- Grammy Awards of 1988
Infobox Grammy Awards
name = 30th
imagesize = 125px
date = March 2nd
venue =
host =
network = CBS
next = 1989
last = 1987The 30th Grammy Awards were heldMarch 2 ,1988 . They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.Michael Jackson performed his new hit singlesThe Way You Make Me Feel &Man in the Mirror at the award ceremony.Award winners:
*Record of the Year
**Paul Simon for "Graceland"
*Album of the Year
**Brian Eno ,Daniel Lanois (producers) &U2 for "The Joshua Tree"
*Song of the Year
**Barry Mann ,Cynthia Weil &James Horner (songwriters) for "Somewhere Out There" performed byLinda Ronstadt &James Ingram
*Best New Artist
**Jody Watley Blues
*Best Traditional Blues Recording
**Professor Longhair for "Houseparty New Orleans Style"
*Best Contemporary Blues Recording
**The Robert Cray Band for "Strong Persuader"Children's
*Best Recording for Children
**Tom Bradshaw,Mark Sottnick (producers),Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) &Jack Nicholson for "The Elephant's Child"Classical
*Best Orchestral Recording
**Michael Haas (producer),Georg Solti (conductor) & theChicago 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 , & theVienna 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 & theVienna 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 & thePhilharmonia Orchestra for "Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2"
*Best Classical Album
**Thomas Frost (producer) &Vladimir Horowitz for "Horowitz in Moscow"Comedy
*Best Comedy Recording
**Robin Williams for "A Night at the Met"Composing and arranging
*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 byLinda Ronstadt &James Ingram
*Best Album or 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 theTonight Show Band withDoc Severinsen
*Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
**Frank Foster (arranger) for "Deedles' Blues" performed byDiane Schuur & theCount Basie Orchestra Country
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
**K. T. Oslin for "80's Ladies"
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
**Randy Travis for "Always & Forever "
*Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Emmylou Harris ,Dolly Parton &Linda Ronstadt for "Trio"
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
**Ronnie Milsap &Kenny Rogers for "Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
*Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
**Asleep at the Wheel for "String of Pars"
*Best Country Song
**Paul Overstreet &Don Schlitz (songwriters) for "Forever and Ever, Amen" performed byRandy Travis Folk
*Best Traditional Folk Recording
**Ladysmith Black Mambazo for "Shaka Zulu"
*Best Contemporary Folk Recording
**Steve Goodman for "Unfinished Business"Gospel
*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 andBroken 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
**Anita Baker &The Winans for "Ain't No Need to Worry"Historical
*Best Historical Album
**Orrin Keepnews (producer) for "Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings"Jazz
*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
**Diane Schuur for "Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra "
*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
**Bobby McFerrin for "What Is This Thing Called Love"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
**Dexter Gordon for "The Other Side of Round Midnight"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
**Wynton Marsalis for "Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
**Mercer Ellington for "Digital Duke"
*Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
**Pat Metheny Group for "Still Life (Talking)"Latin
*Best Latin Pop Performance
**Julio Iglesias for "Un Hombre Solo"
*Best Tropical Latin Performance
**Eddie Palmieri for "La Verdad - The Truth"
*Best Mexican-American Performance
**Los Tigres del Norte for "Gracias! America Sin Fronteras"Musical Show
*Best Musical Cast Show Album
**Claude-Michel Schonberg (composer),Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist),Alain Boublil ,Claude-Michel Schonberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for "Les Misérables"Music video
*Best Concept Music Video
**Genesis for "Land Of Confusion "
*Best Performance Music Video
**Anthony Eaton (video producer) for "ThePrince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert" performed by various artistsNew Age
*Best New Age Performance
**Yusef Lateef for "Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony"Packaging and Notes
*Best Album Package
**Bill Johnson (art director) for "King's Record Shop" performed byRosanne Cash
*Best Album Notes
**Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for "Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings" performed byThelonious Monk Polka
*Best Polka Recording
**Jimmy Sturr for "A Polka Just For Me"Pop
*Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
**Whitney Houston for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
*Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
**Sting for "Bring on the Night"
*Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Bill Medley andJennifer Warnes for "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
*Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
**Larry Carlton for "Minute By Minute"Production and engineering
*Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
**Bruce Swedien &Humberto Gatica (engineers) for "Bad" performed byMichael Jackson
*Best Engineered Recording, Classical
**Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & theAtlanta Symphony Orchestra for "Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem"
*Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
**Narada Michael Walden
*Classical Producer of the Year
**Robert Woods R&B
*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
**Aretha Franklin for "Aretha"
*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
**Smokey Robinson for "Just to See Her "
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Aretha Franklin &George Michael for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
*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 byClub Nouveau Reggae
*Best Reggae Recording
**Peter Tosh for "No Nuclear War"Rock
*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
**Bruce Springsteen for "Tunnel of Love"
*Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**U2 for "The Joshua Tree"
*Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
**Frank Zappa for "Jazz From Hell"poken
*Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
**Garrison Keillor for "Lake Wobegon Days"External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419407/ 30th Grammy Awards] , from the Internet Movie Database
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