The 10th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 29, 1968, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1967.

Performers

  • Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry, Chet Atkins, and Jack Jones - Song of the Year medley
  • Lou Rawls - Dead End Street
  • Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin - Filmed appearance from a United Nations human rights benefit concert

Presenters

  • Tommy Smothers - Introduced Glen Campbell

Award winners

Record of the Year

  • "Up, Up and Away" — The 5th Dimension
  • Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon, producers
  • “Somethin’ Stupid” — Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
  • Jimmy Bowen & Lee Hazelwood, producers
  • “Ode To Billie Joe” — Bobbie Gentry
  • Kelly Gordon & Bobby Paris, producers
  • “My Cup Runneth Over” — Ed Ames
  • Jim Foglesong & Joe Reisman, producers
  • “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” — Glen Campbell
  • Al De Lory, producer

Album of the Year

  • “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” — The Beatles
  • George Martin, producer
  • “Ode To Billy Joe” — Bobbie Gentry
  • Kelly Gordon & Bobby Paris, producers
  • “My Cup Runneth Over” — Ed Ames
  • Jim Foglesong, producer
  • “It Must Be Him” — Vikki Carr
  • Tommy Oliver & Dave Pell, producers
  • Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim — Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Sonny Burke, producer

Song of the Year

  • "Up, Up and Away" — The 5th Dimension
  • Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter
  • “Ode To Billie Joe” — Bobbie Gentry
  • Bobbie Gentry, songwriter
  • “My Cup Runneth Over” — Ed Ames
  • Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, songwriters
  • “Gentle On My Mind” — John Hartford
  • John Hartford, songwriter
  • “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” — Glen Campbell
  • Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter

Best New Artist

  • Bobbie Gentry
  • Jefferson Airplane
  • Harpers Bizarre
  • The 5th Dimension
  • Lana Cantrell

Children's

  • Best Recording for Children
  • Boris Karloff for Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Classical

  • Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Firebird and Petrouchka Suites
  • Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Leontyne Price, & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Prima Donna, Volume 2
  • Best Opera Recording
  • Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl & the Paris National Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Berg: Wozzeck
  • Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand)
  • Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Robert Page (choir director), the Temple University Choir & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Orff: Catulli Carmina
  • Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
  • Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Concert (Haydn, Schumann, Scriabin, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin)
  • Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin for West Meets East
  • Album of the Year, Classical
  • John McClure (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), various artists & the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)
  • Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl, Choeur Nationale de Paris & the Orchestra of Paris National Opera for Berg: Wozzeck

Comedy

  • Best Comedy Performance
  • Bill Cosby for Revenge

Composing and arranging

  • Best Instrumental Theme
  • Lalo Schifrin (composer) for "Mission: Impossible"
  • Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Show
  • Lalo Schifrin (composer) for Mission: Impossible
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Burt Bacharach (arranger) for Alfie
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
  • Jimmie Haskell (arranger) for "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry

Country

  • Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female
  • Tammy Wynette for "I Don't Wanna Play House"
  • Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male
  • Glen Campbell for "Gentle on My Mind"
  • Best Country & Western Performance Duet, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
  • Johnny Cash & June Carter for "Jackson"
  • Best Country & Western Recording
  • Al De Lory (producer) & Glen Campbell for "Gentle on My Mind"
  • Best Country & Western Song
  • John Hartford (songwriter) for "Gentle on My Mind" performed by Glen Campbell

Folk

  • Best Folk Performance
  • John Hartford for Gentle On My Mind

Gospel

  • Best Gospel Performance
  • Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers for More Grand Old Gospel
  • Best Sacred Performance
  • Elvis Presley for How Great Thou Art

Jazz

  • Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group
  • Cannonball Adderley for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy performed by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet
  • Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
  • Duke Ellington for "Far East Suite"

Musical show

  • Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
  • Fred Ebb, John Kander (composers), Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast (Joel Grey, Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford & Bert Convy) for Cabaret

Packaging and notes

  • Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
  • Jann Haworth & Peter Blake (art directors) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
  • Best Album Cover, Photography
  • Robert Cato & John Berg (art directors) & Roland Scherman (photographer) for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits performed by Bob Dylan
  • Best Album Notes
  • John D. Loudermilk (notes writer) for Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse performed by John D. Loudermilk

Pop

  • Best Vocal Performance, Female
  • Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe"
  • Best Vocal Performance, Male
  • Glen Campbell for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
  • Best Performance by a Vocal Group
  • The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
  • Best Performance by a Chorus
  • Johnny Mann for "Up, Up and Away" performed by the Johnny Mann Singers
  • Best Instrumental Performance
  • Chet Atkins for Chet Atkins Picks the Best
  • Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance
  • Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe"
  • Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance
  • Glen Campbell for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
  • Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental)
  • The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
  • Best Contemporary Single
  • Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (producers) & The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
  • Best Contemporary Album
  • George Martin (producer) & The Beatles for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Production and engineering

  • Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
  • Geoff E. Emerick (engineer) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
  • Best Engineered Recording, Classical
  • Edward T. Graham (engineer) & the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble for The Glorious Sound of Brass

R&B

  • Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Female
  • Aretha Franklin for "Respect"
  • Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male
  • Lou Rawls for "Dead End Street"
  • Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
  • Sam & Dave for "Soul Man"
  • Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
  • Aretha Franklin for "Respect"

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  • Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
  • Everett M. Dirksen for Gallant Men

References