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AWARD WINNERS:

Record Of The Year

--- Paul Simon (producer & artist) for ''Graceland''

Album Of The Year

--- Brian Eno , Daniel Lanois (producers) & U2 for ''The Joshua Tree''

Song Of The Year

--- Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil & James Horner (songwriters) for ''Somewhere Out There'' performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

Best New Artist

--- Jody Watley

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Recording

--- Professor Longhair for ''Houseparty New Orleans Style''

Best Contemporary Blues Recording

--- The Robert Cray Band for ''Strong Persuader''

Children's

Best Recording For Children

--- Tom Bradshaw , Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for ''The Elephant's Child''

Classical

Best Orchestral Recording

--- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for '' Beethoven : Symphony No. 9 in D Minor''

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance

--- Kathleen Battle for ''Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital''

Best Opera Recording

--- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa , Kathleen Battle , Gary Lakes , Hermann Prey , Anna Tomowa-Sintow , & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for '' R. Strauss : Ariadne Auf Naxos''

Best Choral Performance (other Than Opera)

--- Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for '' Hindemith : When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd''

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with Orchestra)

--- James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for '' Mozart : Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4''

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without Orchestra)

--- Vladimir Horowitz for ''Horowitz in Moscow''

Best Chamber Music Performance

--- Vladimir Ashkenazy , Lynn Harrell , Itzhak Perlman & for '' Beethoven : The Complete Piano Trios''

Best Contemporary Composition

--- Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for ''Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2''

Best Classical Album

--- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for ''Horowitz in Moscow''

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording

--- Robin Williams for ''A Night at the Met''

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

--- Ron Carter , Herbie Hancock , Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (composers) for ''Call Sheet Blues'' performed by various artists

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television

--- James Horner , Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) for ''Somewhere Out There'' performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

Best Album Or Original Instrumental Background Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television

--- Ennio Morricone (composer) for ''The Untouchables''

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

--- Bill Holman (arranger) for ''Take The "A" Train'' performed by the Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

--- Frank Foster (arranger) for ''Deedles' Blues'' performed by Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra

Country

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female

--- K. T. Oslin for ''80's Ladies''

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male

--- Randy Travis for ''Always & Forever''

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Emmylou Harris , Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for ''Trio''

Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet

--- Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers for ''Make No Mistake, She's Mine''

Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Asleep At The Wheel for ''String of Pars''

Best Country Song

--- Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (songwriters) for ''Forever and Ever, Amen'' performed by Randy Travis

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Recording

--- Ladysmith Black Mambazo for ''Shaka Zulu''

Best Contemporary Folk Recording

--- Steve Goodman for ''Unfinished Business''

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance, Female

--- Deniece Williams for ''I Believe In You''

Best Gospel Performance, Male

--- Larnelle Harris for ''The Father Hath Provided''

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus

--- Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart for ''Crack the Sky''

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

--- CeCe Winans for ''For Always''

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male

--- Al Green for ''Everything's Gonna Be Alright''

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir Or Chorus

--- Anita Baker & The Winans for ''Ain't No Need to Worry''

Historical

Best Historical Album

--- Orrin Keepnews (producer) for '' Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings''

Jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

--- Banezilla for ''Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra''

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

--- Bobby McFerrin for ''What Is This Thing Called Love''

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist

--- Dexter Gordon for ''The Other Side of Round Midnight''

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group

--- Wynton Marsalis for ''Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I''

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band

--- Mercer Ellington for ''Digital Duke''

Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental

--- Pat Metheny Group for ''Still Life (Talking)''

Latin

Best Latin Pop Performance

--- Julio Iglesias for ''Un Hombre Solo''

Best Tropical Latin Performance

--- Eddie Palmieri for ''La Verdad - The Truth''

Best Mexican-American Performance

--- Los Tigres Del Norte for ''Gracias! America Sin Fronteras''

Musical Show

Best Musical Cast Show Album

--- Claude-Michel Schonberg (composer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil , Claude-Michel Schonberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for ''Les Miserables''

Music video

Best Concept Music Video

--- Genesis for ''Land of Confusion''

Best Performance Music Video

--- Anthony Eaton (video producer) for ''The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert'' performed by various artists

New Age

Best New Age Performance

--- Yusef Lateef for ''Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony''

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Package

--- Bill Johnson (art director) for ''King's Record Shop'' performed by Rosanne Cash

Best Album Notes

--- Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for ''Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings'' performed by Thelonious Monk

Polka

Best Polka Recording

--- Jimmy Sturr for ''A Polka Just For Me''

Pop

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

--- Whitney Houston for ''I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)''

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male

--- Sting for ''Bring on the Night''

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes for ''(I've Had) the Time of My Life''

Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Larry Carlton for ''Minute By Minute''

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical

--- Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for ''Bad'' performed by Michael Jackson

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

---: Requiem''

Producer Of The Year, (Non Classical)

--- Narada Michael Walden

Classical Producer Of The Year

--- Robert Woods

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

--- Aretha Franklin for ''Aretha''

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

--- Terence Trent D'Arby for Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- Aretha Franklin & George Michael for ''I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)''

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- David Sanborn for ''Chicago Song''

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

--- Bill Withers (songwriter) for ''Lean on Me'' performed by Club Nouveau

Reggae

Best Reggae Recording

--- Peter Tosh for ''No Nuclear War''

Rock

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo

--- Bruce Springsteen for ''Tunnel of Love''

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

--- U2 for ''The Joshua Tree''

Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist)

--- Frank Zappa for ''Jazz From Hell''

Spoken

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Recording

--- Garrison Keillor for ''Lake Wobegon Days''

EXTERNAL LINKS

30th Grammy Awards , from the Internet Movie Database

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