Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus

The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus was awarded from 1959 to 1960. In 1961 the award was split into two awards for Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Performance by a Chorus.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

1959

1st Annual Grammy Awards winner: Keely Smith and Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"[1][2]

Other nominees:[3]

• Kirby Stone Four – Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
• The King Sisters – Imagination
• Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross – Sing a Song of Basie
• The Kingston Trio – "Tom Dooley" lyrics

1960

2nd Annual Grammy Awards winner: Richard Condie (choir director), for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir[4]

Other nominees:[5]

• Ames Brothers – The Ames Brothers Sing Famous Hits of Famous Quartets[6]
• The Kingston Trio – The Kingston Trio at Large
• The Browns – "The Three Bells" lyrics

References

1. Paul Grein (February 14, 2012). "A Grammy Valentine". Grammy Awards.
2. Edmondson, Jacqueline (October 3, 2013). Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 248. ISBN 9780313393488.
3. "Grammy Awards 1959 (May)". awardsandshows.com.
4. "The Grammys: Past Winners Search". Grammy Awards.
5. "Grammy Awards 1959". awardsandshows.com.
6. "Discourse From the Billboard Sales Department". Billboard. October 12, 1959.