| 10th Annual Grammy Awards | ||||
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| Date | February 29, 1968 | |||
| Location | Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York | |||
| Hosted by | Stan Freberg | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ABC | |||
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The 10th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 29, 1968, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1967.
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (producers) & The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
- Album of the Year
- The Beatles & George Martin (producer) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Song of the Year
- Jimmy L. Webb (songwriter) for "Up, Up and Away" performed by The 5th Dimension
- Best New Artist
Children's
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Firebird and Petrouchka Suites
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Leontyne Price, & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Prima Donna, Volume 2
- Best Opera Recording
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl & the Paris National Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Berg: Wozzeck
- Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand)
- Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Robert Page (choir director), the Temple University Choir & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Orff: Catulli Carmina
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin for West Meets East
- Album of the Year, Classical
- John McClure (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), various artists & the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl, Choeur Nationale de Paris & the Orchestra of Paris National Opera for Berg: Wozzeck
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Theme
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for "Mission: Impossible"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Show
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for Mission: Impossible
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Burt Bacharach (arranger) for Alfie
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
- Jimmie Haskell (arranger) for "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry
Country
- Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country & Western Performance Duet, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
- Johnny Cash & June Carter for "Jackson"
- Best Country & Western Recording
- Al De Lory (producer) & Glen Campbell for "Gentle on My Mind"
- Best Country & Western Song
- John Hartford (songwriter) for "Gentle on My Mind" performed by Glen Campbell
Folk
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance
- Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers for More Grand Old Gospel
- Best Sacred Performance
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group
- Cannonball Adderley for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy performed by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- Duke Ellington for "Far East Suite"
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- Fred Ebb, John Kander (composers), Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast (Joel Grey, Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford & Bert Convy) for Cabaret
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
- Jann Haworth & Peter Blake (art directors) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
- Best Album Cover, Photography
- Robert Cato & John Berg (art directors) & Roland Scherman (photographer) for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits performed by Bob Dylan
- Best Album Notes
- John D. Loudermilk (notes writer) for Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse performed by John D. Loudermilk
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe"
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Glen Campbell for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Johnny Mann for "Up, Up and Away" performed by the Johnny Mann Singers
- Best Instrumental Performance
- Chet Atkins for Chet Atkins Picks the Best
- Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance
- Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe"
- Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance
- Glen Campbell for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental)
- Best Contemporary Single
- Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (producers) & The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
- Best Contemporary Album
- George Martin (producer) & The Beatles for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Geoff E. Emerick (engineer) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Edward T. Graham (engineer) & the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble for The Glorious Sound of Brass
R&B
- Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Female
- Aretha Franklin for "Respect"
- Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- Lou Rawls for "Dead End Street"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Sam & Dave for "Soul Man"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
- Aretha Franklin for "Respect"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
- Everett M. Dirksen for Gallant Men
References
- Campbell, Mary (1 March 1968). "Up, Up and Away Picks Up 6 Grammy Record Awards". The Sun. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- "1967 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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