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What happened in history on this day: April 12?
On April 12 in ...
- 1961 - In the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and in the main ballroom of the Hotel Astor at Times Squers in New York City, New York, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Record of the Year: Percy Faith for "The Theme From A Summer Place";
Album of the Year: Bob Newhart for "The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart";
Song of the Year: Ernest Gold for "Theme From Exodus";
Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Mack The Knife";
Best Vocal Performance Album, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Mack The Knife - Ella In Berlin";
Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male: Ray Charles for "Georgia On My Mind";
Best Vocal Performance Album, Male: Ray Charles for "The Genius Of Ray Charles";
Best Arrangement: Henry Mancini for "Mr. Lucky";
Best Performance by a Band for Dancing: Count Basie for "Dance With Basie";
Best Performance by an Orchestra: Henry Mancini for "Mr. Lucky";
Best Performance by a Vocal Group (2 to 6): Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence for "We Got Us";
Best Performance by a Chorus (7 or more persons): Norman Luboff for "Songs Of The Cowboy";
Best Jazz Performance Solo or Small Group: André Previn for "West Side Story";
Best Jazz Performance Large Group: Henry Mancini for "Blues And The Beat";
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Fritz Reiner for "Bartók: Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste";
Best Classical Performance - Vocal or Instrumental - chamber music: Laurindo Almeida for "Conversations With The Guitar";
Best Classical Performance - Concerto or Instrumental soloist: Sviatoslav Richter for "Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or duo (other than with orchestral accompaniment): Laurindo Almeida for "The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida";
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist: Leontyne Price for "A Program Of Song - Leontyne Price Recital";
Best Classical Opera Production: Erich Leinsdorf for "Puccini: Turandot";
Best Classical Performance - Choral (including oratorio): Thomas Beecham for "Handel: Messiah";
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Aaron Copland for "Copland: Orchestral Suite From Tender Land Suite";
Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television: Ernest Gold for "Exodus";
Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or television: Cole Porter for "Can Can";
Best Show Album (original cast): Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers for "The Sound Of Music";
Best Comedy Performance - Spoken Word: Bob Newhart for "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!";
Best Comedy Performance (Musical): Jo Stafford and Paul Weston for "Jonathan And Darlene Edwards In Paris";
Best Performance - Documentary or Spoken Word (other than comedy): Robert Bialek for "FDR Speaks";
Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist: Ray Charles for "Georgia On My Mind";
Best Country and Western Performance: Marty Robbins for "El Paso";
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance: Ray Charles for "Let The Good Times Roll";
Best Performance - Folk: Harry Belafonte for "Swing Dat Hammer";
Best Album Created for Children: Ross Bagdasarian for "Let's All Sing With The Chipmunks";
Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording: Hugh Davies for "The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida";
Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording: Luis P. Valentin for "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook";
Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty Recording: John Kraus for "The Old Payola Roll Blues";
Best Album Cover: Marvin Schwartz for "Latin A La Lee";
Best New Artist of 1960: Bob Newhart;
Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration: Gil Evans And Miles Davis for "Sketches Of Spain".
- 1988 - Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California.
- 1990 - The director of the Gewandhaus orchestra of Leipzig, Kurt Masur, becomes the first German music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Births on April 12
- 1912 - Birth of Herbert Mills; singer (Mills Brothers).
- 1919 - Birth of Billy Vaughn in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA; singer/bandleader ("Melody of Love", "A Swingin' Safari", "Blue Hawaii", "Blue Velvet", "Chapel By The Sea", "Cimarron (Roll On)", "Hawaiian War Chant", "La Paloma", "Look For A Star", "Orange Blossom Special", "Sail Along Silvery Moon", "The Shifting Whispering Sands", "Wheels").
- 1920 - Birth of Robert Fizdale in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pianist (Misia).
- 1923 - Birth of Maria Callas; opera singer (Carmen).
- 1930 - Birth of Betty Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky, USA; singer (Clooney Sisters, Robert Q. Lewis Show TV show, Jack Paar Show).
- 1931 - Birth of Billy Vaughn in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA; singer ("Chapel by the Sea").
- 1932 - Birth of Tiny Tim [Herbert Butros Khaury] in New York City, New York, USA; singer ("Tip Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me").
- 1933 - Birth of Montserrat Caballé in Barcelona, Spain; soprano (Mimi - La Boheme).
- 1940 - Birth of Herbie Hancock in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pianist ("I Thought it was You").
- 1941 - Birth of Julio B Euson; Aruban singer ("I Use the Soap").
- 1944 - Birth of John Kay [Joachim F Krauledat] in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany; rocker (Steppenwolf - "Hour of the World").
- 1946 - Birth of René Krijnen; Dutch keyboardist (Les Baroques).
- 1950 - Birth of David Cassidy in New York City, New York, USA; singer/actor (Keith - The Partridge Family).
- 1951 - Birth of Jakson Spires; rock drummer/songwriter (Blackfoot).
- 1952 - Birth of J D Nicholas; English guitarist (Heatwave, Commodores).
- 1954 - Birth of Pat Travers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; rock guitarist ("Boom Boom, Out Go The Lights").
- 1956 - Birth of Alexander Briley; vocalist (Village People - "YMCA").
- 1958 - Birth of Tony James; rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111").
- 1958 - Birth of Will Sergeant; rock guitarist (Echo and the Bunnymen - "Killing Moon", "Heaven Up Here").
- 1961 - Birth of D D Verni; heavy metal rocker (Overkill - "Hello From the Gutter").
- 1962 - Birth of Art Alexakis; singer (Everclear).
- 1964 - Birth of Amy Ray; singer (Indigo Girls).
- 1967 - Birth of Mellow Man Ace [Ulpiano Sergio Reyez] in Havana, Cuba; Spanish rapper/actor (Only the Strong).
- 1970 - Birth of Nicholas Hexum; singer (311).
- 1978 - Birth of Guy Berryman, Scottish musician (Coldplay).
- 1987 - Birth of Brendon Urie; American musician (Panic At The Disco).
Deaths on April 12
- 1981 - Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Te Deum), dies at age 88.
- 1989 - Death of Herbert Mills at age 77 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; singer (Mills Brothers - "Tiger Rag" (1931), "Cab Driver" (1968), "My Shy Violet" (1968), "Paper Doll" (1943)).
- 1999 - Death of Boxcar Willie AKA Lecil Martin at age 67 of leukemia at his home in Branson, Missouri, USA; country singer ("Bad News" (1982)).
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