30th Annual Grammy Awards
Appearance
30th Annual Grammy Awards | |
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Date | March 2, 1988 |
Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City |
Hosted by | Billy Crystal |
Most awards | U2 (3) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988, at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1][2]
Album of the Year went to U2 for The Joshua Tree, and Song of the Year went to Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and James Horner for "Somewhere Out There".
Performers
[edit]Presenters
[edit]- Anita Baker & Robbie Robertson - Best Pop Vocal Performance Female
- Patrick Swayze & Liza Minnelli - Best Musical Cast Show Album
- Billy Joel & Herbie Hancock - Song of the Year
- Steve Allen & Steven Wright - Best Comedy Recording
- Diana Ross & Herb Alpert - Album of the Year
- Dwight Yoakam & Roseanne Cash - Best Country Song
- Emanuel Ax - Best Classical Album
- Ruben Blades & Al Jarreau - Producer of the Year
- Little Richard & Buster Poindexter - Best New Artist
- Quincy Jones & Lena Horne - Best Rock Solo Performance and Record of the Year
Award winners
[edit]- "Graceland" – Paul Simon
- Paul Simon, producer
- "La Bamba" – Los Lobos
- Los Lobos & Mitchell Froom, producers
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" – U2
- Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers
- "Luka" – Suzanne Vega
- Steve Addabbo & Lenny Kaye, producers
- "Back in the High Life Again" – Steve Winwood
- Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood, producers
- The Joshua Tree – U2
- Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers
- Whitney – Whitney Houston
- Narada Michael Walden, producer
- Bad – Michael Jackson
- Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones, producers
- Trio – Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
- George Massenburg, producer
- Sign o' the Times – Prince
- Prince, producer
- "Somewhere Out There"
- James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, songwriters (Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram)
- "La Bamba"
- Ritchie Valens, songwriter (Los Lobos)
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
- Adam Clayton, David Evans, Larry Mullen, Jr. & Paul Hewson, songwriters (U2)
- "Luka"
- Suzanne Vega, songwriter (Suzanne Vega)
- "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
- Michael Masser & Will Jennings, songwriters (Whitney Houston)
Blues
[edit]- Best Traditional Blues Recording
- Professor Longhair for Houseparty New Orleans Style
- Best Contemporary Blues Recording
Children's
[edit]- Best Recording for Children
- Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child
Classical
[edit]- Best Orchestral Recording
- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
- Best Opera Recording
- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman & for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
- Best Classical Album
- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
Comedy
[edit]Composing and arranging
[edit]- Best Instrumental Composition
- Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (composers) for Call Sheet Blues performed by various artists
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
- Ennio Morricone (composer) for The Untouchables
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Bill Holman (arranger) for Take The "A" Train performed by The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Frank Foster (arranger) for Deedles' Blues performed by Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestraか
Country
[edit]- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
- Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
- Best Country Song
- Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (songwriters) for "Forever and Ever, Amen" performed by Randy Travis
Folk
[edit]- Best Traditional Folk Recording
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Shaka Zulu
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording
- Steve Goodman for Unfinished Business
Gospel
[edit]- Best Gospel Performance, Female
- Deniece Williams for I Believe In You
- Best Gospel Performance, Male
- Larnelle Harris for The Father Hath Provided
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart for Crack the Sky
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- CeCe Winans for For Always
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Al Green for Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- The Winans & Anita Baker for Ain't No Need to Worry
Historical
[edit]- Best Historical Album
- Orrin Keepnews (producer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
Jazz
[edit]- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
Latin
[edit]Musical show
[edit]- Best Musical Cast Show Album
- Claude-Michel Schönberg (composer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for Les Misérables
Music video
[edit]- Best Concept Music Video
- Genesis for "Land of Confusion"
- Best Performance Music Video
- Anthony Eaton (video producer) for The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert performed by various artists
New Age
[edit]Packaging and notes
[edit]- Best Album Package
- Bill Johnson (art director) for King's Record Shop performed by Rosanne Cash
- Best Album Notes
- Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings performed by Thelonious Monk
Polka
[edit]Pop
[edit]- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- "Minute by Minute" – Larry Carlton
Production and engineering
[edit]- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for Bad performed by Michael Jackson
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem
- Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
- Classical Producer of the Year
R&B
[edit]- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- David Sanborn for "Chicago Song"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Bill Withers (songwriter) for "Lean on Me" performed by Club Nouveau
Reggae
[edit]Rock
[edit]- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Spoken
[edit]External links
[edit]- 30th Grammy Awards, from the Internet Movie Database
References
[edit]- ^ "New, Old Musicians Win Awards at Grammys". The Press-Courier. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "1987 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.