The following awards were given at the 1959 ceremony: •
Record of the Year •
Bobby Darin for "Mack the Knife" •
The Browns for "
The Three Bells" •
Andre Previn for "Like Young (Single)" •
Frank Sinatra for "
High Hopes (Single)" •
Elvis Presley for "
A Fool Such As I (Single)" •
Album of the Year • '
Frank Sinatra for Come Dance with Me!''''' •
Robert Russell Bennett for
Victory At Sea, Vol. I •
Kiril Kondrashin &
Van Cliburn for
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 •
Henry Mancini for
More Music From Peter Gunn •
Harry Belafonte for
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall •
Song of the Year •
Jimmy Driftwood for "The Battle of New Orleans" •
Stephen Sondeim &
Jule Styne, songwriters (
Johnny Mathis) for "Small World" • Andre Previn &
Paul Francis Webster, songwriters (Andre Previn) for "
Like Young" •
Edith Lindeman & Karl Stutz, songwriters (
Perry Como) for "I Know (Single)" •
Sammy Cahn &
Jimmy Van Heusen, songwriters (Frank Sinatra) for "High Hopes (Single)" •
Best New Artist •
Bobby Darin •
Edd Byrnes •
Mavis Rivers •
Johnny Restivo •
Mark Murphy Children's •
Best Recording for Children • '
Peter Ustinov for Prokofiev:
Peter and the Wolf performed by Peter Ustinov & the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan' •
Mary Martin &
Thomas Scherman for "Three To Make Music/Cinderella" • Marla Ray for "The Arabian Nights (Album)" •
Allen Swift for "Popeye's Favorite Sea Chanties (Album)" •
Franz Allers for "
Hansel And Gretel - Original Soundtrack (Album)"
Classical •
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra •
Charles Münch (conductor) & the
Boston Symphony Orchestra for
Debussy: Images for Orchestra •
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) •
Jussi Björling for
Bjoerling in Opera •
Best Classical Performance - Opera Cast or Choral •
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor),
Lisa Della Casa,
Rosalind Elias,
George London,
Roberta Peters,
Giorgio Tozzi & the
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro •
Best Classical Performance - Concerto or Instrumental Soloist (with full orchestral accompaniment) •
Kiril Kondrashin (conductor),
Van Cliburn & the Symphony of the Air Orchestra for
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 •
Best Classical Performance - Concerto or Instrumental Soloist (other than full orchestral accompaniment) •
Arthur Rubinstein for
Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 in C (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E Flat •
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music (including chamber orchestra) •
Arthur Rubinstein for
Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 in C (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E Flat Comedy •
Best Comedy Performance - Spoken • '
Shelley Berman for Inside Shelley Berman''''' •
Stan Freberg for
Stan Freberg With Original Cast •
Lenny Bruce for
Sick Humor •
Mort Sahl for
Look Forward In Anger •
Andy Griffith for
Hamlet •
Best Comedy Performance - Musical • '
Homer and Jethro for The Battle of Kookamonga''''' • Bernie Green And The Stereo Madmen for
Musically Mad •
Alice Pearce &
Hans Conreid for
Monster Rally •
Cliff Arquette for
Charlie Weaver Sings For His People •
Adolph Green &
Betty Comden for
A Party With Betty Comden And Adolph Green Composing and arranging •
Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 (more than 5 minutes duration) • '
Duke Ellington for Anatomy of a Murder Soundtrack''''' •
Morton Gould, composer (Morton Gould, conductor) for "St. Lawrence Suite" •
Dmitri Shostakovich, comopser (
Leonard Bernstein, conductor) for
Shostakovich: Concerto #2 For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 101 performed by
New York Philharmonic •
Sergei Prokofiev, composer (
Jean Martinon, conductor) for
Prokoviev: The Overture Russe Op. 72 performed by
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra •
Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini, conductor) for
More Music From Peter Gunn •
Best Sound Track Album - Background Score from a Motion Picture or Television • '
Duke Ellington (composer) for Anatomy of a Murder''''' •
Franz Waxman, composer for ''The Nun's Story (Motion Picture Album)'' •
Stanley Wilson, composer for
The Music From M Squad (TV Show) performed by Stanley Wilson •
Dick Cathcart, composer for ''Pete Kelly's Blues
(TV Show)'' • Henry Mancini, composer for
More Music From Peter Gunn (TV Show) performed by Henry Mancini •
Best Arrangement •
Billy May (arranger) for "Come Dance with Me" performed by Frank Sinatra •
Robert Russell Bennett (arranger) for
Victory At Sea, Vol. I performed by Robert Russell Bennett •
Esquivel (arranger) for "Strings Aflame" performed by Esquivel • Henry Mancini (arranger) for
More Music From Peter Gunn (TV Show) performed by Henry Mancini • Richard Wess (arranger) for "Mack The Knife" performed by
Bobby Darin •
John Green (arranger) for
An Evening With Lerner And Lowe performed by John Green
Country •
Best Country & Western Performance •
Johnny Horton for "The Battle of New Orleans" •
Eddy Arnold for "
Tennessee Stud" •
Skeeter Davis for "
Set Him Free" •
Jim Reeves for "Home" •
Don Gibson for "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles"
Folk •
Best Performance - Folk • '
The Kingston Trio for The Kingston Trio at Large''''' •
Jimmy Driftwood for
The Wilderness Road •
Ralph Hunter for
The Wild Wild West • Eddy Arnold for
Tennessee Stud •
Harry Belafonte for
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall Jazz •
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist • '
Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Swings Lightly''''' •
