Mister D:I remember watching the Grammy’s when Bette won “Best New Artist”, but what I hear rarely mentioned, and this may be due to the fact that I’m wrong, is that she was also nominated as Best Female Vocalist and Album of the Year…she lost to Stevie Wonder and Roberta Flack….
From the L.A. Times:
THE GRAMMYS
Awards will be presented February 23 in New York.
Most Wins
Georg Solti:31
Quincy Jones: 27
Vladimir Horowitz: 25
Pierre Boulez: 24
Stevie Wonder: 21
Henry Mancini: 20
John Williams: 18
Most Nominations
Quincy Jones: 79
Georg Solti: 73
Henry Mancini: 72
Stevie Wonder: 64
Leonard Bernstein: 63
Pierre Boulez: 62
Paul McCartney: 60
The First Winners (1958)
Record: Domenico Modugno’s “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)”
Album: Henry Mancini’s “The Music From Peter Gunn”
Song: Modugno’s “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu ”
The Winners 20 Years Ago
Record: Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”
Album: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”
Song: Sting’s “Every Breath You Take”
Best new artist: Culture Club
The Winners 30 Years Ago
Record: Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
Album: Stevie Wonder’s “Innervisions”
Song: Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
Best new artist: Bette Midler
