7th Annual Grammy Awards

7th Annual Grammy Awards
DateApril 13, 1965
LocationBeverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC

The 7th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1965, at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1964.[1][2] João Gilberto & Stan Getz won 4 awards.

Steve Allen performed monologues throughout the ceremony. Louis Armstrong canceled last minute, so they brought in Jimmy Durante. to perform his song Hello Dolly!. Woody Allen also made an appearance. Sammy Davis Jr. did a Nat King Cole tribute as he passed away on February 15, 1965 due to lung cancer.

Performers

Presenters

Award winners

The following awards were the winners and nominees of the 7th annual awards ceremony:[3]

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Jazz

Musical show

Packaging and notes

  • Best Album Cover - Classical
    • Robert M. Jones (art director) & Jan Balet (graphic artist) for Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
    • Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Verdi: Requiem Mass conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
    • Robert "Bob" Cato (art director) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
    • David Hecht (photographer) & Robert M. Jones (art director) for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor conducted by Eric Leinsdorf
    • William S. Harvey (art director) for Court And Ceremonial Music Of The 16th Century performed by Roger Blanchard Ensemble With The Poulteau Consort
    • John Berg (art director) for (Richard) Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra conducted by Eugene Ormandy
  • Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
    • Robert Cato (art director) & Don Bronstein (photographer) for People performed by Barbra Streisand
    • Bob Cato (art director) for The Sounds Of Harlem, Jazz Odyssey Vol. 3 performed by various artists
    • Ed Thrasher (photographer & art director) for Poitier Meets Plato performed by Sydney Poitier
    • Acy R. Lehman (art director) for Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady performed by Oscar Peterson
    • George Jerman (photographer) & George Osaki (art director) for Guitar From Ipanema performed by Laurindo Almeida
    • Acy R. Lehman (art director) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
  • Best Album Notes
    • Stanton Catlin (album notes writer) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
    • George Sponhaltz (notes writer) for The Young Chevalier performed by Maurice Chevalier
    • Rory Guy (notes writer) for The Definitive Piaf performed by Edith Piaf
    • Jack Tracy (notes writer) for Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini performed by Quincy Jones
    • Neville Cardus (notes writer) for Mahler Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor/Berg: "Wozzeck" Excerpts performed by Erich Leinsdorf
    • Stan Gets, João Gilberto & Gene Lees (notes writer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
    • Alexander Cohen (notes writer) for Beyond The Fringe '64 performed by various artists

Pop

Production and engineering

  • Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
    • Phil Ramone (engineer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
    • George Kneurr & Frank Laico (engineers) for "Who Can I Turn To" performed by Tony Bennett
    • James Malloy (engineer) for The Pink Panther performed by Henry Mancini
    • Chuck Seitz (engineer) for Sugar Lips performed by Al Hirt
    • Bernard "Bernie" Keville (engineer) for Pops Goes The Trumpet performed by Al Hirt, Arthur Fielder & The Boston Pops
    • John Kraus (engineer) for Artistry In Voices And Brass performed by Stan Kenton
  • Best Engineered Recording
    • Douglas Larter (engineer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
    • Fred Plaut (engineer) for Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin (Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique"; Debussy: Preludes; Chopin: Etudes Adn Scherzos 1 Thru 4) performed by Vladimir Horowitz
    • Lewis W. Layton for Verdi: Falstaff conducted by Georg Solti
    • Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Op.100 conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
    • Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
    • Fred Plaut (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor ("Resurrection") conducted by Leonard Bernstein
  • Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
    • David Hassinger (engineer) for The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles performed by The Chipmunks
    • Larry Levine for Walking In The Rain performed by The Ronettes
    • William "Bill" Robinson (engineer) for The Big Sounds Of The Sports Cars
    • James Malloy (engineer) for "Main Theme From The Addams Family" performed by Vic Mizzy
    • John Norman (engineer) for Les Poupees De Paris performed by various artists

R&B

Spoken

References

  1. ^ "Grammy Awards Presented". Regina Leader-Post. 15 April 1965. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "1964 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "7th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.