Grammy Awards of 1988

The 30th Grammy Awards were held in 1988. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.


Award winners:
Record of the Year
Paul Simon (producer & artist) for Graceland
Album of the Year
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (producers) & U2 for The Joshua Tree
Song of the Year
Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & James Horner (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
Best New Artist
Jody Watley

Blues
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Professor Longhair for Houseparty New Orleans Style
Best Contemporary Blues Recording
The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader

Children's
Best Recording for Children
Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child

Classical
Best Orchestral Recording
Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
Best Opera Recording
Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
Best Chamber Music Performance
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman & for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Best Contemporary Composition
Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
Best Classical Album
Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow

Comedy
Best Comedy Recording
Robin Williams for A Night at the Met

Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (composers) for Call Sheet Blues performed by various artists
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
Best Album or Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Ennio Morricone (composer) for The Untouchables
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
Bill Holman (arranger) for Take The "A" Train performed by the Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
Frank Foster (arranger) for Deedles' Blues performed by Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra

Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
K. T. Oslin for 80's Ladies
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Randy Travis for Always & Forever
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for Trio
Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers for Make No Mistake, She's Mine
Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
Asleep at the Wheel for String of Pars
Best Country Song
Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (songwriters) for Forever and Ever, Amen performed by Randy Travis

Folk
Best Traditional Folk Recording
Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Shaka Zulu
Best Contemporary Folk Recording
Steve Goodman for Unfinished Business

Gospel
Best Gospel Performance, Female
Deniece Williams for I Believe In You
Best Gospel Performance, Male
Larnelle Harris for The Father Hath Provided
Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart for Crack the Sky
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
CeCe Winans for For Always
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
Al Green for Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Anita Baker & The Winans for Ain't No Need to Worry

Historical
Best Historical Album
Orrin Keepnews (producer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings

Jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
banezilla for Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Bobby McFerrin for What Is This Thing Called Love
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
Dexter Gordon for The Other Side of Round Midnight
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
Wynton Marsalis for Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
Mercer Ellington for Digital Duke
Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
Pat Metheny Group for Still Life (Talking)

Latin
Best Latin Pop Performance
Julio Iglesias for Un Hombre Solo
Best Tropical Latin Performance
Eddie Palmieri for La Verdad - The Truth
Best Mexican-American Performance
Los Tigres del Norte for Gracias! America Sin Fronteras

Musical Show
Best Musical Cast Show Album
Claude-Michel Schonberg (composer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for Les Miserables

Music Video
Best Concept Music Video
Genesis for Land of Confusion
Best Performance Music Video
Anthony Eaton (video producer) for The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert performed by various artists

New Age
Best New Age Performance
Yusef Lateef for Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony

Packaging and Notes
Best Album Package
Bill Johnson (art director) for King's Record Shop performed by Rosanne Cash
Best Album Notes
Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings performed by Thelonious Monk

Polka
Best Polka Recording
Jimmy Sturr for A Polka Just For Me

Pop
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Whitney Houston for I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Sting for Bring on the Night
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes for (I've Had) the Time of My Life
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Larry Carlton for Minute By Minute

Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for Bad performed by Michael Jackson
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem
Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
Narada Michael Walden
Classical Producer of the Year
Robert Woods

R&B
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Aretha Franklin for Aretha
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Terence Trent D'Arby for Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Aretha Franklin & George Michael for I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
David Sanborn for Chicago Song
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Bill Withers (songwriter) for Lean on Me performed by Club Nouveau

Reggae
Best Reggae Recording
Peter Tosh for No Nuclear War

Rock
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
Bruce Springsteen for Tunnel of Love
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
U2 for The Joshua Tree
Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
Frank Zappa for Jazz From Hell

Spoken
Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
Garrison Keillor for Lake Wobegon Days