7th Annual Grammy Awards

7th Annual Grammy Awards
Date	April 13, 1965
Location	Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC
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The 7th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1965, at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1964.^[1][2] João Gilberto & Stan Getz won 4 awards.

Performers

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• Sammy Davis Jr. - Nat King Cole tribute
• Jimmy Durante - Hello, Dolly!

Presenters

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• Peter Sellers - Presented The Beatles with their Grammy awards
• Arthur Fiedler

Award winners

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The following awards were the winners and nominees of the 7th annual awards ceremony:^[3]

• Record of the Year
  • Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz for "The Girl from Ipanema"
  • Barbra Streisand for "People"
  • The Beatles for "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
  • Louis Armstrong for "Hello, Dolly!"
  • Petula Clark for "Downtown"
• Album of the Year
  • João Gilberto & Stan Getz for Getz/Gilberto
  • Henry Mancini for The Pink Panther
  • Barbra Streisand for People
  • Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl
  • Al Hirt for Cotton Candy
• Song of the Year
  • Jerry Herman (songwriter) for "Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong
  • Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for "Who Can I Turn To?" performed by Anthony Newley
  • Bob Merrill & Jule Styne (songwriters) for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand
  • Ray Evans, Jay Livingston & Henry Mancini (songwriters) for Dear Heart performed by Henry Mancini
  • John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) for "A Hard Day's Night" performed by The Beatles
• Best New Artist
  • The Beatles
  • Petula Clark
  • Morgana King
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Astrud Gilberto

Children's

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• Best Recording for Children
  • Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson & Ed Wynn for Mary Poppins
  • Fess Parker for Daniel Boone
  • Burl Ives & Children's Chorus for Burl Ives Chim Chim Cher-ee And Other Children's Choices
  • Hugh Downs, Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops for Britten: Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
  • Mary Martin & The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus for A Spoonful Of Sugar

Classical

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• Best Performance - Orchestra
  • Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts
• Best Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)
  • Fritz Reiner (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Nuits d'Ete (Song Cycle)/Falla: El Amor Brujo
• Best Opera Recording
  • Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Bizet: Carmen
• Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Chorale for Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
• Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
  • Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
• Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
  • Vladimir Horowitz for Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin
• Best Chamber Music Performance - Vocal
  • Noah Greenberg (conductor) & the New York Pro Musica for It Was a Lover and His Lass
• Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental
  • Jascha Heifetz, Jacob Lateiner & Gregor Piatigorsky for Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op.1 #1
• Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer
  • Samuel Barber for Concerto performed by John Browning
• Best Classical Album
  • Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
• Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
  • Marilyn Horne

Comedy

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• Best Comedy Performance
  • Bill Cosby for I Started Out as a Child
  • Woody Allen for Woody Allen
  • Jonathan Winters for Whistle Stopping
  • Godfrey Cambridge Ready Or Not, Here Comes Godfrey Cambridge
  • Allan Sherman for For Swingin' Livers Only!

Composing and arranging

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• Best Instrumental Composition (other than jazz)
  • Henry Mancini (composer) for "The Pink Panther Theme"
• Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
  • Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (composers) for Mary Poppins performed by Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke & various artists
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini (arranger) for "The Pink Panther Theme"
• Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s)
  • Peter Matz (arranger) for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand

Country

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• Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
  • Dottie West for "Here Comes My Baby"
• Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
  • Roger Miller for "Dang Me"
• Best Country & Western Single
  • Roger Miller for "Dang Me"
• Best Country & Western Song
  • Roger Miller (songwriter) for "Dang Me"
• Best Country & Western Album
  • Roger Miller for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug
• Best New Country & Western Artist
  • Roger Miller

Folk

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• Best Folk Recording
  • Gale Garnett for We'll Sing in the Sunshine
  • Woody Guthrie for Woody Guthrie: Library Of Congress Recordings
  • The New Christy Minstrels for Today
  • Miriam Makeba for The Voice Of Africa
  • Bob Dylan for The Times They Are A-Changing
  • Peter, Paul and Mary for Peter, Paul And Mary In Concert
  • Harry Belafonte for Belafonte At The Greek Theatre