Red Norvo for
Red Norvo In Hi-Fi •
Andre Previn for
Like Young •
Ruby Braff for
Easy Now •
Bobby Troup for
Bobby Troup And His Stars Of Jazz •
Urbie Green for
Best Of New Broadway Show Hits •
Best Jazz Performance - Group • '
Jonah Jones for I Dig Chicks''''' • Red Norvo for
Red Norvo In Hi-Fi • Henry Mancini
More Music From Peter Gunn •
Duke Ellington for
Ellington Jazz Party •
Shorty Rogers for
Chances Are It Swings Musical show •
Best Broadway Show Album (a tie) • '
Ethel Merman & the original cast for Gypsy''''' • '
The original cast with Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley, Leonard Stone, Doris Rich, Cynthia Latham, Joy Nichols, Bob Dixon & Pat Ferrier for Redhead''''' • Hal Hastings & original cast with
Carol Burnett,
Joseph Bova,
Allen Case,
Jack Gilford, &
Matt Mattox for "
Once Upon A Mattress" •
John Gielgud for
Ages Of Man •
Betty Comden &
Adolph Green for
A Party With Betty Comden And Adolph Green •
Best Sound Track Album, Original Cast - Motion Picture or Television • '
André Previn, Ken Darby & the original cast for Porgy and Bess''''' •
Mario Lanza for
For The First Time Packaging and notes •
Best Album Cover • '
Robert M. Jones (art director) for Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 5 conducted by Howard Mitchell' • Acy R. Lehman (art director) for
Porgy And Bess performed by
Lena Horne & Harry Belafonte • Acy R. Lehman & Robert L. Yorke (art directors) for
The South Shall Rise Again performed by
Phil Harris •
Tom Parker (art director) for
For LP Fans Only performed by
Elvis Presley •
Saul Bass (art director) for
Anatomy Of A Murder performed by Duke Ellington
Pop •
Best Vocal Performance, Female •
Ella Fitzgerald for "But Not for Me" • Lena Horne for
Porgy And Bess •
Caterina Valente for "La Strada Del Amore" •
Pat Suzuki for ''Broadway '59'' •
Peggy Lee for "
Alright, Okay, You Win" •
Best Vocal Performance, Male • '
Frank Sinatra for Come Dance with Me!''''' • Bobby Darin for "Mack The Knife" •
Jesse Belvin for "Guess Who" • Harry Belafonte for
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall •
Robert Merrill for
An Evening With Lerner And Loewe •
Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus •
Richard P. Condie (choir director) for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir directed by Condie •
The Browns for "
The Three Bells" •
Robert Shaw Chorale for
The Stephen Foster Song Book •
The Kingston Trio for
Kingston Trio At Large •
The Ames Brothers for
Ames Brothers Sing Famous Hits Of Famous Quartets •
Best Performance by a Dance Band • '
Duke Ellington for Anatomy of a Murder''''' •
Ray Anthony for
Sounds Spectacular •
Perez Prado for
Pops And Prado •
Larry Elgart for
New Sounds At The Roosevelt •
Glenn Miller for
For The Very First Time •
Count Basie for
Breakfast Dance And Barbecue •
Best Performance by an Orchestra • '
André Previn & David Rose for Like Young
performed by Dave Rose and his Orchestra with André Previn' •
Hugo Winterhalter for
Two Sides Of Winterhalter •
Esquivel for
Strings Aflame •
Stanley Wilson for
Music From M Squad • Henry Mancini
More Music From Peter Gunn •
Bob Thompson for
Just For Kicks •
Best Performance by a "Top 40" Artist •
Nat "King" Cole for "Midnight Flyer" •
Neil Sedaka for
Neil Sedaka •
Floyd Robinson for "
Makin' Love" •
The Coasters for
"Charlie Brown" •
Sarah Vaughan for "
Broken Hearted Melody" •
Elvis Presley for "
A Big Hunk O' Love"
Production and engineering •
Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Classical or Novelty • '
Robert Simpson (engineer) for Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
performed by Harry Belafonte' • Ernest Oelrich (engineer) for
Strings Aflame performed by Esquivel •
Robert Simpson (engineer) for
New Sounds At The Roosevelt performed by
Larry Elgart • Robert Simpson (engineer) for
Compulsion To Swing performed by
Henry Rene • Robert Simpson (engineer) for
Big Band Guitar performed by
Buddy Morrow •
Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording • '
Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Robert Russell Bennett (conductor) & the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra for Victory at Sea, Vol. I''''' • Lewis W. Layton (engineer),
Kiril Kondrashin (conductor) for
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol • Lewis W. Layton (engineer),
Morton Gould (conductor) for
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Ravel: Bolero • Lewis W. Layton (engineer),
Fritz Reiner (conductor) for
Rossini Overtures • Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Morton Gould (conductor) for
Doubling In Brass •
Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty Recording • '''Ted Keep (engineer) for "Alvin's Harmonica" performed by
David Seville''' • Robert Simpson (engineer) for
The Wild Wild West performed by
Ralph Hunter Choir • Luis P. "Val" Valentin (engineer) for "The Bat" performed by
Alvino Rey • Robert Simpson (engineer) for
Supersonics In Flight performed by
Bill Mure • Thorne Nogar (engineer) for
Orienta performed by
Markko Polo Adventures R&B •
Best Rhythm & Blues Performance • '''
Dinah Washington for "
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"''' •
Nat "King" Cole for "Midnight Flyer" •
Jesse Belvin for "Guess Who" • The Coasters for "Charlie Brown" • Elvis Presley for "A Big Hunk O' Love"
Spoken •
Best Performance - Documentary or Spoken Word (other than comedy) • '
Carl Sandburg for A Lincoln Portrait''''' •
Tony Schwartz for
New York Taxi Driver •
Hal Holbrook for
Mark Twain Tonight! •
Basil Rathbone for
Basil Rathbone Reads Sherlock Holmes •
John Gielgud for
Ages Of Man ==References==