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What happened in history on this day: May 29?
On May 29 in ...
- 1962 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the 4th Annual Grammy Awards.
Record of the Year: Henry Mancini for "Moon River";
Album of the Year (other than classical): Judy Garland for "Judy At Carnegie Hall";
Album of the Year - Classical: Igor Stravinsky for "Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre Du Printemps; Petrouchka";
Song of the Year: Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer for "Moon River";
Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song: Galt MacDermott for "African Waltz";
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female: Judy Garland for "Judy At Carnegie Hall";
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male: Jack Jones for "Lollipops And Roses";
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (instrumental): André Previn for "Andre Previn Plays Harold Arlen";
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (instrumental): Stan Kenton for "West Side Story";
Best Original Jazz Composition: Galt MacDermott for "African Waltz";
Best Performance by an Orchestra - For Dancing: Si Zentner for "Up A Lazy River";
Best Performance by an Orchestra - For Other than Dancing: Henry Mancini for "Breakfast At Tiffany's";
Best Arrangement: Henry Mancini for "Moon River";
Best Performance by a Vocal Group: Lambert, Hendricks And Ross for "High Flying";
Best Performance by a Chorus: Johnny Mann Singers for "Great Band With Great Voices";
Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television: Henry Mancini for "Breakfast At Tiffany's";
Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television: Irwin Kostal, John Green, Saul Chaplin, and Sid Ramin for "West Side Story";
Best Original Cast Show Album: Frank Loesser for "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying";
Best Comedy Performance: Mike Nichols And Elaine May for "An Evening With Mike Nichols And Elaine May";
Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy): Leonard Bernstein for "Humor In Music";
Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording: Robert Arnold for "Judy At Carnegie Hall";
Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty: John Kraus for "Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America";
Best Album Cover (other than classical): Jim Silke for "Judy At Carnegie Hall";
Best Album Cover - Classical: Marvin Schwartz for "Puccini: Madame Butterfly";
Best Recording for Children: Leonard Bernstein for "Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf";
Best Rock and Roll Recording: Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again";
Best Country and Western Recording: Jimmy Dean for "Big Bad John";
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording: Ray Charles for "Hit The Road Jack";
Best Folk Recording: Belafonte Folk Singers for "Belafonte Folk Singers At Home And Abroad";
Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording: Mahalia Jackson for "Everytime I Feel The Spirit";
Best New Artist of 1961: Peter Nero;
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra: Charles Munch for "Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe";
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music: Gregor Piatigorsky, Jascha Heifetz, and William Primrose for "Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo For Violin And Cello, Op. 7";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra): Isaac Stern for "Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1";
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra): Laurindo Almeida for "Reverie For Spanish Guitar";
Best Opera Recording: Gabriele Santini for "Puccini: Madame Butterfly";
Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera): Robert Shaw for "Bach: B Minor Mass";
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra): Joan Sutherland for "The Art Of The Prima Donna";
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Laurindo Almeida for "Almeida: Discantus", and Igor Stravinsky for "Stravinsky: Movements For Piano And Orchestra";
Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording: Lewis W. Layton for "Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe".
Births on May 29
- 1860 - Birth of Isaac [Manuel F] Albéniz; Spanish pianist/composer (Iberia) (dies 1909).
- 1915 - Birth of Igor Buketoff in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; conductor (Iceland Symphony 1964-65).
- 1937 - Birth of Irmin Schmidt; rocker (Can).
- 1941 - Birth of Roy Crewsdon in Manchester, England; rocker (Freddie and The Dreamers).
- 1945 - Birth of Mike Rossi; rocker (Status Quo).
- 1949 - Birth of Francis Rossi in London, England; guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo - "Down Down", "Picture of a Matchstick Man").
- 1949 - Birth of Gary Brooker in Essex, England; rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade of Pale", "Conquistador").
- 1950 - Birth of Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer (R U Tuff Enuff).
- 1953 - Birth of Rick Henderson in Beaumont, Texas, USA; singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around").
- 1955 - Birth of Jerry Dengler in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around").
- 1955 - Birth of Mike Porcaro; rock bassist (Toto - "Roseanna", "Africa").
- 1956 - Birth of Greg R; rocker (Bad).
- 1956 - Birth of LaToya Yvette Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer ("If You Feel the Funk").
- 1956 - Birth of Larry Blackmon; rocker (Cameo - "Alligator Woman").
- 1959 - Birth of Mel Gaynor in Glasgow, Scotland; rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Water Front").
- 1961 - Birth of David Palmer; heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC).
- 1961 - Birth of Melissa Etheridge; US singer/songwriter/guitarist ("Never Enough", "Come to My Window").
- 1975 - Birth of Melanie Janine Brown "Scary Spice" in Leeds, England; vocalist (Spice Girls).
Deaths on May 29
- 1956 - Hermann Abendroth, German conductor (Gewandhausorkest), dies at age 73.
- 1989 - Death of John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (born 1943).
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