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What happened in history on this day: March 1?
On March 1 in ...
- 1975 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 17th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You";
- Album of the Year: Stevie Wonder for "Fulfillingness' First Finale";
- Song of the Year: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch for "The Way We Were";
- Best New Artist of the Year: Marvin Hamlisch;
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Pat Williams for "Threshold";
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: Joni Mitchell and Tom Scott for "Down To You";
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-classical: Geoff E. Emerick for "Band On The Run";
- Best Album Package: Christopher Whorf and Ed Thrasher for "Come And Gone";
- Best Album Notes: Charles R. Townsend for "For The Last Time", and Dan Morgenstern for "The Hawk Flies";
- Best Album Notes - Classical: Rory Guy for "Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold";
- Best Producer of the Year: Thom Bell;
- Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist: Charlie Parker for "First Recordings!";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Group: Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, and Niels Pedersen for "The Trio";
- Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band: Woody Herman for "Thundering Herd";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Stevie Wonder for "Fulfillingness' First Finale";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Paul McCartney and Wings for "Band On The Run";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Marvin Hamlisch for "The Entertainer";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, male: Stevie Wonder for "Boogie On Reggae Woman";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Rufus for "Tell Me Something Good";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance: MFSB for "The Sound Of Philadelphia";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Stevie Wonder for "Living For The City";
- Best Soul Gospel Performance: James Cleveland and The Southern California Community Choir for "In The Ghetto";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Anne Murray for "Love Song";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Ronnie Milsap for "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends";
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: The Pointer Sisters for "Fairytale";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Chet Atkins and Merle Travis for "The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show";
- Best Country Song: Billy Sherrill and Norris Wilson for "A Very Special Love Song";
- Best Inspirational Performance (non-classical): Elvis Presley for "How Great Thou Art";
- Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel): The Oak Ridge Boys for "The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor";
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording: Merle Watson and Doc Watson for "Two Days In November";
- Best Recording for Children: Sterling Holloway, Sebastian Cabot, and Paul Winchell for "Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too";
- Best Comedy Recording: Richard Pryor for "That Nigger's Crazy";
- Best Spoken Word Recording: Dudley Moore and Peter Cook for "Good Evening";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Mike Oldfield for "Tubular Bells - Theme From The Exorcist";
- Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: Barbra Streisand for "The Way We Were";
- Best Score from the Original Cast Show Album: Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan, and Thomas Z. Shepard for "Raisin";
- Album of the Year, classical: Georg Solti for "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique";
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Georg Solti for "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique";
- Best Opera Recording: Georg Solti for "Puccini: La Boheme";
- Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera): Colin Davis for "Berlioz: The Damnation Of Faust";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Artur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng, and Pierre Fournier for "Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 In D Minor";
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): David Oistrakh for "Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1";
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra): Alicia De Larrocha for "Albeniz: Iberia";
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance: Leontyne Price for "Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss";
- Best Engineered Recording - Classical: Kenneth Wilkinson for "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique".
