Cérémonie 9th Grammy award -Award 1966 :Award winners:Record of the YearJimmy Bowen (producer) & Frank Sinatra for "Strangers in the Night"Album of the YearSonny Burke (producer) & Frank Sinatra for Sinatra: A Man and His MusicSong of the YearJohn Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) for "Michelle" performed by The Beatles[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenMarvin Miller for Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book"[edit]ClassicalBest Classical Performance - OrchestraErich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A MinorBest Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Leontyne Price & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Prima Donna (Works of Barber, Purcell, etc.)Best Opera RecordingGeorg Solti (conductor), Regine Crespin, Hans Hotter, James King, Christa Ludwig, Birgit Nilsson, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Wagner: Die WalkureBest Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale for Handel: MessiahGeorge Bragg (conductor), Gregg Smith (choir director), the Gregg Smith Singers, the Ithaca College Concert Choir, the Texas Boys Choir & the Columbia Chamber Orchestra for Ives: Music for ChorusBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)Julian Bream for Baroque Guitar (Works of Bach, Sanz, Weiss, etc.)Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or VocalBoston Symphony Chamber Players for Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, PistonAlbum of the Year - ClassicalHoward Scott (producer), Morton Gould (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor[edit]ComedyBest Comedy PerformanceBill Cosby for Wonderfulness[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental ThemeNeal Hefti (composer) for "Batman Theme"Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television ShowMaurice Jarre (composer) for Dr. ZhivagoBest Instrumental ArrangementHerb Alpert (arranger) for "What Now My Love" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana BrassBest Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or InstrumentalistErnie Freeman (arranger) for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra[edit]CountryBest Country & Western Vocal Performance - FemaleJeannie Seely for "Don't Touch Me"Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, MaleDavid Houston (singer) for "Almost Persuaded"Best Country & Western RecordingDavid Houston (singer) for "Almost Persuaded"Best Country & Western SongBilly Sherrill & Glenn Sutton (songwriters) for "Almost Persuaded" performed by David Houston (singer)[edit]FolkBest Folk RecordingCortelia Clark for Blues in the Street[edit]GospelBest Sacred Recording (Musical)Porter Wagoner & the Blackwood Brothers for Grand Old Gospel[edit]JazzBest Instrumental Jazz Performance - Group or Soloist with GroupWes Montgomery for "Goin' Out of My Head"Best Original Jazz CompositionDuke Ellington for "In the Beginning God"[edit]Musical ShowBest Score From an Original Cast Show AlbumJerry Herman (composer) & the original cast (Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanning & Frankie Michaels ) for Mame[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album Cover, Graphic ArtsKlaus Voormann (graphic artist) for Revolver performed by The BeatlesBest Album Cover, PhotographyRobert M. Jones (art director) & Les Leverette (photographer) for Confessions of a Broken Man performed by Porter WagonerBest Album NotesStan Cornyn (notes writer) for Sinatra at the Sands performed by Frank Sinatra[edit]PopBest Vocal Performance, FemaleEydie Gorme for "If He Walked Into My Life"Best Vocal Performance, MaleFrank Sinatra for "Strangers in the Night"Best Performance by a Vocal GroupAnita Kerr for "A Man and a Woman" performed by the Anita Kerr SingersBest Performance by a ChorusRay Conniff (choir director) for "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)" performed by the Ray Conniff SingersBest Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz)Herb Alpert for "What Now My Love" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana BrassBest Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or FemalePaul McCartney for "Eleanor Rigby"Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalThe Mamas & the Papas for "Monday, Monday"Best Contemporary (R&R) RecordingNew Vaudeville Band for "Winchester Cathedral"[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording - Non-ClassicalEddie Brackett & Lee Herschberg (engineers) for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank SinatraBest Engineered Recording - ClassicalAnthony Salvatore (engineer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), the Pro Musica Chorus & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Wagner: Lohengrin[edit]R&BBest R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or FemaleRay Charles for "Crying Time"Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalRamsey Lewis for "Hold It Right There"Best Rhythm & Blues RecordingRay Charles for "Crying Time"[edit]SpokenBest Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama RecordingEdward R. Murrow for Edward R. Murrow - A Reporter Remembers, Vol. I The War Years