GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Historical Album

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Best Historical Album

63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020)

winner

It's Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers

Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)

nominees

Celebrated, 1895-1896

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Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)

Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 - 1943)

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Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)

1999 Super Deluxe Edition

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Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)

Souvenir

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Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)

Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions

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Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)

winner

Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)

nominees

Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990

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Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Woodstock: Back To The Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive

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Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer, Brian Kehew, restoration engineer (Various Artists)

The Girl From Chickasaw County - The Complete Capitol Masters

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Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)

The Great Comeback: Horowitz At Carnegie Hall

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Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris

William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

nominees

Any Other Way

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Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Jackie Shane)

At The Louisiana Hayride Tonight...

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Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Battleground Korea: Songs And Sounds Of America's Forgotten War

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Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

A Rhapsody In Blue - The Extraordinary Life Of Oscar Levant

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Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Leonard Bernstein - The Composer

Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)

nominees

Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa

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Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams

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Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips)

Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta

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Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955

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Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector's Edition)

Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)

nominees

Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959

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April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-To-Digital

Ork Records: New York, New York

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Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: The Numero Group

Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983

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Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)

Label: Sony Classical

Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900

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Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Archeophone Records

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11

Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan And The Band)

nominees

The Complete Concert By The Sea

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Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth & Jessica Thompson, mastering engineers (Erroll Garner)

Label: Columbia/Legacy

Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985

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Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Light In The Attic Records

Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959

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Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-To-Digital

Songs My Mother Taught Me

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Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

The Garden Spot Programs, 1950

Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)

nominees

Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927

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Jeffrey Green, Rainer E. Lotz & Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Bear Family

Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides

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Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)

Label: Archeophone Records

Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia

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Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-To-Digital

There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 - 1971 (Deluxe Edition)

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Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Light In The Attic Records

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965

Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)

winner

The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums

Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)

nominees

Call It Art 1964-1965

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Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers (New York Art Quartet)

Label: Triple Point Records

Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980

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Patrick Feaster & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-To-Digital

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)

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Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Sir Georg Solti)

Label: Decca

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)

Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)

nominees

He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes

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Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes)

Label: Tompkins Square

Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "Song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall

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Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Great Smoky Mountains Association

Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM

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Steven Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-to-Digital

Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)

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Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul And Linda McCartney)

Label: MPL/Hear Music/Concord

Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection

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Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition)

Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)

nominees

The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music

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Christopher King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Bear Family

Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology

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Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)

Label: The Numero Group

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s

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Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Arhoolie

Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters

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Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

Label: RCA/Legacy

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)

Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)

nominees

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937

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Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Harte Recordings

The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!

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Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)

Label: Time Life

Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

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Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly)

Label: UMe/Hip-O Select/Geffen

Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968

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Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)

Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)

nominees

My Dusty Road

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Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & William "Bill" Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)

Label: Rounder

Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922

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Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Sophie Tucker)

Label: Archeophone Records

Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890-1950

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Steven Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-To-Digital

Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm

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Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum

Steven Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

nominees

Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)

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Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie)

Label: Mosaic Records

Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph

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David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)

Label: Archeophone Records

Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette

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Ken Flaherty, compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette)

Label: Tompkins Square

To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

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Richard J. Seidel, compilation producer; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)

Label: RCA/Legacy Recordings

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949

Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie)

nominees

Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings From The 1890s

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David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Archeophone Records

Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition)

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Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970

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Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938

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Christopher King & Henry Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Tompkins Square

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922

Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

nominees

Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly

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James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino Entertainment

Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937

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Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Old Hat Records

One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found

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Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino Entertainment

Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)

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Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Shout! Factory

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax

Jeffrey Alan Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal, mastering engineers (Jelly Roll Morton)

nominees

Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)

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Dean Blackwood & Ben Young, compilation producers; Joe Lizzi, Kevin Reeves & Ben Young, mastering engineers (Albert Ayler)

Label: Revenant Records

The Legend

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Gregory Brook Geller, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)

Label: Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings

Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)

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James Austin & Ahmet Ertegun, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Ray Charles)

Label: Atlantic/Rhino Records

You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music

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Henry Sapoznik, compilation producer; Christopher King, Andreas Meyer & Darcy Proper, mastering engineers (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)

Label: Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970

Daniel Cooper & Michael D. Gray, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

nominees

Unearthed

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Rick Rubin, compilation producer; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)

Label: American Recordings/Lost Highway Records

The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)