- 1995 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Record of the Year: Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do";
- Album of the Year: Tony Bennett and David Kahne for "MTV Unplugged";
- Song of the Year: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets Of Philadelphia";
- Best New Artist: Sheryl Crow for "Sheryl Crow";
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow for "All I Wanna Do";
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Elton John for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: All-4-One for "I Swear";
- Best Pop Vocal Collaboration: Al Green and Lyle Lovett for "Funny How Time Slips Away";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Booker T and The MG's for "Cruisin'";
- Best Pop Album: Bonnie Raitt for "Longing In Their Hearts";
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Tony Bennett for "MTV Unplugged";
- Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Melissa Etheridge for "Come To My Window";
- Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets Of Philadelphia";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Aerosmith for "Crazy";
- Best Hard Rock Performance: Soundgarden for "Black Hole Sun";
- Best Metal Performance: Soundgarden for "Spoonman";
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Pink Floyd for "Marooned";
- Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets Of Philadelphia";
- Best Rock Album: Rolling Stones for "Voodoo Lounge";
- Best Alternative Music Performance: Green Day for "Dookie";
- Best Female Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance: Toni Braxton for "Breathe Again";
- Best Male Ryhthm and Blues Vocal Performance: Babyface for "When Can I See You";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Boyz II Men for "I'll Make Love To You";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Babyface for "I'll Make Love To You";
- Best Ryhthm and Blues Album: Boyz II Men for "II";
- Best Rap Solo Performance: Queen Latifah for "U.N.I.T.Y.";
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Salt-N-Pepa for "None Of Your Business";
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Mary Chapin Carpenter for "Shut Up And Kiss Me";
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Vince Gill for "When Love Finds You";
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Asleep At The Wheel and Lyle Lovett for "Blues For Dixie";
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood for "I Fall To Pieces";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Chet Atkins for "Young Thing";
- Best Country Song: Frank J. Myers and Gary Baker for "I Swear";
- Best Country Album: Mary Chapin Carpenter for "Stones In The Road";
- Best Bluegrass Album: Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor for "The Great Dobro Sessions";
- Best New Age Album: Paul Winter for "Prayer For The Wild Things";
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: Brecker Brothers for "Out Of The Loop";
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Etta James for "Mystery Lady - Songs Of Billie Holiday";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Benny Carter for "Prelude To A Kiss";
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group: Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams for "A Tribute To Miles";
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: McCoy Tyner Big Band for "Journey";
- Best Latin Jazz Performance: Arturo Sandoval for "Danzon";
- Best Rock Gospel Album: Petra for "Wake-Up Call";
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Andrae Crouch for "Mercy";
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Alison Krauss and The Cox Family for "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow";
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: Albertina Walker for "Songs Of The Church - Live In Memphis";
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Take 6 for "Join The Band";
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus: The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir for "Live In Atlanta At Morehouse College", and Thompson Community Singers for "Through God's Eyes";
- Best Latin Pop Performance: Luis Miguel for "Segundo Romance";
- Best Tropical Latin Performance: Israel López for "Master Sessions Volume 1";
- Best Mexican-american Performance: Vikki Carr for "Recuerdo A Javier Solis";
- Best Traditional Blues Album: Eric Clapton for "From The Cradle";
- Best Contemporary Blues Album: Pops Staples for "Father Father";
- Best Traditional Folk Album: Bob Dylan for "World Gone Wrong";
- Best Contemporary Folk Album: Johnny Cash for "American Recordings";
- Best Reggae Album: Bunny Wailer for "Crucial! Roots Classics";
- Best World Music Album: Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder for "Talking Timbuktu";
- Best Polka Album: Walter Ostanek Band for "Music And Friends";
- Best Musical Album for Children: Chris Thomas, Hans Zimmer, Jay Rifkin and Mark Mancina for "The Lion King - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack";
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Robert Guillaume, Randy Thornton, and Ted Kryczko for "The Lion King Read-Along";
