30th Annual Grammy Awards
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| 30th Annual Grammy Awards | |
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| Date | March 2, 1988 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York |
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| Host | Billy Crystal |
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| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988 at Radio City Music Hall, New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1][2]
Album of the Year went to U2 for The Joshua Tree, and Song of the Year went to Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and James Horner for "Somewhere Out There".
Contents
- 1 Award winners
- 1.1 Blues
- 1.2 Children's
- 1.3 Classical
- 1.4 Comedy
- 1.5 Composing and arranging
- 1.6 Country
- 1.7 Folk
- 1.8 Gospel
- 1.9 Historical
- 1.10 Jazz
- 1.11 Latin
- 1.12 Musical show
- 1.13 Music video
- 1.14 New Age
- 1.15 Packaging and notes
- 1.16 Polka
- 1.17 Pop
- 1.18 Production and engineering
- 1.19 R&B
- 1.20 Reggae
- 1.21 Rock
- 1.22 Spoken
- 2 External links
- 3 References
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Paul Simon for "Graceland"
- Album of the Year
- Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (producers) & U2 for The Joshua Tree
- Song of the Year
- Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & James Horner (songwriters) for "Somewhere Out There" performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- Best New Artist
Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Recording
- Professor Longhair for Houseparty New Orleans Style
- Best Contemporary Blues Recording
- The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child
Classical
- Best Orchestral Recording
- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
- Best Opera Recording
- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman & for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
- Best Classical Album
- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
Comedy
- "A Night at the Met"-Robin Williams
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (composers) for Call Sheet Blues performed by various artists
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
- Ennio Morricone (composer) for The Untouchables
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Bill Holman (arranger) for Take The "A" Train performed by The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Frank Foster (arranger) for Deedles' Blues performed by Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestraか
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- K. T. Oslin for "80's Ladies"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for Trio
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
- Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
- Asleep at the Wheel for String of Pars
- Best Country Song
- Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (songwriters) for Forever and Ever, Amen performed by Randy Travis
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Recording
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Shaka Zulu
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording
- Steve Goodman for Unfinished Business
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance, Female
- Deniece Williams for I Believe In You
- Best Gospel Performance, Male
- Larnelle Harris for The Father Hath Provided
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart for Crack the Sky
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- CeCe Winans for For Always
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Al Green for Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- The Winans & Anita Baker for Ain't No Need to Worry
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Orrin Keepnews (producer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
Jazz
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Bobby McFerrin for What Is This Thing Called Love
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Dexter Gordon for The Other Side of Round Midnight
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
- Wynton Marsalis for Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- Mercer Ellington for Digital Duke
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Pat Metheny Group for Still Life (Talking)
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Performance
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Eddie Palmieri for La Verdad - The Truth
- Best Mexican-American Performance
Musical show
- Best Musical Cast Show Album
- Claude-Michel Schonberg (composer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for Les Misérables
Music video
- Best Concept Music Video
- Genesis for "Land of Confusion"
- Best Performance Music Video
- Anthony Eaton (video producer) for The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert performed by various artists
New Age
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Package
- Bill Johnson (art director) for King's Record Shop performed by Rosanne Cash
- Best Album Notes
- Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings performed by Thelonious Monk
Polka
- A Polka Just For Me-Jimmy Sturr
Pop
- "Minute By Minute"-Larry Carlton
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for Bad performed by Michael Jackson
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem
- Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
- Classical Producer of the Year
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- David Sanborn for "Chicago Song"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Bill Withers (songwriter) for "Lean on Me" performed by Club Nouveau
Reggae
- No Nuclear War-Peter Tosh
Rock
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
- Garrison Keillor for Lake Wobegon Days
External links
- 30th Grammy Awards, from the Internet Movie Database
