The1st Annual Grammy 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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