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Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo & Ken Robertson, mastering engineers (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)

Label: Mosaic Records

Goodbye, Babylon

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Steven Ledbetter, compilation producer; David Glasser & Matthew Sandoski, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Dust-To-Digital

Let The Buyer Beware

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Hal Willner, compilation producer; Eric Liljestrand, mastering engineer (Lenny Bruce)

Label: Shout! Factory

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey

Steve Berkowitz, Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie & Jerry Rappaport, compilation producers; Gavin Lurssen & Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

nominees

Count Basie And His Orchestra - America's #1 Band! The Columbia Years

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Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Count Basie And His Orchestra)

Label: Columbia/Legacy Recordings

Peggy Lee - The Singles Collection

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Cyrus Godfrey & Steve Woof, compilation producers; Steve Genewick, David McEowen, Ron McMaster, Odea Murphy & Robert Norberg, mastering engineers (Peggy Lee)

Label: EMI/Capitol Records

Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers - The Complete Specialty Records Recordings

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William C. Belmont, Ralph Kaffel & Stuart Kremsky, compilation producers; Joe Tarantino, mastering engineer (Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers)

Label: Specialty Records

Vintage Recordings From The 1903 Broadway Musical The Wizard Of Oz

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David Maxine, compilation producer; Adrian Cosentini, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Hungry Tiger Press

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - The Worlds Of Charley Patton

Dean Blackwood, compilation producer; David Glasser, Christopher King & Matt Sandoski, mastering engineers (Charley Patton)

nominees

Artie Shaw: Self Portrait

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Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Dennis C. Ferrante, mastering engineer (Artie Shaw)

Label: Bluebird

The Complete OKeh And Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer And Jack Teagarden Sessions (1924-36)

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Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Andreas Meyer & Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineers (Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer & Jack Teagarden)

Label: Mosaic

Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection

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Rick Harris & David Nolan, compilation producers; Leslie Mona-Mathus, mastering engineer (Dylan Thomas)

Label: Caedmon

The Genius Of The Electric Guitar

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Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Charlie Christian)

Label: Columbia/Legacy Recordings

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Lady Day - The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944

Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Billie Holiday)

nominees

Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948

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Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Paul W. Reid III, mastering engineer ((Charlie Parker))

Label: Savoy/Atlantic

Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz

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Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald, compilation producers; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer ((Various Artists))

Label: Arhoolie

The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music

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David Belafonte, Harry Belafonte & Albert C. Pryor, compilation producers; Michael O. Drexler, mastering engineer ((Various Artists))

Label: Buddha/Bmg

Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970

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Ted Myers, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer ((Various Artists))

Label: Rhino Entertainment

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

Louis Armstrong - The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings

Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein & Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer, Woody Pornpitaksuk, Ken Robertson, Tom Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Louis Armstrong)

nominees

Great Moments Of The 20th Century (Album)

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Michael Wesley Johnson, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

Respect: A Century Of Women In Music (Album)

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Julie D'Angelo & Holly George-Warren, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine (Album)

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Ronald D. Cohen & Jeff Place, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

The Rubinstein Collection (Album)

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Harold Hagopian, Edward Houser, Nathaniel S. Johnson, Jon M. Samuels & Max Wilcox, compilation producers; Hsi-Ling Chang, Thomas Mac Cluskey, Marian M. Conaty, Michael O. Drexler, Ward Marston, James Nichols, Francis X. Pierce, Jon M. Samuels & Michael Sobol, mastering engineers (Arthur Rubinstein)

Label: RCA Red Seal/Bmg Classics

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)

Orrin Keepnews & Steven Lasker, compilation producers; Paul Brizzi, Dennis Ferrante & Steven Lasker, mastering engineers (Duke Ellington)

nominees

Ray Charles - The Complete Country And Western Recordings (1959-1986) (Album)

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James Austin, Ray Charles, Terry Howard & Michael Johnson, compilation producers; Terry Howard & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Ray Charles)

Label: Rhino

Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack For A Century (Album)

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Billy Altman, Steve Berkowitz, Mike Berniker, Michael Brooks, Mitchell Cohen, Lawrence Cohn, Didier C. Deutsch, Bruce Dickinson, Michelle Errante, Jeff Jones, Arthur Levy, Nedra Olds-Neal, Jeffrey Peisch, Darcy Proper, Al Quaglieri, Leo Sacks, Phil Schaap, Tom Vickers & Warren Wernick, compilation producers; Chris Athens, Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Ellen Fitton, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson, Tom Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Sony Music

