11th Annual Grammy Awards
The 11th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 12, 1969. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1968.Award winners
- Record of the Year
- *Paul Simon & Roy Halee & Simon & Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson"
- Album of the Year
- *Al De Lory & Glen Campbell for By the Time I Get to Phoenix
- Song of the Year
- *Bobby Russell for "Little Green Apples" performed by Roger Miller / O.C. Smith
- Best New Artist
- *José Feliciano
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- *Pierre Boulez & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Debussy
- Best Vocal Soloist Performance
- *Carlo Felice Cillario, Montserrat Caballé & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Rossini: Rarities
- Best Opera Recording
- *Richard Mohr, Erich Leinsdorf, Ezio Flagello, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Judith Raskin, George Shirley, Tatiana Troyanos & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
- Best Choral Performance
- *Vittorio Negri, George Bragg, Gregg Smith,, E. Power Biggs, the Edward Tarr Ensemble, the Gregg Smith Singers & the Texas Boys Choir for The Glory of Gabrieli
- Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists
- *Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz on Television
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- *Vittorio Negri, E. Power Biggs & the Edward Tarr Ensemble for Glory of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organ
Comedy
- Best Comedy Performance
- *Bill Cosby for To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Theme
- *Mason Williams for "Classical Gas"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- *Dave Grusin & Paul Simon for The Graduate performed by Simon & Garfunkel
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- *Mike Post for "Classical Gas" performed by Mason Williams
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist
- *Jimmy L. Webb for "MacArthur Park" performed by Richard Harris
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- *Jeannie C. Riley for "Harper Valley PTA"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- *Johnny Cash for "Folsom Prison Blues"
- Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental
- *Flatt & Scruggs for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
- Best Country Song
- *Bobby Russell for "Little Green Apples" performed by Roger Miller / O.C. Smith
Folk
- Best Folk Performance
- *Judy Collins for "Both Sides Now"
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance
- *The Happy Goodman Family for The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans
- Best Soul Gospel Performance
- *Dottie Rambo for "The Soul of Me"
- Best Sacred Performance
- *Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
- *Bill Evans for Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival performed by the Bill Evans Trio
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- *Duke Ellington for "And His Mother Called Him Bill"
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- *Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Andy Wiswell the original cast for Hair.
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover
- *John Berg, Richard Mantell, Horn Grinner Studios for Underground performed by Thelonious Monk
- Best Album Notes
- *Johnny Cash for Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison performed by Johnny Cash
Pop
- Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- *Dionne Warwick for "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
- Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- *Jose Feliciano for "Light My Fire"
- Best Contemporary-Pop Performance - Vocal Duo or Group
- *Simon & Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson"
- Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus
- *Alan Copeland for "Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood Medley" performed by the Alan Copeland Singers
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- *Mason Williams for "Classical Gas"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- *Hugh Davies & Joe Polito for "Wichita Lineman" performed by Glen Campbell
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- *Gordon Parry, Georg Solti & the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D
R&B
- Best R&B Performance, Female
- *Aretha Franklin for "Chain of Fools"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- *Otis Redding for " The Dock of the Bay"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
- *The Temptations for "Cloud Nine"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- *Otis Redding & Steve Cropper for " The Dock of the Bay" performed by Otis Redding
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word Recording
- *Rod McKuen for Lonesome Cities