Posted on 05/04/2024 2:15:59 PM PDT by JonPreston
May 4th 1959, The very first Grammy Awards are held in Los Angeles, with Record of the Year going to Domenico Modugno's "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" and Henry Mancini's The Music From Peter Gunn soundtrack winning Album of the Year.
Domenico Modugno's "Nel Blu, Dipinto di Blu (Volare)
The following awards were given in the first award ceremony:[1]
I was going to compare the first Grammys with last years, but I began vomiting when trying to upload the code.
“I coulda had those guys whacked, but I figured I’d be nice about it.”
— Sinatra
It is interesting this post comes around the same time we hear of the passing of Duane Eddy which covered the song Peter Gunn.
The pictures are not from 1959.
Hold tight, I’ll send that to my editor ASAP!
Wow. Only the Lonely. Perhaps his best.
“65 Years Ago, Frank Sinatra Came Up Short”. He was 5’8”. He was height challenged. The things these people come up with.
Later, Petula would win the Grammy for "Downtown" as the best rock and roll song of 1964. "Downtown," which is set to a bolero beat, is most definitely not rock and roll, and there were dozens of great rock and roll songs from 1964 that the Grammy folks passed over.
He was also an alcoholic and a gross abuser of women.......
"He was abusive to his wives and lovers. Sinatra had a reputation for being a womanizer, but he was also violent and controlling with many of his romantic partners. He reportedly beat his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and cheated on her repeatedly. He also physically assaulted his second wife, Ava Gardner, and threw objects at her during their fights. He had numerous affairs with other women, some of whom he also mistreated. For example, he allegedly broke actress Juliet Prowse’s jaw when she refused to marry him."
Wow! What an incredible year. Look at those charts, all across the board. Sinatra had two top albums the year I was born!
To be fair, in 1959, Volare was a GIANT hit!
As a child, I found my folks’ “Catch a Falling Star” on 45 rpm. I loved that song and used to play it on my record player.
The Grammys were an irrelevant joke when I was a kid, they’re an irrelevant joke now.
One of my fave SCTV bits of all time. Thanks!
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