The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve 1944 - 1949 (Album)

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Michael Lang, Phil Schaap & Ben Young, compilation producers; Phil Schaap, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Verve

The Mahler Broadcasts 1948 - 1982 (Album)

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Sedgwick Clark, compilation producer; Jon M. Samuels & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (New York Philharmonic)

Label: New York Philharmonic Special Editions

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

The Complete Hank Williams

Colin Escott, Kira Florita & Kyle Young, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Tom Ruff, mastering engineers (Hank Williams)

nominees

Have A Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box (Album)

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Bill Inglot, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers; Andrew Garver, Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot, Ken Perry & Stewart Whitmore, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923 To 1987 (Album)

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Sedgwick Clark, compilation producer; Jon M. Samuels & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (New York Philharmonic)

Label: New York Philharmonic Special Editions

The Jazz Singers: A Smithsonian Collection Of Jazz Vocals From 1919 To 1994 (Album)

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Robert G. O'Meally & Bruce Talbot, compilation producers; Todd Hulslander & John Tyler, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

The Pet Sounds Sessions (Album)

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David Leaf, Mark Linett & Brian Wilson, compilation producers; Joe Gastwirt, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)

Label: Capitol/Emi-capitol Entertainment Properties

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Anthology Of American Folk Music - 1997 Expanded Edition

Amy Horowitz, Jeff Place & Pete Reiniger, compilation producers; David Glasser & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

nominees

Centenary Edition: 100 Years Of Great Music (Album)

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Tony Locantro, compilation producer; Andrew Walter, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Emi Classics

Cuba: I Am Time (Album)

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Jack O'Neil, compilation producer; Gene Paul, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Blue Jackel Entertainment

Ray Charles Genius And Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (Album)

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James Austin, David Ritz & Billy Vera, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Ray Charles)

Label: Rhino

Sing, Cowboy, Sing! The Gene Autry Collection (Album)

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James Austin, Karla Buhlman & Patrick Milligan, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Gene Autry)

Label: Rhino

The Complete Bill Evans On Verve (Album)

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Michael Lang, compilation producer; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Bill Evans)

Label: Verve

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings

Bob Belden & Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Miles Davis & Gil Evans)

nominees

Fritz Kreisler: The Complete RCA Recordings (Album)

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John Pfeiffer, compilation producer; Harold Hagopian, Glen Kolotkin & Ward Marston, mastering engineers (Fritz Kreisler)

Label: RCA Victor Gold Seal

The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (Album)

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Gregg Geller, Lee Herschberg, Joe McEwen & Ric Ross, compilation producers; Lee Herschberg, mastering engineer (Frank Sinatra)

Label: Reprise

The Mel Torme Collection 1944 - 1985 (Album)

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Dave Kapp, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Mel Torme)

Label: Rhino

The Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945 - 1955 (Album)

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Jim Fishel & Barbara Lynn Micale, compilation producers; Suha Gur, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Label: Mercury

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

The Heifetz Collection

John Pfeiffer, compilation producer; Ray Hall, Thomas MacCluskey, James P. Nichols, Anthony Salvatore, Jon M. Samuels & David Satz, mastering engineers (Jascha Heifetz & Various Artists)

nominees

The R&B Box: 30 Years Of Rhythm And Blues (Album)

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James Austin, Richard Foos & Billy Vera, compilation producers; Chris Clarke, Bob Fisher, Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Ken Perry, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931 (Album)

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Orrin Keepnews & Steven Lasker, compilation producers; Erick Labson, Steven Lasker & Seth B. Winner, mastering engineers (Duke Ellington And His Orchestra)

Label: Grp

John Coltrane: The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Album)

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Joel Dorn & Patrick Milligan, compilation producers; Gene Paul, mastering engineer (John Coltrane)

Label: Rhino/Atlantic Jazz Gallery

Live At The BBC (Album)

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George Martin, compilation producer; George Martin, mastering engineer (The Beatles)

Label: Capitol

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books On Verve

Michael Lang, compilation producer (Ella Fitzgerald)

nominees

The Song Is You

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Paul Williams, compilation producer (Tommy Dorsey And Frank Sinatra)