Gospel

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• Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel Songs
  • Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians for This I Believe
  • Jo Stafford for Sweet Hour Of Prayer
  • James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir for Standin' On The Banks Of The River
  • George Beverly Shea for Hymns Of Sunrise And Sunset
  • Dominican Nuns of Fichermont for Gregorian Chant
  • Roger Williams for Family Album Of Hymns

Jazz

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• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
  • Stan Getz for Getz/Gilberto
  • Pete Jolly for Sweet September
  • Andre Previn for My Fair Lady
  • Clark Terry & Oscar Peterson for Mumbles
  • Miles Davis for Miles Davis In Europe
  • The Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida for Collaboration
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
  • Laurindo Almeida for Guitar from Ipanema
  • Woody Herman for Woody Herman '64
  • Gil Evans for The Individualism Of Gil Evans
  • Rod Levitt for The Dynamic Sound Patterns Of The Rod Levitt Orchestra
  • Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini
  • Miles Davis & Gil Evans for Quiet Nights
  • Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle for Oscar Peterson/Nelson Riddle
  • Shelly Manne for My Fair Lady With The Unoriginal Cast
• Best Original Jazz Composition
  • Lalo Schifrin (composer) for "The Cat"
  • Dave Brubeck (composer & performer) for "Theme From Mr. Broadway"
  • Quincy Jones (composer & performer) for "The Witching Hour"
  • Gerald Wilson (composer & performer) for "Paco"
  • Duke Ellington (composer & performer) for "Night Creature"
  • Bob Florence (composer & performer) for "Here And Now"

Musical show

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• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
  • Jule Styne & Robert Merrill (composers) & the original cast (Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Danny Meehan, Kay Medford, Jean Stapleton & John Lankston) for Funny Girl
  • Erin Drake (composer) for What Makes Sammy Run? performed by the original cast including Steve Lawrence, Robert Alda, Al Manheim & Sally Ann Howes
  • Timothy Gray & Hugh Martin (composer) for High Spirits performed by original cast including Beatrice Lillie, Tammy Grimes, Edward Woodward & Louise Troy
  • Jerry Herman (composer) for Hello, Dolly! performed by original cast including Carol Channing, David Burns, Charles Nelson Reilly & Eileen Brennan
  • Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) for Fiddler On The Roof performed by original cast including Zero Mostel & Beatrice Arthur

Packaging and notes

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• Best Album Cover - Classical
  • Robert M. Jones (art director) & Jan Balet (graphic artist) for Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
  • Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Verdi: Requiem Mass conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
  • Robert "Bob" Cato (art director) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
  • David Hecht (photographer) & Robert M. Jones (art director) for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor conducted by Eric Leinsdorf
  • William S. Harvey (art director) for Court And Ceremonial Music Of The 16th Century performed by Roger Blanchard Ensemble With The Poulteau Consort
  • John Berg (art director) for (Richard) Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra conducted by Eugene Ormandy
• Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
  • Robert Cato (art director) & Don Bronstein (photographer) for People performed by Barbra Streisand
  • Bob Cato (art director) for The Sounds Of Harlem, Jazz Odyssey Vol. 3 performed by various artists
  • Ed Thrasher (photographer & art director) for Poitier Meets Plato performed by Sydney Poitier
  • Acy R. Lehman (art director) for Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady performed by Oscar Peterson
  • George Jerman (photographer) & George Osaki (art director) for Guitar From Ipanema performed by Laurindo Almeida
  • Acy R. Lehman (art director) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
• Best Album Notes
  • Stanton Catlin (album notes writer) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
  • George Sponhaltz (notes writer) for The Young Chevalier performed by Maurice Chevalier
  • Rory Guy (notes writer) for The Definitive Piaf performed by Edith Piaf
  • Jack Tracy (notes writer) for Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini performed by Quincy Jones
  • Neville Cardus (notes writer) for Mahler Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor/Berg: "Wozzeck" Excerpts performed by Erich Leinsdorf
  • Stan Gets, João Gilberto & Gene Lees (notes writer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
  • Alexander Cohen (notes writer) for Beyond The Fringe '64 performed by various artists

