The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus was awarded from 1959 to 1960. In 1961 the award was split into two awards for Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Performance by a Chorus.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
1959[edit]
1st Annual Grammy Awards winner: Keely Smith and Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"[1][2]
Other nominees:[3]
- Kirby Stone Four – Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
- The King Sisters – Imagination
- Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross – Sing a Song of Basie
- The Kingston Trio – "Tom Dooley" lyrics
1960[edit]
2nd Annual Grammy Awards winner: Richard Condie (choir director), for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir[4]
Other nominees:[5]
- Ames Brothers – The Ames Brothers Sing Famous Hits of Famous Quartets[6]
- The Kingston Trio – The Kingston Trio at Large
- The Browns – "The Three Bells" lyrics
References[edit]
- ^ Paul Grein (February 14, 2012). "A Grammy Valentine". Grammy Awards.
- ^ Edmondson, Jacqueline (October 3, 2013). Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 248. ISBN 9780313393488.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1959 (May)". awardsandshows.com.
- ^ "The Grammys: Past Winners Search". Grammy Awards.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1959". awardsandshows.com.
- ^ "Discourse From the Billboard Sales Department". Billboard. October 12, 1959.