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36th Annual Grammy Awards | |
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Date | March 1, 1994 |
Location | New York, New York |
Hosted by | Garry Shandling |
Most awards | Whitney Houston (3) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 1, 1994. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Record of the Year and Album of the Year[1]
while opening the show with "I Will Always Love You".
EGOT
, and the first person to complete the status posthumously.
Paul Simon was the first performer of the evening.
Performers
- Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
- Kenny G & Toni Braxton – Breathe Again
- Gloria Estefan – Mi Tierra
- Garth Brooks – Standing Outside the Fire
- Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
- Aerosmith – Livin' on the Edge
- The River Of Dreams
- Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
- Natalie Cole – It's Sand, Man
- B.B. King - Tribute to Curtis Mayfield
Presenters
- Bono – Grammy Legend Award to Frank Sinatra
- Danny Glover - Lifetime Achievement Award to Aretha Franklin
- SWV & Salt-N-Pepa – Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Dolly Parton & David Foster – Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Kenny G & Toni Braxton – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Shawn Colvin, Trisha Yearwood & Mary Chapin Carpenter – Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Meat Loaf & Vanessa Williams – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- k.d. lang & Tony Bennett – Best Alternative Music Album
- Tevin Campbell, Jon Secada & Celine Dion – Best Tropical Latin Album
- Lee Ritenour & Oleta Adams - Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Billy Joel – Producer of the Year
- Alan Jackson, Don Was & Jody Watley - Best New Artist
- Spin Doctors & Melissa Etheridge – Song of the Year
- B.B. King & Steve Winwood– Record of the Year
- Bonnie Raitt & Lena Horne – Album of the Year
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
- David Foster, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
- Walter Afanasieff (producer) for "A Whole New World" - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
- Joe Nicolo & Danny Kortchmar (producer) for "The River of Dreams" - Billy Joel
- Sting & Hugh Padgham (producer) for "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" - Sting
- Neil Young (producer) for "Harvest Moon" - Neil Young
- Album of the Year
- The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston
- Houston, Robert Clivilles, Clive Davis, producer
- R.E.M & Scott Litt (producers) for Automatic for the People
- Walter Becker (producer) & Donald Fagen (artist) for Kamakiriad
- Joe Nicolo (producers) for River of Dreams
- Sting and Hugh Padgham (producers) for Ten Summoner's Tales
- Houston,
- Song of the Year
- Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) for "A Whole New World" performed by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
- Billy Joel for "The River of Dreams" performed by Billy Joel
- Jim Steinman for "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" performed by Meat Loaf
- Sting for "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" performed by Sting
- Neil Young for "Harvest Moon" performed by Neil Young
- Best New Artist
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Sting for "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
- "The Crying Game" – Boy George
- "The River of Dreams" – Billy Joel
- "Don't Take Away My Heaven" – Aaron Neville
- "Have I Told You Lately" – Rod Stewart
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle for "A Whole New World"
- "When I Fall in Love" — Celine Dion & Clive Griffin
- "Man on the Moon" — R.E.M.
- "The Music of the Night" — Barbra Streisand & Michael Crawford
- "Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Branford Marsalis & Bruce Hornsby for "Barcelona Mona"
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Performance
- U2 for Zooropa
- Belly – Star
- In Utero
- R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
- The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
Blues
Children's
- Best Musical Album for Children
- Alan Menken, Tim Rice (producers) & various artists for Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Deborah Raffin, Michael Viner (producers) & Audrey Hepburn for Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales
Comedy
- From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
- Pierre Boulez (conductor)& the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: The Wooden Prince
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Arleen Auger for The Art of Arleen Auger (Works of Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart)
- Best Opera Recording
- Ambrosian Opera Chorus & the English Chamber Orchestra for Handel: Semele
- Best Performance of a Choral Work
- Pierre Boulez (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bartók: Cantata Profana
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- James Levine (conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berg: Violin Concerto/Rihm: Time Chant
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist (without orchestra)
- John Browning for Barber: The Complete Solo Piano Music
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- The Emerson String Quartet for Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2/ Barber: String Quartet Op.11 (American Originals)
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Elliott Carter (composer), Oliver Knussen (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Violin Concerto[2]