Pop

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• Best Vocal Performance, Female
  • Barbra Streisand for People
  • Gale Garnett for "We'll Sing In The Sunshine"
  • Astrud Gilberto for "The Girl From Ipanema"
  • Nancy Wilson for "How Glad I Am"
  • Petula Clark for "Downtown"
• Best Vocal Performance, Male
  • Louis Armstrong for "Hello, Dolly!"
  • Tony Bennett for "Who Can I Turn To"
  • João Gilberto for Getz/Gilberto
  • Dean Martin for Everybody Loves Somebody
  • Andy Williams for Call Me Irresponsible
• Best Performance by a Vocal Group
  • The Beatles for A Hard Day's Night
  • Double Six Of Pairs for The Double Six Sing Ray Charles
  • Peter, Paul & Mary for Peter, Paul & Mary In Concert
  • The Four Freshmen for More Four Freshmen And Five Trombones
  • The Browns for Grand Ole Opry Favorites
• Best Performance by a Chorus
  • Ward Swingle for The Swingle Singers Going Baroque performed by The Swingle Singers
  • Ray Charles Singers for "Love Me With All Your Heart"
  • The Serendipity Singers for "Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)"
  • Henry Mancini Orchestra And Chorus for "Dear Heart"
  • Stan Kenton Orchestra for Artistry In Voices And Brass conducted by Pete Rugolo
• Best Instrumental Performance - Non-Jazz
  • Henry Mancini for "The Pink Panther Theme"
  • Hollyridge Strings for The Beatles Song Book conducted by Stu Phillips
  • Quincy Jones for "Golden Boy (String Version)"
  • Al Hirt for "Cotton Candy"
  • Peter Nero for "As Long As He Needs Me"
• Best Rock and Roll Recording
  • Petula Clark for "Downtown"
  • Righteous Brothers for "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
  • Roy Orbison for "Oh, Pretty Woman"
  • Bobby Vinton for "Mr. Lonely"
  • The Beatles for "A Hard Day's Night"

Production and engineering

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• Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
  • Phil Ramone (engineer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
  • George Kneurr & Frank Laico (engineers) for "Who Can I Turn To" performed by Tony Bennett
  • James Malloy (engineer) for The Pink Panther performed by Henry Mancini
  • Chuck Seitz (engineer) for Sugar Lips performed by Al Hirt
  • Bernard "Bernie" Keville (engineer) for Pops Goes The Trumpet performed by Al Hirt, Arthur Fielder & The Boston Pops
  • John Kraus (engineer) for Artistry In Voices And Brass performed by Stan Kenton
• Best Engineered Recording
  • Douglas Larter (engineer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
  • Fred Plaut (engineer) for Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin (Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique"; Debussy: Preludes; Chopin: Etudes Adn Scherzos 1 Thru 4) performed by Vladimir Horowitz
  • Lewis W. Layton for Verdi: Falstaff conducted by Georg Solti
  • Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Op.100 conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
  • Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
  • Fred Plaut (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor ("Resurrection") conducted by Leonard Bernstein
• Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
  • David Hassinger (engineer) for The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles performed by The Chipmunks
  • Larry Levine for Walking In The Rain performed by The Ronettes
  • William "Bill" Robinson (engineer) for The Big Sounds Of The Sports Cars
  • James Malloy (engineer) for "Main Theme From The Addams Family" performed by Vic Mizzy
  • John Norman (engineer) for Les Poupees De Paris performed by various artists

R&B

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• Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
  • Nancy Wilson for "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
  • Dionne Warwick for "Walk On By"
  • The Impressions for Keep On Pushing
  • Joe Tex for "Hold What You've Got"
  • Sam Cooke for "Good Times"
  • The Supremes for "Baby Love"

Spoken

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• Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)
  • That Was The Week That Was for BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy performed by the That Was the Week That Was cast
  • John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson & David Brinkley for The Kennedy Wit
  • Laurence Olivier for Shakespeare: Othello
  • Richard Burton for Shakespeare: Hamlet performed by original Broadway cast including Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake & Eileen Herlie
  • Sydney Michaels for Dylan performed by original cast including Kate Reid & Alec Guinness
  • Richard Burton & Peter O'Toole for Dialogue Highlights From Beckett

References

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1. "Grammy Awards Presented". Regina Leader-Post. 15 April 1965. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
2. "1964 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
3. "7th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.