The1st Annual Grammy Awards, which began as The Gramophone Awards, were held on May 4, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day: one in theBeverly Hilton Hotel inBeverly Hills, California, and the other in thePark Sheraton Hotel inNew York City.^[1]Ella Fitzgerald,Count Basie,Domenico Modugno,Ross Bagdasarian, andHenry Mancini, each won 2 awards.^[2][3]

The following awards were given in the first award ceremony:^[1]

Record of the Year

• "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" –Domenico Modugno
• "Catch a Falling Star" –Perry Como
• "Fever" –Peggy Lee
• "The Chipmunk Song" –David Seville and the Chipmunks
• "Witchcraft" –Frank Sinatra

Album of the Year

• The Music from Peter Gunn –Henry Mancini
• Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 –Van Cliburn
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book –Ella Fitzgerald
• Come Fly with Me –Frank Sinatra
• Only the Lonely – Frank Sinatra

Song of the Year

• "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" –Franco Migliacci andDomenico Modugno, songwriters (Domenico Modugno)
• "Catch a Falling Star" –Lee Pockriss andPaul Vance, songwriters (Perry Como)
• "Gigi" –Alan Jay Lerner andFrederick Loewe, songwriters (Vic Damone)
• "Fever" –Eddie Cooley andJohnny Davenport, songwriters (Peggy Lee)
• "Witchcraft" –Cy Coleman andCarolyn Leigh, songwriters (Frank Sinatra)

• Best Recording for Children
  • Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"

• Best Comedy Performance
  • Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"

• Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration)
  • Nelson Riddle (composer) for "Cross Country Suite"
• Best Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) forThe Music from Peter Gunn

• Best Country & Western Performance
  • The Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley"

• Best Jazz Performance, Individual
  • Ella Fitzgerald forElla Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
• Best Jazz Performance, Group
  • Count Basie forBasie

• Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV)
  • Meredith Willson (composer) & the original cast withRobert Preston,Barbara Cook,David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond forThe Music Man
• Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast
  • André Previn & the original cast forGigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

• Best Album Cover Photography
  • Frank Sinatra forFrank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely

• Best Vocal Performance, Female
  • Ella Fitzgerald forElla Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
• Best Vocal Performance, Male
  • Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star"
• Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus
  • Keely Smith &Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"
• Best Performance by a Dance Band
  • Count Basie forBasie
• Best Performance by an Orchestra
  • Billy May forBilly May's Big Fat Brass

• Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical
  • Ted Keep (engineer) for "The Chipmunk Song" performed byDavid Seville
• Best Engineered Record (Classical)
  • Sherwood Hall III (engineer),Laurindo Almeida &Salli Terri forDuets with Spanish Guitar

• Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
  • "Tequila"-The Champs

• Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
  • Stan Freberg forThe Best of the Stan Freberg Shows

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