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  Online dictionary - Grammy Award
However, the Grammys, usually held in February, (last of what are considered the "big three" music awards shows, including the BMA and AMA shows) are considered the approximate equivalent to the Oscars, in the music world.
The awards are named for the trophy which the winner receives - a small gilded statuette of a gramophone.
Unlike the Academy Awards, for which the eligiblilty period begins January 1, the eligibility period for the Grammys begins October 1, which results in September being considered the Christmas sales period for the music industry (in which artists generally release big albums to qualify for the next year's Grammy).
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 Grammy [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording" [1].
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.
Best Instrumental Performance The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968.
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 Grammy Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing
Best RandB Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female
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 Grammy Award - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
However, the Grammys (usually held in February as the last of the "big three" music awards shows--the others being the BMAs and the AMAs) is the approximate equivalent, in the music world, to the Oscars.
The awards are named for the trophy given for them, a small gilded statuette of a gramophone.
The record for most Grammys won is held by the conductor Sir Georg Solti who receved a total of thrty-two awards before his death in 1997.
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 The Manhattan Transfer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
One of the most popular jazz recordings of 1980, "Birdland" brought The Transfer its first Grammy award (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental), and the award for Best Arrangement For Voices.
In 1982, the group won another Grammy, for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group, for its rendition of the classic ode-to-the-road, "Route 66".
Brasil won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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 Pat Metheny | Jazz Guitarist
GRAMMY award, category: Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental
GRAMMY award, category: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group
GRAMMY award, category: New Age Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
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 Grammys [Definition]
Best Long Form Music Video The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984.
In 1988 and 1989 the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented for Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video.
In 2004 this award was combined with the award for Best Salsa Album as the Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album....
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 Marco's Audio List
DICEN QUE was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance.
The first performance in each case is by Charlie Haden Quartet West followed by an original performance of the track from the late 40's or early 50's by Jo Stafford (December 1947), Jeri Southern (March 1954), and Billie Holiday (February 1947).
The performances are characterized by subdued, introspective explorations.
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 Manhattan Transfer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The most played jazz record of 1980, "Birdland" brought The Transfer their first Grammy award (Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental), and the award for Best Arrangement for Voices, which Janis took home.
THE BEST OF THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER was released for the holiday season in 1981 and contained the best of their hits from their early Atlantic Records years, 1975-1981.
In 1982, they accepted another Grammy, for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group, for their rendition of the classic ode-to-the-road, "Route 66." The song appeared on the soundtrack to the Burt Reynolds film Sharky's Machine, and surfaced three years later on their BOP DOO-WOPP album.
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 CD Baby: JAZZ: World Fusion - music you will love. - from radioio
Fusion in the truest sense of the word, melodies married to varied grooves.
This performance follows the structure of a traditional Indian tabla solo in which the original tabla strokes are precisely translated onto the drumset, performed over a repeating 16-beat cycle.
World Jazz Fusion; a collection of compositions compositions that are influenced by music from all over the planet- and most usually sunny, bright, joyful and sometimes pensive and thoughtful.
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 Grammy Awards of 1990 - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The 32nd Grammy Awards were held in 1990.
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (On a Jazz Recording)
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 Grammy Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Male Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Male or Female Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group
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 grammys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Paul Wertico: Awards & Honors
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: "The Road To You" - Pat Metheny Group
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: "Still Life (Talking)" - Pat Metheny Group
Best Jazz Group or Artist: Pat Metheny Group
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 Pat Metheny Awards
Best Instrumental Composition "The Chief" From the Album "Reunion" with Gary Burton
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental "Still Life (Talking)" Pat Metheny Group
Best Jazz Performance, Vocal or Instrumental "American Garage" Pat Metheny Group
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 1987 Grammy Awards
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Best Gospel Performance By a Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus
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 Grammy Award biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Some feel that because Grammy voters tend to vote conservatively, and are marketed to by record companies (viewed as pushing artists that sell to "teenage girls and housewives"), the most widely-recognized Grammys tend to go to either well-established artists or those being hyped by the recording industry.
Conductor Sir Georg Solti holds the record for most Grammys won, having won a total of thirty-two awards before his death in 1997.
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 1981 Grammy Awards
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Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
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 Lane Tech Class of 1979 - Grammy Award Winners of 1979
Lane Tech Class of 1979 - Grammy Award Winners of 1979
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus
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 Paul Wertico: Discography
"Jazz á go-go #A-008" (Collection/w others) - Paul Wertico Trio - (Jazz á go-go) - See Info
"The Road To You" - Pat Metheny Group - (Geffen Records) - 1993 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance)
"Jazz Inside Out" - Guy Fricano - (Forever Jazz Records)
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 1983 Grammy Awards
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal
Two-Time Grammy Winner Kathy Mattea Signs New Record Deal With Narada Productions.
Baker, Carter, Eubanks to receive Music Degrees (New York Beacon, The)
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 The Grammy Awards in the 1980s
*Manhattan Transfer became the first group to win a Grammy in both pop and jazz categories in the same year.
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