35th Annual Grammy Awards
| 35th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 24, 1993 |
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
| Host | Garry Shandling |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
The 35th Annual Grammy Awards were held in 1993 and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The host was Garry Shandling.[1] Eric Clapton was the night's big winner, winning six awards out of nine nominations including Album, Records and Song of the Year.[2] The live broadcast was viewed by over 30 million households in the United States alone.[3]
Performers
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for "Tears in Heaven"
- Album of the Year
- Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for Unplugged
- Song of the Year
- Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) for "Tears in Heaven"
- Best New Artist
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Album
- Tom Waits for Bone Machine
Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Album
- Dr. John for Goin' Back to New Orleans
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for The Sky Is Crying
Children's
- Best Album for Children
- Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by various artists
Classical
- Best Orchestral Recording
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Kathleen Battle & Margo Garrett for Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, etc.)
- Best Opera Recording
- Christopher Raeburn, Stephen Trainor, Morten Winding (producers), Georg Solti (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Plácido Domingo, Sumi Jo, Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
- Best Performance of a Choral Work
- Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Vance George (choir director), the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Boys Choir & the San Francisco Symphony Girls Choir for Orff: Carmina Burana
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo With Orchestra
- Lorin Maazel (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante - Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma for Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Samuel Barber (composer), Andrew Schnenck (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Barber: The Lovers
- Best Classical Album
- Horst Dittberner (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Comedy
- Best Comedy Album
- Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Benny Carter (composer) for Harlem Renaissance Suite
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- Howard Ashman & Alan Menken (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast performed by Peabo Bryson & Céline Dion
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Alan Menken (composer) for Beauty and the Beast performed by various artists
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Rob McConnell (arranger) for Strike Up the Band performed by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Johnny Mandel (arranger) for Here's to Life performed by Shirley Horn
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers for Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
- Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt for The Whiskey Ain't Workin
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Sneakin' Around
- Best Country Song
- Vince Gill and John Barlow Jarvis (songwriters) for I Still Believe in You, performed by Vince Gill
- Best Bluegrass Album
- Alison Krauss & Union Station for Every Time You Say Goodbye
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Album
- The Chieftains for An Irish Evening - Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
Gospel
- Best Pop Gospel Album
- Steven Curtis Chapman for The Great Adventure
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Petra for Unseen Power
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Shirley Caesar for He's Working It Out For You
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- Mervyn E. Warren (producer) for Handel's Messiah - A Soulful Celebration performed by various artists
- Best Southern Gospel Album
- Bruce Carroll for Sometimes Miracles Hide
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- Edwin Hawkins (choir director) for Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir - Recorded Live in Los Angeles performed by the Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Michael Cuscuna (producer) for The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat "King" Cole Trio
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Joe Henderson for Lush Life
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- McCoy Tyner for The Turning Point
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Bobby McFerrin for Round Midnight
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
- Pat Metheny for Secret Story
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Album
- Jon Secada for Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte
- Best Tropical Latin Album
- Linda Ronstadt for Frenesi
- Best Mexican-American Album
Musical show
- Best Musical Show Album
- Jay David Saks (producer) & the New Broadway cast for Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording
Music video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- John Downer (video director & producer) & Peter Gabriel for Digging in the Dirt
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- Rob Small (video producer), Sophie Muller (video director) & Annie Lennox for Diva
New Age
- Best New Age Album
- Enya for Shepherd Moons
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Package
- Melanie Nissen (art director) for Spellbound - Compact performed by Paula Abdul
- Best Album Notes
- Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz, Jerry Wexler, Thulani Davis & Tom Dowd (notes writers) for Queen of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings performed by Aretha Franklin
Polka
- Best Polka Album
- Walter Ostanek for 35th Anniversary performed by Walter Ostanek & His Band
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Richard S. Kaufman (conductor) for "Beauty and the Beast"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Bruce Swedien & Teddy Riley (engineers) for Dangerous performed by Michael Jackson
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- James Lock, John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes & Philip Siney (engineers), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic for R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
- 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
- Boyz II Men for 'End of the Road'
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Miles Davis for Doo-Bop
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons (songwriters) for 'End of the Road' performed by Boyz II Men
Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- Sir Mix-a-Lot for Baby Got Back
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Arrested Development for Tennessee
Reggae
- Best Reggae Album
- Shabba Ranks for X-tra Naked
Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
- Melissa Etheridge for "Ain't It Heavy"
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- U2 for Achtung Baby
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for "Little Wing"
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
- Red Hot Chili Peppers for "Give It Away"
- Best Metal Performance
- Nine Inch Nails for "Wish"
- Best Rock Song
- Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon (songwriters) for "Layla" performed by Eric Clapton
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson & Robert O'Keefe for What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS
Traditional pop
World
- Best World Music Album
- Sérgio Mendes for Brasileiro
Special merit awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Trivia
- Eric Clapton's 6 Grammy wins followed the death of his son Conor, who fell out the window in his New York City apartment. Clapton's song "Tears in Heaven" was about the incident. The song won Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
- Michael Jackson received the Grammy Legend Award from his sister Janet. A small segment of the show was "How to Become a Legend" narrated by Janet Jackson showing how her brother became a legend.
References
- ↑ "35th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Clapton awarded 6 Grammys including best song, album". The Milwaukee Sentinel (Google News). February 25, 1993. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ Hay, Carla (January 10, 2004). "Grammy Ratings Share" (PDF). Billboard Magazine (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 116 (2): 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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