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The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day: one in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the other in the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City. [1]

1st Annual GRAMMY Awards: 1958 GRAMMY WINNERS. National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Available: https://www.grammy.com/awards/1st-annual-grammy-awards.

Feb 3, 2023 · The music industry’s Grammy Awards made its debut on May 4, 1959, 30 years after the Academy Awards handed out its first Oscar honoring the best in movies. The initial Grammy celebration was bicoastal, with events in Los Angeles and New York.

3 days ago · The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles in 1959, and 28 awards were presented. Famous recipients included Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and the Kingston Trio.

On May 4, 1959, the music world witnessed a historic moment as the first-ever Grammy Awards ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Among the stars shining brightly that evening was the incomparable jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who etched her name into music history with her historic wins.

The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, [note 1] and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater).

The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day: one in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the other in the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City. [1]

May 4, 2024 · There were just 28 categories at the first Grammys, the lowest number ever. There were five double winners — Mancini, Modugno, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Ross Bagdasarian...

Feb 3, 2023 · HOLLYWOOD, May 5 (AP) — The newly formed Recording academy has given its top award to an Italian, Domenico Modugno, for his “Volare.” His Decca record was hailed the best of 1959 at the first...