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. 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. Award winners Record of the Year Bobby Darin for "Mack the Knife" Album of the Year Frank Sinatra for Come Dance with Me! Song of the Year Jimmy Driftwood for "The Battle of New Orleans" Best New Artist Bobby Darin Children's Best Recording for Children Peter Ustinov for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf performed by Peter Ustinov & the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan Classical Best Classical Performance - Orchestra Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Debussy: Images for Orchestra Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) Jussi Björling for Bjoerling in Opera Best Classical Performance - Opera Cast or Choral Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Lisa Della Casa, Rosalind Elias, George London, Roberta Peters, Giorgio Tozzi & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Best Classical Performance - Concerto or Instrumental Soloist (with full orchestral accompaniment) Kiril Kondrashin (conductor), Van Cliburn & the Symphony of the Air Orchestra for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Best Classical Performance - Concerto or Instrumental Soloist (other than full orchestral accompaniment) Arthur Rubinstein for Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 in C (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E Flat Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music (including chamber orchestra) Arthur Rubinstein for Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 in C (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E Flat