This Day in Music History
May 15

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What happened in history on this day: May 15?

On May 15 in ...

  • 1960 - Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet premieres in Leningrad.
  • 1963 - NBC airs "The best on Record", the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 5th Annual Grammy Awards.
  • Record of the Year: Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco";
  • Album of the Year (other than classical): Bob Booker and Earle Doud for "The First Family";
  • Album of the Year - Classical: Vladimir Horowitz for "Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz";
  • Song of the Year: Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for "What Kind Of Fool Am I";
  • Best Instrumental Theme: Bobby Scott and Ric Marlowe for "A Taste Of Honey";
  • Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle";
  • Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male: Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco";
  • Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (instrumental): Stan Getz for "Desafinado";
  • Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (instrumental): Stan Kenton for "Adventures In Jazz";
  • Best Original Jazz Composition: Vince Guaraldi for "Cast Your Fate To The Wind";
  • Best Performance by an Orchestra - For Dancing: Joe Harnell for "Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova";
  • Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or For Dancing: Peter Nero for "The Colorful Peter Nero";
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement: Henry Mancini for "Baby Elephant Walk";
  • Best Background Arrangement: Marty Manning for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco";
  • Best Performance by a Vocal Group: Peter, Paul And Mary for "If I Had A Hammer";
  • Best Performance by a Chorus: The New Christy Minstrels for "Presenting The New Christy Minstrels"
  • Best Original Cast Show Album: Richard Rodgers for "No Strings";
  • Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Igor Stravinsky for "Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet";
  • Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music: Gregor Piatigorsky, Jascha Heifetz, and William Primrose for "The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario And Guests";
  • Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra): Isaac Stern for "Stravinsky: Violin Concerto In D";
  • Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra): Vladimir Horowitz for "Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz"
  • Best Opera Recording: Georg Solti for "Verdi: Aida";
  • Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera): Otto Klemperer and Wilhelm Pitz for "Bach: St. Matthew Passion";
  • Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra): Eileen Farrell for "Wagner: Gotterdamerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs";
  • Best Contemporary Composition: Igor Stravinsky for "Stravinsky: The Flood";
  • Best Engineered Recording - Classical: Lewis W. Layton for "Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra";
  • Best Album Cover - Classical: Marvin Schwartz for "The Intimate Bach";
  • Best Album Cover - Other than Classical: Robert M. Jones for "Lena...Lovely And Alive";
  • Best Comedy Performance: Vaughn Meader for "The First Family";
  • Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy): Charles Laughton for "The Story-Teller: A Session With Charles Laughton";
  • Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical: Al Schmitt for "Hatari";
  • Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty: Robert Fine for "The Civil War, Vol. I"
  • Best Recording for Children: eonard Bernstein for "Saint-Saens: Carnival Of The Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra";
  • Best Rock and Roll Recording: Bent Fabric for "Alley Cat";
  • Best Country and Western Recording: Burl Ives for "Funny Way Of Laughin'";
  • Best Rhythm and Blues Recording: Ray Charles for "I Can't Stop Loving You";
  • Best Folk Recording: Peter, Paul And Mary for "If I Had A Hammer";
  • Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording: Mahalia Jackson for "Great Songs Of Love And Faith";
  • Best New Artist of 1962: Robert Goulet;
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Bing Crosby.

    Births on May 15

    • 1918 - Birth of Eddy Arnold in Henderson, Tennessee, USA; country singer ("Cattle Call", "Anytime").
    • 1921 - Birth of Erroll Garner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; jazz pianist ("Misty").
    • 1936 - Birth of Anna Maria Alberghetti in Italy; actress/singer (Cinderfella).
    • 1937 - Birth of Trini Lopez in Trinidad; singer/guitarist ("If I Had a Hammer").
    • 1938 - Birth of Lenny Welch in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; musician ("Breaking up is Hard to Do").
    • 1941 - Birth of K T Oslin in Crossett, Arkansas, USA; country singer (1980s Ladies).
    • 1941 - Birth of Lainie Kazan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/actress (Lust in the Dust, Beaches).
    • 1947 - Birth of Graham Goble in Adelaide, Australia; rock guitarist (Little River Band).
    • 1948 - Birth of Brian Eno in Woodbridge, England; rock keyboardist/singer (On Land).
    • 1949 - Birth of Eric J Beekes; actor/singer (Hunk).
    • 1951 - Birth of Dennis Frederiksen; rocker (Toto - "Roseanna", "Africa").
    • 1959 - Birth of Andrew Eldritch; rocker (Sisters of Mercy - "Walk Away", "Black Planet").
    • 1970 - Birth of Prince Be; rapper (PM Dawn).
    • 1974 - Birth of Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank; rocker (Z, 2 Hip 4 TV).
    • 1982 - Birth of Jessica Sutta; singer (The Pussycat Dolls).

    Deaths on May 15

    • 1992 - Death of Barbara Lee at age 44; singer (The Chiffons - "He's So Fine" (1963)).
    • 1994 - Death of Frederik baron van Pallandt murdered at age 61; Danish singer (Nina and F).
    • 2003 - Death of June Carter Cash at age 73 after heart valve replacement surgery; singer, songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), actress and comedian (Carter Family), second wife of singer Johnny Cash.

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