Grammy Awards of 1993

The 35th Grammy Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.


Award winners:
Record of the Year
Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for Tears in Heaven
Album of the Year
Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for Unplugged
Song of the Year
Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) for Tears in Heaven
Best New Artist
Arrested Development

Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Tom Waits for Bone Machine

Blues
Best Traditional Blues Album
Dr. John for Goin' Back to New Orleans
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for The Sky Is Crying

Children's
Best Album for Children
Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by various artists

Classical
Best Orchestral Recording
Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Kathleen Battle & Margo Garrett for Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, etc.)
Best Opera Recording
Christopher Raeburn, Stephen Trainor, Morten Winding (producers), Georg Solti (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Plácido Domingo, Sumi Jo, Reinhild Runkel, Julia Varady & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Best Performance of a Choral Work
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Vance George (choir director), the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Boys Choir & the San Francisco Symphony Girls Choir for Orff: Carmina Burana
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo With Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante - Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra
Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz - Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Clementi)
Best Chamber Music Performance
Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma for Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano
Best Contemporary Composition
Samuel Barber (composer), Andrew Schnenck (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Barber: The Lovers
Best Classical Album
Horst Dittberner (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion

Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Benny Carter (composer) for Harlem Renaissance Suite
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
Howard Ashman & Alan Menken (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast performed by Peabo Bryson & Céline Dion
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
Alan Menken (composer) for Beauty and the Beast performed by various artists
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
Rob McConnell (arranger) for Strike Up the Band performed by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
Johnny Mandel (arranger) for Here's to Life performed by Shirley Horn

Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
Mary Chapin Carpenter for I Feel Lucky
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Vince Gill for I Still Believe in You
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers for Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman
Best Country Vocal Collaboration
Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt for The Whiskey Ain't Workin'
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Sneakin' Around
Best Country Song
Vince Gill and John Barlow Jarvis (songwriters) for I Still Believe In You, performed by Vince Gill
Best Bluegrass Album
Alison Krauss & Union Station for Every Time You Say Goodbye

Folk
Best Traditional Folk Album
The Chieftains for An Irish Evening - Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
Best Contemporary Folk Album
The Chieftains for Another Country

Gospel
Best Pop Gospel Album
Steven Curtis Chapman for The Great Adventure
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
Petra for Unseen Power
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
Shirley Caesar for He's Working It Out For You
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Mervyn E. Warren (producer) for Handel's Messiah - A Soulful Celebration performed by various artists
Best Southern Gospel Album
Bruce Carroll for Sometimes Miracles Hide
Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
Edwin Hawkins (choir director) for Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir - Recorded Live in Los Angeles performed by the Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir

Historical
Best Historical Album
Michael Cuscuna (producer) for The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat "King" Cole Trio

Jazz
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Joe Henderson for Lush Life
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group
Branford Marsalis for I Heard You Twice the First Time
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
McCoy Tyner for The Turning Point
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Bobby McFerrin for 'Round Midnight
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
Pat Metheny for Secret Story

Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
Jon Secada for Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte
Best Tropical Latin Album
Linda Ronstadt for Frenesi
Best Mexican-American Album
Linda Ronstadt for Mas Canciones

Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album
Jay David Saks (producer) & the New Broadway cast for Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording

Music Video
Best Music Video, Short Form
John Downer (video director & producer) & Peter Gabriel for Digging in the Dirt
Best Music Video, Long Form
Rob Small (video producer), Sophie Muller (video director) & Annie Lennox for Diva

New Age
Best New Age Album
Enya for Shepherd Moons

Packaging and Notes
Best Album Package
Melanie Nissen (art director) for Spellbound - Compact performed by Paula Abdul
Best Album Notes
Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz, Jerry Wexler, Thulani Davis & Tom Dowd (notes writers) for Queen of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings performed by Aretha Franklin

Polka
Best Polka Album
Walter Ostanek for 35th Anniversary performed by Walter Ostanek & His Band

Pop
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
k.d. lang for Constant Craving
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Eric Clapton for Tears in Heaven
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson for Beauty and the Beast
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Richard Kaufman (conductor) for Beauty and the Beast

Production and engineering
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Bruce Swedien & Teddy Riley (engineers) for Dangerous performed by Michael Jackson
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
James Lock, John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes & Philip Siney (engineers), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic for R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)
Babyface & L.A. Reid
Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois
Classical Producer of the Year
Michael Fine

R&B
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Chaka Khan for The Woman I Am
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Al Jarreau for Heaven and Earth
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Boyz II Men for End of the Road
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Miles Davis for Doo-Bop
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons (songwriters) for End of the Road performed by Boyz II Men

Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
Sir Mix-a-Lot for Baby Got Back
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Arrested Development for Tennessee

Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Shabba Ranks for X-tra Naked

Rock
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
Melissa Etheridge for Ain't It Heavy
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
Eric Clapton for Unplugged
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
U2 for Achtung Baby
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for Little Wing
Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
Red Hot Chili Peppers for Give It Away
Best Metal Performance
Nine Inch Nails for Wish
Best Rock Song
Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon (songwriters) for Layla performed by Eric Clapton

Spoken
Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
Earvin "Magic" Johnson & Robert O'Keefe for What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS

Trad Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
Tony Bennett for Perfectly Frank

World
Best World Music Album
Sergio Mendes for Brasileiro