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The 1st Grammy Awards were held in 1959. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
- Record of the Year
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu"
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu"
- Album of the Year
- Henry Mancini for The Music from Peter Gunn
- Henry Mancini for The Music from Peter Gunn
- Song of the Year
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu"
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu"
- Best Recording for Children
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville & the Chipmunks
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville & the Chipmunks
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Felix Slatkin (conductor) & the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for Gaiete Parisienne
- Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
- Renata Tebaldi for Operatic Recital
- Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral
- Roger Wagner (choir director) & the Roger Wagner Chorale for Virtuoso
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumentalist (with concerto scale accompaniment)
- Kiril Kondrashin (conductor), Van Cliburn & the Symphony of the Air Orchestra for Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumentalist (other than concerto-scale accompaniment)
- Andrés Segovia for Segovia Golden Jubilee
- Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music (including chamber orchestra)
- Hollywood String Quartet for Beethoven: Quartet 130
- Hollywood String Quartet for Beethoven: Quartet 130
- Best Comedy Performance
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"
- Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration)
- Nelson Riddle (composer) for "Cross Country Suite"
- Best Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for The Music from Peter Gunn
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for The Music from Peter Gunn
- Best Country & Western Performance
- The Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley"
- The Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley"
- Best Jazz Performance, Soloist
- Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
- Count Basie for Basie
- Count Basie for Basie
- Best Sound Track Album
- Andre Previn for Gigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Best Musical Show Album
- Meredith Willson (composer) for The Music Man performed by Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond
- Meredith Willson (composer) for The Music Man performed by Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond
- Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
- Frank Sinatra for Only The Lonely
- Frank Sinatra for Only The Lonely
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Keely Smith & Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Billy May for Billy May's Big Fat Brass
- Count Basie for Basie
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Ted (Theodore) Keep (engineer) for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Sherwood Hall III (engineer) for Duets with a Spanish Guitar performed by Laurindo Almeida and Salli Terri
- Sherwood Hall III (engineer) for Duets with a Spanish Guitar performed by Laurindo Almeida and Salli Terri
- Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
- The Champs for Tequila
- The Champs for Tequila
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Stan Freberg for The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows
- Stan Freberg for The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows
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