GRAMMY AWARDS OF 1997

The 39th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

Contents

Award winners:

Alternative

Blues

Children's

Classical

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical Show

Music video

New Age

Packaging and Notes

Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

R&B

Rap

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

Trad Pop

World

External links

Award winners:

★ Record of the Year

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★ Gordon Kennedy (songwriter) & Eric Clapton for "Change the World"

★ Album of the Year

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★ Roy Bittan, Jeff Bova, David Foster, Humberto Gatica, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Rick Hahn, Dan Hill, John Jones, Aldo Nova, Rick Nowels, Steven Rinkoff, Billy Steinberg, Jim Steinman, Ric Wake (producers) & Celine Dion for ''Falling Into You''

★ Song of the Year

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★ Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) for "Change the World" performed by Eric Clapton & Babyface / Wynonna

★ Best New Artist

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★ LeAnn Rimes

Alternative

★ Best Alternative Music Performance

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★ Beck for ''Odelay''

Blues

★ Best Traditional Blues Album

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★ James Cotton for ''Deep in the Blues''

★ Best Contemporary Blues Album

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★ Keb' Mo' for ''Just Like You''

Children's

★ Best Musical Album for Children

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★ George Massenburg (producer) & Linda Ronstadt (producer & artist) for ''Dedicated to the One I Love''

★ Best Spoken Word Album for Children

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★ Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller (producers) & David Holt (producer & narrator) for ''Stellaluna''

Classical

★ Best Orchestral Performance

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★ Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony for ''Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet)''

★ Best Classical Vocal Performance

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★ James Levine (conductor), Bryn Terfel & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for ''Opera Arias - Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin''

★ Best Opera Recording

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★ Brian Couzens (producer), Richard Hickox (conductor), Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Janice Watson, the London Symphony Chorus & the City of London Sinfonia for ''Britten: Peter Grimes ''

★ Best Choral Performance

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★ Andrew Litton (conductor), Neville Creed, David Hill (chorus masters) & the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for ''Walton: Belshazzar's Feast''

★ Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

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★ Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Yefim Bronfman & the Los Angeles Philharmonic for ''Bartók: The Three Piano Concertos ''

★ Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

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★ Earl Wild for ''The Romantic Master - Works of Saint-Saëns, Handel''

★ Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)

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★ Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for ''Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe... ''

★ Best Chamber Music Performance

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★ The Cleveland Quartet for ''Corigliano: String Quartet''

★ Best Classical Contemporary Composition

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★ John Corigliano (composer) & the Cleveland Quartet for ''Corigliano: String Quartet''

★ Best Classical Album

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★ Joanna Nickrenz (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Michelle De Young, various artists, the Washington Choral Arts Society Male Chorus, the Washington Oratorio Society Male Chorus & the National Symphony Orchestra for ''Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance''

Composing and arranging

★ Best Instrumental Composition

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★ Herbie Hancock & Jean Hancock (composers) for "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" performed by Herbie Hancock

★ Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television

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★ Diane Warren (songwriter) for "Because You Loved Me" (Theme from ''Up Close & Personal'') performed by Céline Dion

★ Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television

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★ David Arnold (composer) for ''Independence Day''

★ Best Instrumental Arrangement

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★ Michael Kamen (arranger) for "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)"

★ Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)

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★ Alan Broadbent & David Foster (arrangers) for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

Country

★ Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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★ LeAnn Rimes for "Blue"

★ Best Male Country Vocal Performance

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★ Vince Gill for "Worlds Apart"

★ Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ Brooks & Dunn for "My Maria"

★ Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

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★ Alison Krauss & Union Station & Vince Gill for "High Lonesome Sound"

★ Best Country Instrumental Performance

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★ Chet Atkins for "Jam Man"

★ Best Country Song

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★ Bill Mack (songwriter) for "Blue" performed by LeAnn Rimes

★ Best Country Album

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★ Billy Williams (producer) & Lyle Lovett (producer & artist) for ''The Road to Ensenada''

★ Best Bluegrass Album

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★ Todd Phillips (producer) for ''True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe'' performed by various artists

Folk

★ Best Traditional Folk Album

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★ Pete Seeger for ''Pete''

★ Best Contemporary Folk Album

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★ Bruce Springsteen for ''The Ghost of Tom Joad''

Gospel

★ Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

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★ Neal Joseph & Norman Miller (producers) for ''Tribute - The Songs of Andrae Crouch'' performed by various artists

★ Best Rock Gospel Album

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★ dc Talk for ''Jesus Freak''

★ Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

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★ Cissy Houston for ''Face to Face''

★ Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

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★ Kirk Franklin for ''Whatcha Lookin' 4 ''

★ Best Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

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★ Andy Griffith for ''I Love to Tell the Story - 25 Timeless Hymns''

★ Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus

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★ Shirley Caesar (choir director) for ''Just a Word'' performed by Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir

Historical

★ Best Historical Album

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★ Bob Belden (producer), Phil Schaap (producer & engineer) Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder (engineer) for ''The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Jen O'Sullivan: Best Gospel Song of the Year

Jazz

★ Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

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★ Michael Brecker for "Cabin Fever"

★ Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group

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★ Michael Brecker for ''Tales From the Hudson''

★ Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

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★ Grover Mitchell for ''Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild''

★ Best Jazz Vocal Performance

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★ Cassandra Wilson for ''New Moon Daughter''

★ Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

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★ Wayne Shorter for ''High Life''

★ Best Latin Jazz Performance

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★ Paquito D'Rivera for ''Portraits of Cuba''

Latin

★ Best Latin Pop Performance

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★ Enrique Iglesias for ''Enrique Iglesias''

★ Best Tropical Latin Performance

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★ Rubén Blades for ''La Rosa de los Vientos''

★ Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

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★ La Mafia for ''Un Millon de Rosas''

Musical Show

★ Best Musical Show Album

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★ Bill Whelan (composer, lyricist & producer) & various artists for ''Riverdance''

Music video

★ Best Music Video, Short Form

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★ Vincent Joliet (video producer), Joe Pytka (video director) & The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"

★ Best Music Video, Long Form

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★ Chips Chipperfield, Neil Aspinall (video producers), Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor (video directors) & The Beatles for ''The Beatles Anthology''

New Age

★ Best New Age Album

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★ Enya for ''The Memory of Trees''

Packaging and Notes

★ Best Recording Package

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★ Andy Engel & Tommy Steele (art directors) for ''Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler)'' performed by various artists

★ Best Recording Package - Boxed

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★ Arnold Levine & Chika Azuma (art directors) for ''The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans

★ Best Album Notes

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★ Bill Kirchner, Bob Belden, George Avakian & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for ''The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings'' performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans

Polka

★ Best Polka Album

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★ Jimmy Sturr for ''Polka! All Night Long''

Pop

★ Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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★ Toni Braxton for "Unbreak My Heart"

★ Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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★ Eric Clapton for "Change the World"

★ Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ The Beatles for "Free as a Bird"

★ Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

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★ Natalie Cole for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole

★ Best Pop Instrumental Performance

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★ Béla Fleck and the Flecktones for "The Sinister Minister"

★ Best Pop Album

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★ Celine Dion for ''Falling Into You''

Production and engineering

★ Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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★ Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Francis Buckley & Tommy Vicari for ''Q's Jook Joint'' performed by Quincy Jones

★ Best Classical Engineered Recording

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★ Lawrence Rock, William Hoekstra (engineers), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony for ''Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony''

★ Producer of the Year

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★ Babyface

★ Classical Producer of the Year

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★ Joanna Nickrenz

R&B

★ Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

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★ Toni Braxton for "You're Makin' Me High"

★ Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

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★ Luther Vandross for "Your Secret Love"

★ Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ The Fugees for "Killing Me Softly With His Song"

★ Best Rhythm & Blues Song

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★ Babyface (songwriter) for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" performed by Whitney Houston

★ Best R&B Album

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★ Tony Rich for ''Words'' performed by The Tony Rich Project

Rap

★ Best Rap Solo Performance

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★ LL Cool J for "Hey Lover"

★ Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

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★ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for "Tha Crossroads"

★ Best Rap Album

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★ The Fugees (producer and artist) for ''The Score''

Reggae

★ Best Reggae Album

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★ Bunny Wailer for ''Hall of Fame - A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary''

Rock

★ Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

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★ Sheryl Crow for "If It Makes You Happy"

★ Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

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★ Beck for "Where It's At"

★ Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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★ Dave Matthews Band for "So Much to Say"

★ Best Rock Instrumental Performance

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★ Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, B.B. King, Art Neville, Bonnie Raitt & Jimmie Vaughan for "SRV Shuffle"

★ Best Hard Rock Performance

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★ Smashing Pumpkins for "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

★ Best Metal Performance

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★ Rage Against the Machine for "Tire Me"

★ Best Rock Song

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★ Tracy Chapman (songwriter) for "Give Me One Reason"

★ Best Rock Album

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★ Sheryl Crow (producer & artist) for ''Sheryl Crow''

Spoken

★ Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album

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★ Hillary Rodham Clinton for ''It Takes a Village''

★ Best Spoken Comedy Album

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★ Al Franken for ''Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot''

Trad Pop

★ Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

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★ Tony Bennett for ''Here's to the Ladies''

World

★ Best World Music Album

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★ The Chieftains for ''Santiago''

External links

★ 39th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database
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