GRAMMYS ’89 : Other Winners
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SPECIAL AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement--Fred Astaire, Pablo Casals, Dizzy Gillespie, Jascha Heifetz, Lena Horne, Leontyne Price, Bessie Smith, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughan.
Trustees Awards--Quincy Jones, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Walt Disney.
POP/ROCK
Pop Instrumental--David Sanborn, “Close Up.”
Rock Instrumental--Carlos Santana, “Blues for Salvador.”
COUNTRY
Instrumental--Asleep at the Wheel, “Sugarfoot Rag.”
Song--K.T. Oslin, “Hold Me.”
Vocal Collaboration--Roy Orbison and k.d. lang, “Crying.”
Bluegrass--Bill Monroe, “Southern Flavor.”
R&B;
Instrumental--Chick Corea, “Light Years.”
Song--Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough and Randy Holland, “Giving You the Best That I Got.”
NEW AGE
New Age--Shadowfax, “Folksongs for a Nuclear Village.”
JAZZ/BLUES
Fusion--Yellowjackets, “Politics.”
Solo Instrumental--Michael Brecker, “Don’t Try This at Home.”
Group Instrumental--Various artists, “Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane.”
Big Band Instrumental--Gil Evans and the Monday Night Orchestra, “Bud & Bird.”
Traditional Blues--Willie Dixon, “Hidden Charms.”
Contemporary Blues--Robert Cray Band, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
GOSPEL
Female Vocal--Amy Grant, “Lead Me On.”
Male Vocal--Larnelle Harris, “Christmas.”
Group Vocal--The Winans, “The Winans Live at Carnegie Hall.”
Female Soul Gospel Vocal--Aretha Franklin, “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.”
Male Soul Gospel Vocal--BeBe Winans, “Abundant Life.”
Group Soul Gospel Vocal--Take 6, “Take 6.”
LATIN
Tropical--Ruben Blades y Son del Solar, “Antecedente.”
REGGAE
Reggae--Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, “Conscious Party.”
ETHNIC
Traditional Folk--Various artists, “Folkways: A Vision Shared--A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.”
Contemporary Folk Recording--”Tracy Chapman,” Tracy Chapman.
Polka Recording--Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, “Born to Polka.”
ARRANGEMENT
Instrumental--Roger Kellaway for Eddie Daniels’ “Memos From Paradise.”
Instrumental Accompanying Vocal--Jonathan Tunick for Cleo Laine’s “No One Is Alone.”
SPOKEN
Spoken Word--”Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson, track from Aretha Franklin’s “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.”
Comedy--Robin Williams, “Good Morning, Vietnam” sound track.
Recording for Children--”Pecos Bill,” Robin Williams, narrator.
ALBUM DESIGN
Album Package--Bill Johnson, the O’Kanes’ “Tired of the Runnin’.”
Album Notes--Anthony DeCurtis, Eric Clapton’s “Crossroads.”
HISTORICAL
Historical Album--Eric Clapton, “Crossroads.”
ENGINEERING
Engineered Recording (Non-Classical)--Tom Lord Alge, Steve Winwood’s “Roll With It.”
PRODUCTION
Producer (Non-Classical)--Neil Dorfsman.
Producer (Classical)--Robert Woods.
ORIGINAL SCORE
Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television-- David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cong Su, “The Last Emperor.”
Song Written Specifically for Motion Picture or Television--Phil Collins, “Two Hearts.”
INSTRUMENTAL
Instrumental Composition--”The Theme From L.A. Law,” Mike Post.
CLASSICAL
Opera--Wagner: “Lohengrin,” Georg Solti conducting the Vienna State Opera Choir and Vienna Philharmonic.
Choral (Other Than Opera)--Verdi: Requiem and Opera Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.
Instrumental, Soloist or Soloists (with Orchestra)--Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Vladimir Horowitz, piano, with Carlo Maria Giulini conducting La Scala Opera Orchestra.
Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without Orchestra)--Albeniz: “Iberia,” “Navarra” and “Suite Espanola,” Alicia de Larrocha.
Chamber Music--Bartok: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and Brahms: “Variations on Theme by Haydn,” Murray Perahia and Georg Solti, pianos, David Corkhill and Evelyn Glennie, percussion.
Vocal Soloist--”Luciano Pavarotti in Concert,” Luciano Pavarotti.
Contemporary Composition--Adams: “Nixon in China,” Edo de Waart conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Engineered Recording--Verdi: Requiem & Opera Choruses, Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Chorus & Orchestra.
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