- Best Classical Album
- Karl-August Naegler (producer), John Tomlinson & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
- Karl-August Naegler (producer),
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Kenny G (composer) for "Forever in Love"
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" performed by Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Alan Menken (composer) for Aladdin performed by various artists
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Dave Grusin (arranger) for "Mood Indigo"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock (arrangers) for "When I Fall in Love" performed by Céline Dion & Clive Griffin
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
- Does He Love You"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Best Country Song
- Lucinda Williams (songwriter) for "Passionate Kisses" performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Best Bluegrass Album
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Album
- The Chieftains for The Celtic Harp: A Tribute To Edward Bunting
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
Gospel
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Steven Curtis Chapman for The Live Adventure
- Best Rock Gospel Album
- dc Talkfor Free at Last
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Shirley Caesar for Stand Still
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- The Winans for All Out
- Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Michael Lang & Phil Schaap (producers) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Joe Henderson for "Miles Ahead"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Album
- Luis Miguel for Aries
- Best Tropical Latin Album
- Best Mexican-American Album
Musical show
- Best Musical Show Album
- Tommy
Music video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- Prudence Fenton (video producer), Stephen Johnson (video director) & Peter Gabriel for "Steam"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- Julie Fong (video producer), Doug Nichol (video director) & Sting for Ten Summoner's Tales
New Age
- Best New Age Album
- Paul Winter Consort for Spanish Angel
Packaging and notes
- Best Recording Package
- David Lau (art director) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 performed by Billie Holiday
- Best Album Notes
- Buck Clayton, Joel E. Siegel & Phil Schaap (notes writers) for The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 performed by Billie Holiday
Polka
- Best Polka Album
- Walter Ostanek for Accordionally Yours performed by Walter Ostanek & His Band
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Hugh Padgham (engineer) for Ten Summoner's Tales performed by Sting
- Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Rainer Maillard (engineer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
- Classical Producer of the Year
- Judith Sherman
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Toni Braxton for "Another Sad Love Song"
- Aretha Franklin – "Someday We'll All Be Free"
- Whitney Houston – "I'm Every Woman"
- Janet Jackson – "That's The Way Love Goes"
- Patti LaBelle – "All Right Now"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Ray Charles for "A Song for You"
- "Can We Talk" – Tevin Campbell
- "For the Cool in You" – Babyface
- "How Deep Is Your Love" – Luther Vandross
- "Voodoo" – Teddy Pendergrass
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Sade for "No Ordinary Love"
- Boyz II Men "Let It Snow"
- Earth, Wind & Fire "Sunday Morning"
- En Vogue "Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
- Tony! Toni! Toné! "Anniversary"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (songwriters) for "That's the Way Love Goes" performed by Janet Jackson
- Babyface & Daryl Simmons (songwriters) for "Can We Talk" (Tevin Campbell)
- Luther Vandross & Marcus Miller (songwriters) for "Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)" (Luther Vandross)
- Luther Vandross & Reed Vertelney (songwriters) for "Heaven Knows" (Luther Vandross)
- Raphael Wiggins & Carl Wheeler (songwriters) for "Anniversary" (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- Dr. Dre for "Let Me Ride"
- Ditty"
- Sir Mix-a-Lot – "Just Da Pimpin' In Me"
- MC Lyte – "Ruffneck"
- LL Cool J – "Stand by Your Man"
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Reggae
Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Steve Vai for "Sofa"
- Boogie Man"
- Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber – "Hi-Heel Sneakers"
- Joe Satriani – "Speed of Light"
- Tangerine Dream – "Purple Haze
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
- Stone Temple Pilots for "Plush"
- AC/DC – "Highway to Hell" (live)
- Living Colour – "Leave It Alone"
- Robert Plant – "Calling to You"
- The Smashing Pumpkins – "Cherub Rock"
- Best Metal Performance with Vocal
- Best Rock Song
- David Pirner (songwriter) for "Runaway Train" performed by Soul Asylum
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Best Spoken Comedy Album
Traditional pop
World
- Best World Music Album
- V. M. Bhatt & Ry Cooder for A Meeting by the River
Special merit awards
Grammy Legend Award
MusiCares Person of the Year
References
- ^ "Houston, Sting rule at Grammys". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 2 March 1994. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Cariaga, Daniel (March 2, 1994). "The 36th Annual Grammy Awards : Classical : Dual Awards for Chicago Symphony". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Watch: That time the Grammys cut off Frank Sinatra ... and Billy Joel made them pay". New Jersey 101.5.