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What happened in history on this day: May 4?
On May 4 in ...
- 1959 - At the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California, the Recording Academy presents the first Grammy Awards.
Record of the Year: Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" ("Volare");
Album of the Year: Henry Mancini for "The Music From Peter Gunn";
Song of the Year: Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" ("Volare");
Best Vocal Performance, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book";
Best Vocal Performance, Male: Perry Como for "Catch A Falling Star";
Best Performance by an Orchestra: Billy May for "Billy May's Big Fat Brass";
Best Performance by a Dance Band: Count Basie for "Basie";
Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus: Keely Smith and Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic";
Best Jazz Performance, Individual: Ella Fitzgerald for "Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book";
Best Jazz Performance, Group: Count Basie for "Basie";
Best Comedy Performance: David Seville & The Chipmunks (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) for "The Chipmunk Song";
Best Country and Western Performance: The Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley";
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance: The Champs for "Tequila";
Best Arrangement: Henry Mancini for "The Music From Peter Gunn";
Best Engineered Record - Classical: Sherwood Hall III for "Duets With A Spanish Guitar";
Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical: Ted Keep for "The Chipmunk Song";
Best Album Cover: Frank Sinatra for "Only The Lonely";
Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration): Nelson Riddle for "Cross Country Suite";
Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV): Meredith Willson for "The Music Man";
Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast: André Previn for "Gigi";
Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word: Stan Freberg for "The Best Of The Stan Freberg Shows";
Best Recording for Children: Ross Bagdasarian for "The Chipmunk Song";
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Felix Slatkin for "Gaiete Parisienne";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumentalist (with concerto scale accompaniment): Van Cliburn for "Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumentalist (other than concerto-scale accompaniment): Andres Segovia for "Segovia Golden Jubilee";
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music (including chamber orchestra): Hollywood String Quartet for "Beethoven: Quartet 130";
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra): Renata Tebaldi for "Operatic Recital";
Best Classical Performance - Operatic or Choral: Roger Wagner for "Virtuoso".
Births on May 4
- 1912 - Birth of Lou Brown in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show).
- 1921 - Birth of John van Kesteren; Dutch tenor (Komische Oper, West Berlin).
- 1928 - Birth of Maynard Ferguson in Verdun, Quebec, Canada; jazz trumpeter/bandleader ("Birdland", "Roulette", "Gonna Fly Now").
- 1930 - Birth of Roberta Peters in New York City, New York, USA; operatic soprano (New York Metropolitan).
- 1931 - Birth of Ed Cassidy in Chicago, Illinois, USA; drummer (Spirit - "I Got A Line on You").
- 1931 - Birth of Gennadi Rozhdestvensky in Moscow, Russia; conductor (USSR State Radio).
- 1937 - Birth of Dick Dale; guitarist (Surf).
- 1938 - Birth of Tyrone Davis; American rhythm and blues singer ("Are you serious").
- 1942 - Birth of Ronnie Bond; drummer (Troggs - "Wild Thing").
- 1943 - Birth of Nickolas Ashford in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; singer (Ashford and Simpson - "Solid as a Rock").
- 1943 - Birth of Stella Parton; sister of Dolly Parton/singer ("A Woman's Touch").
- 1944 - Birth of Dave [Otto Levenbach]; Dutch singer (Du coté the Chez Swann).
- 1944 - Birth of Peggy Santiglia McGannon in New Jersey, USA; rocker (Angels).
- 1944 - Birth of Ronnie Bond; drummer (The Troggs - "Wild Thing").
- 1945 - Birth of George Wadenius; rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears).
- 1949 - Birth of Zal Cleminson; rocker (Alex Harvey Band).
- 1950 - Birth of Darryl Hunt; English pop bassist (Pogues - "Pair of Brown Eyes").
- 1951 - Birth of Jackie [Sigmund Esco] Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; rocker (Jackson Five - "ABC").
- 1954 - Birth of Julie Budd in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Child of Plenty).
- 1959 - Birth of Randy Travis [Randy Bruce Traywick] in Marshville, North Carolina, USA; country singer ("Forever and Ever Amen", "Diggin' Up Bones").
- 1972 - Birth of Mike Dirnt; bassist (Green Day).
- 1979 - Birth of Lance Bass; American singer ('N Sync).
Deaths on May 4
- 1955 - Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at age 73.
- 1987 - Death of Paul Butterfield at age 44 from drug abuse; American blues musician, harmonica player (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band).
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