Label: RCA

Andres Segovia: A Centenary Celebration (Album)

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Israel Horowitz, compilation producer (Andres Segovia)

Label: Mca Classics

Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923 - 1934 (Album)

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Dan Morgenstern & Bruce Talbot, compilation producers (Louis Armstrong)

Label: Columbia/Legacy/smithsonian

Songs Of The West (Album)

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James Austin & Randy Poe, compilation producers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

The Complete Decca Masters (Plus) (Album)

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Ron O'Brien, compilation producer (Judy Garland)

Label: Mca

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959

Michael Lang & Phil Schaap, compilation producers (Billie Holiday)

nominees

Bing - His Legendary Years 1931-1957 (Album)

–

Steven Lasker & Andy McKaie, compilation producers (Bing Crosby)

Label: Mca

Frank Sinatra - The Columbia Years 1943-1952 - The Complete Recordings (Album)

–

Didier C. Deutsch, compilation producer (Frank Sinatra)

Label: Columbia/Legacy

Noel Coward; The Master's Voice-His HMV Recordings 1928 - 1953 (Album)

–

(Noel Coward)

Label: Angel

The Monterey International Pop Festival (Album)

–

Lou Adler, Geoff Gans & Stephen K. Peeples, compilation producers (Various Artists)

Label: Rhino

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat "King" Cole Trio

(Nat "King" Cole Trio)

nominees

Elvis The King Of Rock 'N' Roll - The Complete 50's Masters (Album)

–

(Elvis Presley)

Label: RCA

Les Paul: The Legend And The Legacy (Album)

–

(Les Paul)

Label: Capitol

The Music Of Disney - A Legacy In Song (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Walt Disney

You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930's (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Koch International Classics

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings

(Billie Holiday)

nominees

Igor Stravinsky The Recorded Legacy (Album)

–

(Igor Stravinsky)

Label: Sony Classical

The Complete Caruso (Album)

–

(Enrico Caruso)

Label: RCA Victor Gold Seal

The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968 (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Atlantic

The First 100 Years

–

(Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti, cond.)

Label: Chicago Symphony

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings

(Robert Johnson)

nominees

Verdi: Aida, Falstaff, Requiem, Te Deum, Va, Pensiero, Hymn Of The Nations (Album)

–

(Arturo Toscanini, conductor)

Label: RCA Gold Seal

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 And Leonore Overture #3 (Album)

–

(Arturo Toscanini, conductor)

Label: RCA Gold Seal

Brownie: The Complete Emarcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown (Album)

–

(Clifford Brown)

Label: Emarcy

The Jack Kerouac Collection (Album)

–

(Jack Kerouac)

Label: Rhino

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)

winner

Chuck Berry - The Chess Box

(Chuck Berry)

nominees

American Musical Theater - Shows, Songs And Stars (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection, Volumes 1-5 1939 - 1989 (Album)

–

(Various Jazz Artists)

Label: Blue Note

Jazz Piano (Album)

–

(Various Artists From 1898 To 1964)

Label: Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

Nat "King" Cole And The "King" Cole Trio (Album)

–

(Nat "King" Cole And The "King" Cole Trio)

Label: Savoy Jazz

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)

winner

Crossroads

(Eric Clapton)

nominees

The Complete Commodore Jazz Recording, Vol I (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Mosaic

The Erteguns' New York-New York Cabaret Music (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Atlantic

Djangologie/USA (Album)

–

(Django Reinhardt)

Label: Disques Swing

The Classic Hoagy Carmichael (Single)

–

(Hoagy Carmichael And Others)

Label: Indiana Historical Society

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)

winner

Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings

(Thelonious Monk)

nominees

Singers And Soloists Of The Swing Bands (Album)

–

(Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra And Others)

Label: Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

The Bristol Sessions (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Country Music Foundation

The Gershwin Collection (Album)

–

(Ella Fitzgerald, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, And Others)

Label: Teledisc Usa

The Otis Redding Story (Album)

–

(Otis Redding)

Label: Atlantic

29th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1986)

winner

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974, Vols. 1-7

(Brook Benton, Ray Charles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding & Others)

nominees

The Mapleson Cylinders (Album)

–

(Various Metropolitan Opera Artists)

