11th Annual Grammy Awards

The 11th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 12, 1969. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1968.

Presenters

• Dan Rowan & Dick Martin - Introduced The Temptations
• Flip Wilson - Introduced Jeannie C. Riley
• The King Family - Best New Artist & Best Contemporary Male Vocal Performance and introduced Jose Feliciano
• Lou Rawls & Bobbie Gentry - Introduced Glen Campbell
• Burt Bacharach - Introduced Dionne Warwick
• Mama Cass Elliott - Introduced The Beatles
• Nancy Sinatra - Introduced Mason Williams
• Davy Jones - Introduced Bobby Goldsboro
• Don Rickles & Tiny Tim - Introduced Simon & Garfunkel
• Tommy Smothers - Introduced the cast of Hair
• Henry Mancini - Record of the Year

Performers

• The Temptations - "Cloud Nine"
• Jeannie C. Riley - "Harper Valley PTA"
• Jose Feliciano - "Light My Fire"
• Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman"
• Dionne Warwick - "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
• The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
• Mason Williams - "Classical Gas"
• Bobby Goldsboro - "Honey"
• Simon & Garfunkel - "Mrs. Robinson"
• O.C. Smith - "Little Green Apples"
• The Cast of Hair - "Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"

Award winners

Record of the Year

• "Mrs. Robinson" — Simon & Garfunkel
• Paul Simon & Roy Halee, producers
• “Wichita Lineman” — Glen Campbell
• Al De Lory, producer
• “Honey” — Bobby Goldsboro
• Bobby Goldsboro & Bob Montgomery, producers
• “Hey Jude” — The Beatles
• George Martin, producer
• “Harper Valley PTA” — Jeannie C. Riley
• Shelby S. Singleton Jr., producer

Album of the Year

• “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” — Glen Campbell
• Al De Lory, producer
• “Magical Mystery Tour” — The Beatles
• George Martin, producer
• “Feliciano!” — José Feliciano
• Rick Jarrard, producer
• “Bookends” — Simon And Garfunkel
• Roy Halee & Simon And Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon), producers
• “A Tramp Shining” — Richard Harris
• Jimmy L. Webb, producer

Song of the Year

• "Little Green Apples" — Roger Miller / O.C. Smith
• Bobby Russell, songwriter
• “Mrs. Robinson” — Simon And Garfunkel
• Paul Simon, songwriter
• “Honey” — Bobby Goldsboro
• Bobby Russell, songwriter
• “Hey Jude” — The Beatles
• John Lennon & Paul McCartney, songwriters
• “Harper Valley PTA” — Jeannie C. Riley
• Tom T. Hall, songwriter

Best New Artist

• José Feliciano
• Cream
• O.C. Smith
• Jeannie C. Riley
• Gary Puckett And The Union Gap

Classical

• Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
• Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Debussy (La Mer; Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune; Jeux)
• Best Vocal Soloist Performance
• Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor), Montserrat Caballé & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Rossini: Rarities
• Best Opera Recording
• Richard Mohr (producer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Ezio Flagello, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Judith Raskin, George Shirley, Tatiana Troyanos & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
• Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
• Vittorio Negri (conductor), George Bragg, Gregg Smith, (choir directors), E. Power Biggs, the Edward Tarr Ensemble, the Gregg Smith Singers & the Texas Boys Choir for The Glory of Gabrieli
• Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
• Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz on Television (Chopin, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Horowitz)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
• Vittorio Negri (conductor), E. Power Biggs & the Edward Tarr Ensemble for Glory of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organ

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance
• Bill Cosby for To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Theme
• Mason Williams (composer) for "Classical Gas"
• Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
• Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (composers) for The Graduate performed by Simon & Garfunkel
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
• Mike Post (arranger) for "Classical Gas" performed by Mason Williams
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
• Jimmy L. Webb (arranger) for "MacArthur Park" performed by Richard Harris

Country

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
• Jeannie C. Riley for "Harper Valley PTA"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
• Johnny Cash for "Folsom Prison Blues"
• Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental
• Flatt & Scruggs for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
• Best Country Song
• Bobby Russell (songwriter) for "Little Green Apples" performed by Roger Miller / O.C. Smith

Folk

• Best Folk Performance
• Judy Collins for "Both Sides Now"

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance
• The Happy Goodman Family for The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
• Dottie Rambo for "The Soul of Me"
• Best Sacred Performance
• Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"

Jazz

• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
• Bill Evans for Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival performed by the Bill Evans Trio
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
• Duke Ellington for "And His Mother Called Him Bill"

Musical show

• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
• Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado (composers), Andy Wiswell (producer) the original cast (Ronnie Dyson, Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore & James Rado) for Hair

Packaging and notes

• Best Album Cover
• John Berg, Richard Mantell (art directors), Horn Grinner Studios (photographer) for Underground performed by Thelonious Monk
• Best Album Notes
• Johnny Cash (notes writer) for Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison performed by Johnny Cash

Pop

• Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female
• Dionne Warwick for "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
• Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
• Jose Feliciano for "Light My Fire"
• Best Contemporary-Pop Performance - Vocal Duo or Group
• Simon & Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson"
• Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus
• Alan Copeland (choir director) for "Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood Medley" performed by the Alan Copeland Singers
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
• Mason Williams for "Classical Gas"

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
• Hugh Davies & Joe Polito (engineers) for "Wichita Lineman" performed by Glen Campbell
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical
• Gordon Parry (engineer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D

R&B

• Best R&B Performance, Female
• Aretha Franklin for "Chain of Fools"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
• Otis Redding for "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (posthumously)
• Best Rhythm & Blues Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
• The Temptations for "Cloud Nine"
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
• Otis Redding & Steve Cropper (songwriters) for "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" performed by Otis Redding

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Recording
• Rod McKuen for Lonesome Cities

References