1st Japan Record Awards

1st Japan Record Awards
1st Japan Record Awards
Date	December 27, 1959
Venue	Bunkyo City Hall

The inaugural Japan Record Awards were held on December 27, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hiroshi Mizuhara won the Grand Prix award, defeated Frank Nagai by a vote.^[1]

Award winners edit

Japan Record Award edit

Hiroshi Mizuhara (ja) – "Kuroi Hanabira" (ja)
- Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei
- Composer: Hachidai Nakamura
- Record Company: EMI Music Japan

Frank Nagai, Vocalist Award winner.

Best Vocal Performance edit

Frank Nagai – "Yogiri ni Kaeta Chalk"
- Lyricist: Tetsuo Miyagawa (ja)
- Composer: Masanobu Tokuchi (ja)

Lyricist Award edit

Hachirou Satou (ja) – "Flute"
- Singer: Chiyoko Shimakura
- Composer: Yūji Koseki

Composer Award edit

Masanobu Tokuchi – "Yogiri ni Kaeta Chalk"
- Singer: Frank Nagai
- Lyricist: Tetsuo Miyagawa

Children's Song Award edit

Kamejirō Ishii (ja) and King Hōzuki-kai – "Yasashii Oshō-san"
- Lyricist: Shōgo Katō (ja)
- Composer: Hideaki Yashima (ja)

References edit

^ "活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人日本作曲家協会】" (in Japanese). Japan Composer's Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

External links edit

Official Website

[1] "活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人日本作曲家協会】" (in Japanese). Japan Composer's Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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