1959 Grammy Awards

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The 1959 Grammy Awards were the inaugural ceremony of the Grammy Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in the music industry for the first time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grammy Awards ceremony
music award ceremony
AlbumOfTheYearWinner Henry Mancini
surface form: Henry Mancini – "The Music from Peter Gunn"
alsoKnownAs 1959 Grammy Awards
surface form: 1st Annual Grammy Awards
awardYearForWorks 1958
BestNewArtistWinner Bobby Darin
broadcastFormat television special
cityOfEastCoastCeremony New York City
cityOfWestCoastCeremony Beverly Hills
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1959-05-04
editionNumber 1
followedBy 2nd Annual Grammy Awards
surface form: 1960 Grammy Awards
follows no previous Grammy Awards ceremony
genreScope classical music
country
jazz
pop music
honours outstanding achievements in the music industry
inception 1959-05-04
language English
location Beverly Hills
surface form: Beverly Hills, California

The Beverly Hilton
surface form: Beverly Hilton Hotel

New York City
Park Sheraton Hotel
mainCategory Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
surface form: Best New Artist

Record of the Year
Song of the Year
network NBC
notableWinner Bobby Darin
Count Basie
David Seville
Domenico Modugno
Ella Fitzgerald
Henry Mancini
The Kingston Trio
Van Cliburn
numberOfCategories 28
organizer Recording Academy
presentedBy Recording Academy
surface form: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
RecordOfTheYearWinner Nelson Riddle
surface form: Nelson Riddle – "Cross Country Suite"
significance first Grammy Awards ceremony in history
simultaneousEvents Beverly Hills ceremony and New York City ceremony
SongOfTheYearWinner Domenico Modugno – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)"
stateOfEastCoastCeremony New York
stateOfWestCoastCeremony California, United States
surface form: California

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Best Comedy Album firstAwardedAt 1959 Grammy Awards
this entity surface form: 2nd Annual Grammy Awards
1959 Grammy Awards alsoKnownAs 1959 Grammy Awards
this entity surface form: 1st Annual Grammy Awards
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package firstAwardedAt 1959 Grammy Awards
this entity surface form: 1st Annual Grammy Awards
2nd Annual Grammy Awards follows 1959 Grammy Awards
this entity surface form: 1st Annual Grammy Awards