Третья церемония вручения премии Grammy - 12 апреля 1961

Третья церемония прошла в Beverly Hilton Hotel в США. Запись шоу транслировалась по NBC. Френк Синатра (Frank Sinatra), Рэй Чарльз (Ray Charles) и Генри Манчини (Henry Mancini) были в числе артистов, получивших наибольшее число номинаций. Рэй Чарльз (Ray Charles) получил четыре награды, Боб Ньюхарт (Bob Newhart) и Генри Манчини (Henry Mancini) каждый одержали по три победы.

Album Of The Year

Номинанты:

Bob Newhart - Button Down Mind Erich Leinsdorf - Puccini: Turandot Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall Nat King Cole - Wild Is Love

Победитель: Bob Newhart - Button Down Mind

Best Arrangement Номинанты: Henry Mancini – Mr. Lucky Lyrics George Shearing - Honeysuckle Rose Ray Charles - Let The Good Times Roll Lyrics Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Theme from A Summer Place Dick Schory - Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty

Победитель: Henry Mancini – Mr. Lucky Lyrics

Best Chamber Music Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental

Номинанты:

Laurindo Almeida - Conversations with the Guitar Robert Shaw Chorale - Bach: Cantata No. 4 / Christ Lag in Todesbanden Juilliard Quartet - Debussy and Ravel Quartets Griller Quartet - Haydn: Quartets, Opp. 71 and 74 Smetana Quartet - Janacek String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2

Победитель: Laurindo Almeida - Conversations with the Guitar

Best Jazz Composition

Номинанты:

Miles Davis, Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain Bob Brookmeyer - Blues Suite Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk Duke Ellington - Idiom '59 (Festival Session) Jimmy Giuffre - Western Suite

Победитель: Miles Davis, Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain

Best Jazz Performance - Large Group

Номинанты: Henry Mancini - The Blues and the Beat Gerry Mulligan - I'm Gonna Go Fishin' Miles Davis, Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain Recording Artists - Spirituals to Swing Concert Count Basie - The Count Basie Story

Победитель: Henry Mancini - The Blues and the Beat

Best Jazz Performance - Solo Or Small Group

Номинанты: Andre Previn - West Side Story Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Back to Back Art Tatum - Greatest Piano of Them All Miles Davis - Jazz Track Modern Jazz Quartet – Pyramid

Победитель: Andre Previn - West Side Story

Best Performance By A Band For Dancing Номинанты: Count Basie - Dance with Basie Les Brown - Bandland Perez Prado - Big Hits by Prado Billy May - Girls and Boys on Broadway Henry Mancini - The Blues and the Beat

Победитель: Count Basie - Dance with Basie

Best Performance By An Orchestra

Номинанты: Henry Mancini - MrLucky Lyrics Count Basie - Count Basie Story Esquivel - Infinity in Sound Gerry Mulligan - The Concert Jazz Band Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place

Победитель: Henry Mancini - MrLucky Lyrics

Best Soundtrack Album Or Recording Of Original Cast From A Motion Picture Or Television

Номинанты: Cole Porter (film score) - Can-Can Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne (film score) - Bells Are Ringing Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues Nelson Riddle - Li'l Abner

Победитель: Cole Porter (film score) - Can-Can

Female Vocal Performance - Album

Номинанты: Ella Fitzgerald - Mack the Knife, Ella in Berlin Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands, Here Comes Rosie Della Reese - Della Peggy Lee - Latin a la Lee Miriam Makeba - Miriam Makeba

Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - Mack the Knife, Ella in Berlin

Female Vocal Performance - Single

Номинанты:

Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics Peggy Lee - I'm Gonna Go Fishin' Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry Lyrics Eileen Farrell - I've Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Doris Day - The Sound of Music

Победитель: Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics

Male Vocal Performance - Album

Номинанты:

Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall Elvis Presley - GI Blues Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Nat King Cole - Wild Is Love

Победитель: Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles

Male Vocal Performance - Single

Номинанты: Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go Lyrics Johnny Mathis - Misty Lyrics Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Lyrics

Победитель: Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics

Record Of The Year

Номинанты: Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Lyrics Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics

Победитель: Percy Faith - Theme from A Summer Place

Vocal Group

Номинанты: Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence - We Got Us The Hi-Los - All over the Place The Brothers Four - Greenfields Lyrics The Kingston Trio - Here We Go Again The Swe-Danes - Scandinavian Shuffle

Победитель: Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence - We Got Us

Vocal Performance - Pop Single Artist

Номинанты: Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Lyrics Peggy Lee - Heart Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife Lyrics Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy Lyrics Победитель: Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind Lyrics