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album: Henry Rollins for "Get In The Van - On The Road With Black Flag";
- Best Spoken Comedy Album: Sam Kinison for "Live From Hell";
- Best Musical Show Album: Stephen Sondheim and Phil Ramone for "Passion";
- Best Instrumental Composition: Michael Brecker for "African Skies";
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television: John Williams for "Schindler's List";
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television: Bruce Springsteen for "Streets Of Philadelphia";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement: Dave Grusin for "Three Cowboy Songs";
- Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals: Hans Zimmer and Lebo Morake for "Circle Of Life";
- Best Recording Package: Buddy Jackson for "Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys";
- Best Recording Package - Boxed: Chris Thompson for "The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks";
- Best Album Notes: Dan Morgenstern and Loren Schoenberg for "Louis Armstrong - Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934";
- Best Historical Album: Michael Lang for "The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books On Verve";
- Best Engineered Album - non-classical: Ed Cherney for "Longing In Their Hearts";
- Producer of the Year: Don Was;
- Best Classical Engineered Recording: William Hoekstra for "Copland: Music For Films (The Red Pony, Our Town, Etc.)";
- Classical Producer of the Year: Andrew Cornall;
- Best Classical Album: Pierre Boulez and Karl-August Naegler for "Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12";
- Best Orchestral Performance: Pierre Boulez for "Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra: Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12";
- Best Opera Recording: Kent Nagano, Cheryl Studer, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey and Kenn Chester for "Floyd: Susannah";
- Best Choral Performance: John Eliot Gardiner for "Berlioz: Messe Solennelle";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra): Yo-Yo Ma for "The New York Album - Works Of Albert, Bartok and Bloch";
- Best Instrumental Soloist Performance without Orchestra: Emanuel Ax for "Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 32, 47, 53, 59";
- Best Chamber Music Performance: Daniel Barenboim, Dale Clevenger, Larry Combs, Daniele Damiano and Hansjorg Schellenberger for "Beethoven/Mozart: Quintets (Chicago-Berlin)";
- Best Classical Vocal Performance: Cecilia Bartoli for "The Impatient Lover - Italian Songs By Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart";
- Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Stephen Albert for "Albert: Cello Concerto";
- Best Music Video, Short Form: Rolling Stones, David Fincher, and Cean Chaffin for "Love Is Strong";
- Best Music Video, Long Form: U2, David Mallet, Ned O'Hanlon and Rocky Oldham for "Zoo TV - Live From Sydney".
Births on March 1
- 1810 - Birth of Frédéric Chopin in Poland; composer/pianist (Concerto in F Minor).
- 1904 - Birth of Glenn Miller; bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra - "In the Mood").
- 1917 - Birth of Dinah Shore in Winchester, Tennessee, USA; singer ("See the USA in a Chevrolet").
- 1927 - Birth of Harry Belafonte in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA; calypso singer (Buck and the Preacher).
- 1929 - Birth of Sonny James; singer ("Young Love", "Running Bear").
- 1934 - Birth of Jim "Ed" Brown in Sparkman, Arkansas, USA; country singer (Nashville on the Road).
- 1939 - Birth of Warren Davis; rocker (Monotones).
- 1940 - Birth of Ralph Towner in Chehalis, Washington, USA; rocker (Oregon, Weather Report).
- 1942 - Birth of Jerry Fischer; rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears).
- 1943 - Birth of Piet Veerman; Dutch rock vocalist/guitarist (Cats - "Sailin' Home").
- 1944 - Birth of Mike D'Abo; rock vocalist (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn").
- 1944 - Birth of Roger Daltrey in Hammersmith, London, England; rocker/actor/producer (The Who - "Tommy").
- 1946 - Birth of Tony Ashton in Blackburn, England; rocker (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke).
- 1948 - Birth of Norman Connors; singer ("You Are My Starship").
- 1949 - Birth of Sido Martens; Dutch guitarist/singer/mandolin player (Fungus).
- 1954 - Birth of Janis Gill in Torrance, California, USA; singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo - "Midnight Girl").
- 1955 - Birth of Jimmy Fortune in Newport News, Virginia, USA; singer (Statler Brothers - "Class of '57").
- 1957 - Birth of Jon Carroll in Washington, DC, USA; vocalist (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight").
- 1958 - Birth of Nik Kershaw in Bristol, England; singer/songwriter ("Wouldn't it be Good").
- 1962 - Birth of Bill Leen; rocker (Gin Blossoms).
- 1963 - Birth of Robert James Affuso in Newburgh, New York, USA; rock drummer (Skid Row - "Psycho Love").
- 1964 - Birth of Jennifer McCarter in Sevierville, Tennessee, USA; singer (McCarter - "The Gift").
Deaths on March 1
- 2022 - Death of Conrad Janis at age 91 of organ failure in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor, musician (Mork & Mindy TV show).
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