The following awards were given in the first award ceremony:
General ;
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 and Domenico Modugno, songwriters (Domenico Modugno) • "
Catch a Falling Star" –
Lee Pockriss and
Paul Vance, songwriters (
Perry Como) • "
Gigi" –
Alan Jay Lerner and
Frederick Loewe, songwriters (
Vic Damone) • "
Fever" –
Eddie Cooley and
Johnny Davenport, songwriters (
Peggy Lee) • "
Witchcraft" –
Cy Coleman and
Carolyn Leigh, songwriters (
Frank Sinatra)
Children's •
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"
Comedy •
Best Comedy Performance •
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"
Composing and arranging •
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) for
The Music from Peter Gunn Country •
Best Country & Western Performance •
The Kingston Trio for "
Tom Dooley"
Jazz •
Best Jazz Performance, Individual •
Ella Fitzgerald for
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook •
Best Jazz Performance, Group •
Count Basie for
Basie Musical show •
Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV) •
Meredith Willson (composer) & the original cast with
Robert Preston,
Barbara Cook,
David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond for
The Music Man •
Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast •
André Previn & the original cast for
Gigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Packaging and notes •
Best Album Cover Photography •
Frank Sinatra for
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely Pop •
Best Vocal Performance, Female •
Ella Fitzgerald for
Ella 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 for
Basie •
Best Performance by an Orchestra •
Billy May for ''Billy May's Big Fat Brass''
Production and engineering •
Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical • Ted Keep (engineer) for "
The Chipmunk Song" performed by
David Seville •
Best Engineered Record (Classical) • Sherwood Hall III (engineer),
Laurindo Almeida &
Salli Terri for
Duets with Spanish Guitar R&B •
Best Rhythm & Blues Performance • "
Tequila"-
The Champs Spoken •
Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word •
Stan Freberg for
The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows ==References==