2nd Annual Grammy Awards

The 2nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on November 29, 1959, at Los Angeles and New York. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hosted by Meredith Willson, this marked the first televised Grammy Award ceremony, and it was aired in episodes as special Sunday Showcase.[1] It was held in the same year as the first Grammy Awards in 1959, and no award ceremony was held in 1960. These awards recognized musical accomplishments by performers for that particular year. Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington each won three awards.[2][3]

2nd Annual Grammy Awards
DateNovember 29, 1959
LocationLos Angeles and New York
Hosted byMeredith Willson
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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Award winners

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Children's

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Classical

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Comedy

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Composing and arranging

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Country

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Folk

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Jazz

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Musical show

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Packaging and notes

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Production and engineering

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Spoken

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References

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  1. ^ "Grammy Awards 1959". Grammy.
  2. ^ Lowry, Cynthia (30 November 1959). "Grammy Show Best Yet, But Dull In Spots". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ "1959 Grammy Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.