Label: Rodger & Hammerstein Archives

The Voice, The Columbia Years 1943-1952 (Album)

–

(Frank Sinatra)

Label: Columbia/Cbs

Biograph (Album)

–

(Bob Dylan)

Label: Columbia/Cbs

The Complete Keynote Collection (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Keytone

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

RCA/Met - 100 Singers - 100 Years

(Various Artists)

nominees

American Popular Song (Album)

–

(Fred Astaire, Lena Horne, Nat "King" Cole, Sarah Vaughan And Others)

Label: Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

Bill Evans: The Complete Riverside Recordings (Album)

–

(Bill Evans)

Label: Riverside

Billie Holiday On Verve 1946-1959 (Album)

–

(Billie Holiday)

Label: Verve

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

Big Band Jazz

(Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Benny Goodman & Others)

nominees

Cotton Club Stars (Album)

–

(Cab Calloway, Jimmie Luceford, Ethel Waters & Others)

Label: Stash

History Speaks: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Album)

–

(Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Introduction By Clifton Fadiman)

Label: Book-of-the-month

Worlds First Entertainment Recordings 1889-1896 (Album)

–

(Silas Leachman, Len Spencer, George W. Johnson, Dan W. Quinn And Others)

Label: Mark 56

A Golden Celebration (Album)

–

(Elvis Presley)

Label: RCA

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)

winner

The Greatest Recordings Of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I

(Arturo Toscanini)

nominees

Back In The Saddle Again: American Cowboy Songs (Album)

–

(Various Country And Western Artists)

Label: New World

Kings Of New Orleans Jazz (Album)

–

(Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Sidney Bechet)

Label: Franklin Mint

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious (Album)

–

(Thelonious Monk)

Label: Mosaic

The Motown Story: The First 25 Years (Album)

–

(Various)

Label: Motown

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)

winner

The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols. 1 ,2 & 3

(Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra)

nominees

An Experiment In Modern Music: Paul Whiteman At Aeolian Hall (Album)

–

(Paul Whiteman)

Label: Smithsonian Collection

Bartók At The Piano - 1920-1945

–

(Béla Bartók)

Label: Hungaroton

Bunny Berigan (Giants Of Jazz) (Album)

–

(Bunny Berigan)

Label: Time/Life

Minstrels And Tunesmiths - The Commercial Roots Of Early Country Music

–

(Various Artists)

Label: JEMF

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)

winner

Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust To Ole Buttermilk Sky

(Hoagy Carmichael)

nominees

Birmingham Quartet Anthology (Album)

–

(Various)

Label: Clanka/Lanka

Miles Davis: Chronicle - The Complete Prestige Recordings (Album)

–

(Miles Davis)

Label: Prestige

The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France (1936-1937) (Album)

–

(Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli)

Label: Inner City/Music Minus One

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Country Music (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Smithsonian

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)

winner

Segovia - The EMI Recordings 1927-39

(Andres Segovia)

nominees

Early History Of The Phonograph Record With Thomas Alva Edison (Album)

–

(Thomas Alva Edison)

Label: Mark 56

First Edition/The Golden Age Of Broadway

–

(Various Artists)

Label: RCA Special Products

Songs Of The Depression: Happy Days Are Here Again (Album)

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Book-of-the-month

The Guitars (Giants Of Jazz) (Album)

–

(The Guitars)

Label: Time/Life

22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1979)

winner

Billie Holiday - Giants Of Jazz

(Billie Holiday)

nominees

Duke Ellington (Giants Of Jazz) (Album)

–

(Duke Ellington)

Label: Time/Life

One Never Knows, Do One? The Best Of Fats Waller (Album)

–

(Fats Waller)

Label: Book-of-the-month

The Magical Music Of Walt Disney

–

(Various Artists)

Label: Ovation

A Tribute To E. Power Biggs

–

(E. Power Biggs)

Label: Columbia

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)

winner

The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3

(Lester Young)

nominees

A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I And II (Album)

–

(Bing Crosby)

Label: Columbia

La Divina (Album)

–

(Maria Callas)

Label: Angel

The First Recorded Sounds 1888 To 1929 (Album)

–

(Thomas A. Edison And Various Others)

Label: Mark 56

The Greatest Group Of Them All (Album)

–

(The Ravens)

Label: Savoy