Best Rap Song

• "Jesus Walks"
  • Miri Ben-Ari,C. Smith &Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
• "Drop It Like It's Hot"
  • Calvin Broadus,Chad Hugo, S. Thomas &Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Snoop Dogg & Pharrell)
• "Hey Mama"
  • Will Adams &Anthony Henry, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)
• "Let's Get It Started"
  • Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno,Jaime Gomez,George Pajon, Jr.,Allan Pineda & Terence Yoshiaki, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)
• "99 Problems"
  • Shawn Carter &Rick Rubin, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Best Rap Album

• The College Dropout –Kanye West
• To the 5 Boroughs –Beastie Boys
• The Black Album –Jay-Z
• The Definition –LL Cool J
• Suit –Nelly

Best Reggae Album

• True Love –Toots & the Maytals
• Black Magic –Jimmy Cliff
• The Dub Revolutionaries –Sly and Robbie
• African Holocaust –Steel Pulse
• Def Jamaica – Various Artists

Best Traditional World Music Album

• Raise Your Spirit Higher –Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Egypt –Youssou Ndour^[2]

Best Spoken Word Album

• My Life –Bill Clinton

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media^[3]

• "Garden State" –Zach Braff
• "Cold Mountain" –T Bone Burnett
• "De-Lovely" –Peter Asher,Stephen Endelman
• "Kill Bill Vol. 2" –Quentin Tarantino
• "Shrek 2" –Andrew Adamson,Chris Douridas, Michael Ostin

Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media^[3]

• "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" –Howard Shore, John Kurlander
• "Angels in America" –Thomas Newman
• "Big Fish" –Danny Elfman
• "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" –Jon Brion
• "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" –John Williams

Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media^[3]

• "Into the West" (fromThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) –Annie Lennox,Howard Shore,Fran Walsh
• "The Scarlet Tide" (fromCold Mountain) –T Bone Burnett,Elvis Costello
• "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (fromCold Mountain) –Sting
• "Accidentally in Love" (fromShrek 2) –Adam Duritz,David Immerglück,Matt Malley,Dan Vickrey
• "Belleville Rendez-vous" (fromThe Triplets of Belleville) -Benoît Charest,Sylvain Chomet

Best Short Form Music Video

• "Vertigo" –Alex and Martin (video directors) &U2

Best Long Form Music Video

• Concert for George –Ray Cooper,Olivia Harrison,Jon Kamen (video producers),David Leland (video director) & Various Artists

Best Recording Package

• A Ghost Is Born
• Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel (art directors) (Wilco)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• Stefan Sagmeister (art director) forOnce in a Lifetime performed byTalking Heads

Best Album Notes

• Loren Schoenberg (notes writer) for "The Complete Columbia Recordings ofWoody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945–1947)"

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam,Joel Moss, Seth Presant,Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker (engineers) forGenius Loves Company, performed byRay Charles & Various Artists

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Jack Renner (engineer) forHigdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra, performed byRobert Spano

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Jacques Lu Cont (remixer) for "It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)", performed byNo Doubt

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• John Shanks

Producer of the Year, Classical

• David Frost

Best Surround Sound Album

• Al Schmitt (surround mix engineer), Robert Hadley & Doug Sax (surround mastering) forGenius Loves Company performed byRay Charles & Various Artists

• "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Victor, 1911) performed byArthur Collins &Byron Harlan
• "All of Me" (Columbia, 1932) performed byLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra
• "America the Beautiful" (ABC/TRC, 1972) performed byRay Charles
• "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (Brunswick, 1932) performed byBing Crosby
• "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Victor, 1926) performed byGene Austin
• "California, Here I Come" (Brunswick, 1924) performed byAl Jolson with the Isham Jones Orchestra
• "Embraceable You" (Commodore, 1944) performed byBillie Holiday
• "Lester Leaps In" (Vocalion, 1939) performed byCount Basie's Kansas City 7
• "Let It Bleed" (London, 1969) performed byThe Rolling Stones
• "Love Me or Leave Me" (Columbia, 1928) performed byRuth Etting
• "Lullaby of Broadway" (Brunswick, 1935) performed byDick Powell
• Meet Me In St. Louis (soundtrack) (Decca, 1944) performed byJudy Garland
• "No Woman No Cry" (Island, 1974) performed byBob Marley
• "One For My Baby" (Capitol, 1958) performed byFrank Sinatra
• "Peter Gunn" (RCA, 1959) performed byHenry Mancini
• "Puttin' on the Ritz" (Brunswick, 1930) performed byHarry Richman with Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
• "Thanks for the Memory" (Decca, 1938) performed byBob Hope &Shirley Ross
• "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (Brunswick, 1937) performed byFred Astaire withJohnny Green & His Orchestra
• "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)" (Capitol, 1953) performed byLes Paul &Mary Ford
• "The Very Thought of You" (Victor, 1934) performed byRay Noble & His Orchestra

• Eddy Arnold
• Art Blakey
• TheCarter Family
• Morton Gould
• Janis Joplin
• Led Zeppelin
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Pinetop Perkins,
• The Staple Singers

• Brian Wilson

• Hoagy Carmichael
• Don Cornelius
• Alfred Lion
• Billy Taylor

Estelle Axton,Danny Sugarman,Bruce Palmer,Johnny Ramone,Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott,Jim Capaldi,Artie Shaw,Barney Kessel,Elvin Jones,Illinois Jacquet,Michel Colombier,Alvino Rey,Ol' Dirty Bastard,Jan Berry,Terry Melcher,Laura Branigan,Cornelius Bumpus,Spencer Dryden,Elmer Bernstein,David Raksin,Jerry Goldsmith,Vaughn Meader,Rodney Dangerfield,Scott Muni,Johnny Carson,Skeeter Davis,Bill Lowery,Hank Garland,Arnold "Gatemouth" Moore,Ernie Ball,Tom Capone,Isidro Lopez,Robert Merrill,Renata Tebaldi,Fred Ebb,Cy Coleman,Paul Atkinson,Artie Mogull,Carole Fields Arnold,Rick James,Freddie Perren,Syreeta Wright andRay Charles.

• Ray Charles five Grammy wins is the record for most posthumous Grammy Awards won in one night. He is the first artist to win a posthumous Album of the Year Grammy sinceJohn Lennon in 1982.
• Upon winning Album of the Year as one of the engineers for Ray Charles'Genius Loves Company,Al Schmitt became the first and only person to have won both the Grammy for Album of the Year and theLatin Grammy forAlbum of the Year. In 2000 he won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year for engineeringLuis Miguel'sAmarte Es Un Placer.

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