Grammy Awards 1962
The 4th Grammy Awards · Held May 29, 1962 · 13 categories · everything in 1962
Album of the Year
- Winner Judy at Carnegie Hall
Song of the Year
- Winner Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's · Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Best New Artist
- Winner Peter Nero
- Nominee Ann-Margret
- Nominee Dick Gregory
- Nominee The Lettermen
- Nominee Timi Yuro
Best Children's Music Album
- Winner Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf · Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Wolf, the Wolf
- Nominee 101 Dalmatians · George Bruns
- Nominee Golden Treasury Of Great Music And Literature · David Randolph
- Nominee The Soupy Sales Show · Soupy Sales
- Nominee Young Abe Lincoln
Best Comedy Album
- Winner An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May · Elaine May, Mike Nichols
- Nominee 2001 Years With Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks · Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks
- Nominee Here's Jonathan · Jonathan Winters
- Nominee Jose Jimenez The Astronaut · Bill Dana
- Nominee Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America · Stan Freberg
Best Contemporary Song
- Winner Let's Twist Again · Chubby Checker
- Nominee Goodbye Cruel World · James Darren
- Nominee I Like It Like That · Chris Kenner
- Nominee It's Gonna Work Out Fine · Ike & Tina Turner
- Nominee The Lion Sleeps Tonight · The Tokens
Best Country & Western Recording
- Winner Big Bad John · Jimmy Dean
- Nominee A Little Bitty Tear · Burl Ives
- Nominee Hello Walls · Faron Young
- Nominee Hillbilly Heaven · Tex Ritter
- Nominee Walk On By · LeRoy Van Dyke
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Winner Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad · The Belafonte Folk Singers
- Nominee Folk Songs Of Britain Vol. I · Alan Lomax
- Nominee The Big Bill Broonzy Story · Bill Broonzy
- Nominee The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem · The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
- Nominee The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters · The Limeliters
Best Inspirational Performance
- Winner Everytime I Feel the Spirit · Mahalia Jackson
- Nominee Hymns At Home · Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Nominee Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross · Alex Bradford
- Nominee Lincoln Hymns
- Nominee Swing Low · The Staple Singers
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner André Previn Plays Harold Arlen · André Previn
- Nominee Bill Evans At The Village Vanguard · Bill Evans Trio
- Nominee Dreamstreet · Erroll Garner
- Nominee European Concert · Modern Jazz Quartet
- Nominee The Greatest Horn In The World · Al Hirt
Best Performance by a Chorus
- Winner Great Band With Great Voices · Johnny Mann, Si Zentner
- Nominee A Song At Twilight · Roger Wagner Chorale
- Nominee Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad · Belafonte Folk Singers
- Nominee Hey, Look Me Over · Pete King
- Nominee This Is Norman Luboff · Norman Luboff Choir
Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Winner High Flying · Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- Nominee Close Up · The Kingston Trio
- Nominee The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters · The Limeliters
- Nominee The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time · The Lettermen
- Nominee Voices In Fun · The Four Freshman
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner Humor in Music · Leonard Bernstein
- Nominee More Of Hal Holbrook In Mark Twain Tonight! · Hal Holbrook
- Nominee The Coming Of Christ · Alexander Scourby, Robert Russell Bennett
- Nominee The World Of Dorothy Parker · Dorothy Parker
- Nominee Wisdom: Conversations With The Elder Wise Men Of Our Day Vol. 1