The11th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 12, 1969. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1968.^[1][2]

• Dan Rowan &Dick Martin - Introduced The Temptations
• Flip Wilson - IntroducedJeannie C. Riley
• The King Family - Best New Artist & Best Contemporary Male Vocal Performance and introduced Jose Feliciano
• Lou Rawls &Bobbie Gentry - Introduced Glen Campbell
• Burt Bacharach - Introduced Dionne Warwick
• Mama Cass Elliott - IntroducedThe Beatles
• Nancy Sinatra - IntroducedMason Williams
• Davy Jones - IntroducedBobby Goldsboro
• Don Rickles &Tiny Tim - IntroducedSimon & Garfunkel
• Tommy Smothers - Introduced the cast ofHair
• Henry Mancini - Record of the Year

• The Temptations - "Cloud Nine"
• Jeannie C. Riley - "Harper Valley PTA"
• Jose Feliciano - "Light My Fire"
• Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman"
• Dionne Warwick - "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
• The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
• Mason Williams - "Classical Gas"
• Bobby Goldsboro - "Honey"
• Simon & Garfunkel - "Mrs. Robinson"
• O.C. Smith - "Little Green Apples"
• The Cast ofHair - "Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"

Record of the Year

• "Mrs. Robinson" —Simon & Garfunkel
  • Paul Simon &Roy Halee, producers
• “Wichita Lineman” —Glen Campbell
  • Al De Lory, producer
• “Honey” —Bobby Goldsboro
  • Bobby Goldsboro &Bob Montgomery, producers
• “Hey Jude” —The Beatles
  • George Martin, producer
• “Harper Valley PTA” —Jeannie C. Riley
  • Shelby S. Singleton Jr., producer

Album of the Year

• “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” —Glen Campbell
  • Al De Lory, producer
• “Magical Mystery Tour” —The Beatles
  • George Martin, producer
• “Feliciano!” —José Feliciano
  • Rick Jarrard, producer
• “Bookends” —Simon And Garfunkel
  • Roy Halee & Simon And Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel &Paul Simon), producers
• “A Tramp Shining” —Richard Harris
  • Jimmy L. Webb, producer

Song of the Year

• "Little Green Apples" —Roger Miller /O.C. Smith
  • Bobby Russell, songwriter
• “Mrs. Robinson” —Simon And Garfunkel
  • Paul Simon, songwriter
• “Honey” —Bobby Goldsboro
  • Bobby Russell, songwriter
• “Hey Jude” —The Beatles
  • John Lennon &Paul McCartney, songwriters
• “Harper Valley CTA” —Jeannie C. Riley
  • Tom T. Hall, songwriter

Best New Artist

• José Feliciano
• Cream
• O.C. Smith
• Jeannie C. Riley
• Gary Puckett And The Union Gap

• Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) & theNew Philharmonia Orchestra forBoulez ConductsDebussy (La Mer; Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune; Jeux)
• Best Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor),Montserrat Caballé & theRCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Chorus forRossini: Rarities
• Best Opera Recording
  • Richard Mohr (producer),Erich Leinsdorf (conductor),Ezio Flagello,Sherrill Milnes,Leontyne Price,Judith Raskin,George Shirley,Tatiana Troyanos & theNew Philharmonia Orchestra forMozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
• Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • Vittorio Negri (conductor),George Bragg,Gregg Smith, (choir directors),E. Power Biggs, theEdward Tarr Ensemble, theGregg Smith Singers & theTexas Boys Choir forThe Glory ofGabrieli
• Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
  • Vladimir Horowitz forHorowitz on Television (Chopin,Scriabin,Scarlatti, Horowitz)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Vittorio Negri (conductor),E. Power Biggs & theEdward Tarr Ensemble forGlory of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organ

• Best Comedy Performance
  • Bill Cosby forTo Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With

• Best Instrumental Theme
  • Mason Williams (composer) for "Classical Gas"
• Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  • Dave Grusin &Paul Simon (composers) forThe Graduate performed bySimon & Garfunkel
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Mike Post (arranger) for "Classical Gas" performed byMason Williams
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Jimmy L. Webb (arranger) for "MacArthur Park" performed byRichard Harris

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Jeannie C. Riley for "Harper Valley PTA"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Johnny Cash for "Folsom Prison Blues"
• Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental
  • Flatt & Scruggs for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
• Best Country Song
  • Bobby Russell (songwriter) for "Little Green Apples" performed byRoger Miller /O.C. Smith

• Best Folk Performance
  • Judy Collins for "Both Sides Now"

• Best Gospel Performance
  • The Happy Goodman Family forThe Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Dottie Rambo for "The Soul of Me"
• Best Sacred Performance
  • Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"

• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
  • Bill Evans forBill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival performed by the Bill Evans Trio
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
  • Duke Ellington for "And His Mother Called Him Bill"

• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
  • Galt MacDermot,Gerome Ragni,James Rado (composers),Andy Wiswell (producer) the original cast (Ronnie Dyson,Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry,Lamont Washington,Diane Keaton,Melba Moore & James Rado) forHair

• Best Album Cover
  • John Berg,Richard Mantell (art directors),Horn Grinner Studios (photographer) forUnderground performed byThelonious Monk
• Best Album Notes
  • Johnny Cash (notes writer) forJohnny Cash at Folsom Prison performed by Johnny Cash

• Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • Dionne Warwick for "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
• Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • Jose Feliciano for "Light My Fire"
• Best Contemporary-Pop Performance - Vocal Duo or Group
  • Simon & Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson"
• Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus
  • Alan Copeland (choir director) for "Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood Medley" performed by the Alan Copeland Singers
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Mason Williams for "Classical Gas"

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Hugh Davies &Joe Polito (engineers) for "Wichita Lineman" performed byGlen Campbell
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical
  • Gordon Parry (engineer),Georg Solti (conductor) & theLondon Symphony Orchestra forMahler: Symphony No. 9 in D

• Best R&B Performance, Female
  • Aretha Franklin for "Chain of Fools"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • Otis Redding for "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (posthumously)
• Best Rhythm & Blues Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
  • The Temptations for "Cloud Nine"
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • Otis Redding &Steve Cropper (songwriters) for "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" performed by Otis Redding

• Best Spoken Word Recording
  • Rod McKuen forLonesome Cities

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