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What happened in history on this day: May 12?
On May 12 in ...
- 1894 - Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show" premieres in New York City.
- 1926 - Dmitri Shostakovich's first Symphony, premieres in Leningrad.
- 1964 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the 6th Annual Grammy Awards.
Record of the Year: Henry Mancini for "Days Of Wine And Roses";
Album of the Year (other than classical): Barbra Streisand for "The Barbra Streisand Album";
Classical Album of the Year: Benjamin Britten for "Britten: War Requiem";
Song of the Year: Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for "Days Of Wine And Roses";
Best Instrumental Theme: Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell, and Riz Ortolani for "More - Theme From Mondo Cane";
Best Vocal Performance, Female: Barbra Streisand for "The Barbra Streisand Album";
Best Vocal Performance, Male: Jack Jones for "Wives And Lovers";
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group: Bill Evans for "Conversations With Myself";
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group: Woody Herman for "Encore: Woody Herman, 1963";
Best Original Jazz Composition: Ray Brown and Steve Allen for "Gravy Waltz";
Best Performance by an Orchestra - For Dancing: Count Basie for "This Time By Basie! Hits Of The 50's And 60's";
Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or For Dancing: Al Hirt for "Java";
Best Instrumental Arrangement: Quincy Jones for "I Can't Stop Loving You";
Best Background Arrangement (behind vocalist or instrumentalist): Henry Mancini for "Days Of Wine And Roses";
Best Performance by a Vocal Group: Peter, Paul And Mary for "Blowin' In The Wind";
Best Performance by a Chorus: The Swingle Singers for "Bach's Greatest Hits";
Best Original Score From a Motion Picture or Television Show: John Addison for "Tom Jones";
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album: Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick for "She Loves Me";
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Erich Leinsdorf for "Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra";
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music: Julian Bream for "Evening Of Elizabethan Music";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Artur Rubinstein for "Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "The Sound Of Horowitz";
Best Opera Recording: Erich Leinsdorf for "Puccini: Madama Butterfly";
Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera): Benjamin Britten, David Willcocks, and Edward Chapman for "Britten: War Requiem";
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra): Leontyne Price for "Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy And Bess";
Best Classical Composition by a Contemporary Composer: Benjamin Britten for "Britten: War Requiem";
Best Engineered Recording - Classical: Lewis W. Layton for "Puccini: Madama Butterfly";
Best Album Cover - Classical: Robert M. Jones for "Puccini: Madama Butterfly";
Best Album Cover - Other than Classical: John Berg for "The Barbra Streisand Album";
Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist: Andre Watts;
Best Comedy Performance: Allan Sherman for "Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah";
Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy): Edward Albee for "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?";
Best Engineered Recording - Other than Classical: James Malloy for "Charade";
Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects: Robert Fine for "The Civil War, Vol. II";
Best Album Notes: Leonard Feather and Stanley Dance for "The Ellington Era";
Best Recording for Children: Leonard Bernstein for "Bernstein Conducts For Young People";
Best Rock and Roll Recording: April Stevens and Nino Tempo for "Deep Purple";
Best Country and Western Recording: Bobby Bare for "Detroit City";
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording: Ray Charles for "Busted";
Best Folk Recording: Peter, Paul And Mary for "Blowin' In The Wind";
Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (musical): Soeur Sourire for "Dominique";
Best New Artist of 1963: Ward Swingle.
- 1977 - First quadraphonic concert (Pink Floyd in London, England).
Births on May 12
- 1910 - Birth of Gordon Jenkins in Webster Grove, Missouri, USA; orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour).
- 1941 - Birth of Anthony Newman in Los Angeles, California, USA; harpsichordist/organist (Bhajeb).
- 1941 - Birth of Little Jayotis in Washington, USA; rhythm and blues singer (Persuasions).
- 1941 - Birth of Ruud de Wolff; singer/guitarist ("Blue Diamonds").
- 1942 - Birth of Ian Dury in Upminster, Essex, England; rocker (Ian Dury and the Blockheads - "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"), actor (Judge Dredd).
- 1943 - Birth of Billy Swan in Cape Giradeau, Louisiana, USA; rocker ("I Can Help").
- 1943 - Birth of David Walker; rock keyboardist (Gary Lewis and Playboys - "Diamond Ring").
- 1944 - Birth of James Purify; American singer ("I'm Your Puppet").
- 1945 - Birth of Willie Parnell; US singer (Archie Bell and the Drells).
- 1946 - Birth of Ian McLagen; rocker (Faces).
- 1948 - Birth of Steve Winwood in Birmingham, England; singer/songwriter/ keyboardist/guitarist ("Higher Love", "Roll With It").
- 1950 - Birth of Billy Squier in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA; heavy metal guitarist ("Don't Say No").
- 1950 - Birth of Jocko Marcellino; rocker (Sha Na Na).
- 1951 - Birth of Kid Creole [August Darnell]; rocker/actor (Obsession A Taste of Fear).
- 1955 - Birth of Kix Brooks in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; singer (Brooks and Dunn - "Brand New Man").
- 1961 - Birth of Billy Duffy; rocker (The Cult - "Hell's Kitchen").
- 1961 - Birth of Ray Gillen in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, USA; rocker (Badlands - "Dreams in the Dark").
Deaths on May 12
- 1988 - Chet Baker, American jazz trumpeter, falls to death out of a hotel window at age 59 (born 1929).
- 2002 - Death of George Cates at age 90; bandleader, arranger, musical director (Lawrence Welk Show).
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