Grammy Awards 2007
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences was established in 1957 as a professional organization for musicians, producers, technicians, and executives in the US recording industry. The Grammys, first awarded in 1958, recognize excellence in the recording industry without regard to record sales or chart position. Nominees and winners are selected by the Academy’s individual members according to the members’ areas of expertise. In addition to the category: winner (performer in parentheses for song-writing/production awards)
► record (single) of the year: “Rehab,” Amy Wine-house; ► album of the year: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock; ► song of the year: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse, songwriter (AmyWinehouse); Knew artist: Amy Winehouse; ► pop vocal performance, female: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse; ► pop vocal performance, male: “What Goes Around…Comes Around,” Justin Timberlake; ► pop vocal performance, duo/group: “Makes Me Wonder,” Maroon 5; ► pop vocal album: Back to Black, Amy Winehouse; ► pop four general categories (record, album, and song of the year and best new artist) for which all members are eligible to vote, for 2007 there were 110 categories in 31 fields, of which Academy members were permitted to vote in no more than 8 fields. Prizes for works released 1 Oct 2006-30 Sep 2007 were awarded in Los Angeles on 10 Feb 2008. Prize: gold miniature phonograph.
Grammy Award Web site: <www.grammy.com>. vocal album, traditional: Call Me Irresponsible, Michael Buble; ► rock vocal performance, solo: “Radio Nowhere,” Bruce Springsteen; ► rock vocal performance, duo/group: “Icky Thump,” The White Stripes; ► hard rock performance: “The Pretender,” Foo Fighters; ► metal performance: “Final Six,” Slayer; ► rock song: “Radio Nowhere,” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen); ► rock album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters; ► alternative music album: Icky Thump, The White Stripes; ► R&B vocal performance, female: “No One,” Alicia Keys; ► R&B vocal performance, male: “Future Baby Mama,” Prince; ► R&B vocal performance, duo/group: “Disrespectful,” Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige; ► R&Bsong: “No One,” Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers, and Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys); ► R&B album: Funk This, Chaka Khan; ► R&B album, contemporary: Because of You, Ne-Yo ► rap performance, solo: “Stronger,” Kanye West; ► rap performance, duo/group: “Southside,” Common featuring Kanye West; ► rap song: “Good Life,” Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm, and Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West featuring T-Pain); ► rap album: Graduation, Kanye West; ► country vocal performance, female: “Before He Cheats,” Carrie Underwood; ► country vocal performance, male: “Stupid Boy,” Keith Urban; ► country vocal performance, duo/group: “How Long,” Eagles; ► country song: “Before He Cheats,” Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood); ► country album: These Days, Vince Gill; ► bluegrass album: The Bluegrass Diaries, Jim Lauderdale; ► new age album: Crestone, Paul Winter Consort; Kjazz album, contemporary: River: The Joni Letters, Her-bie Hancock; ► jazz album, vocal: Avant Gershwin, Patti Austin; Kjazz instrumental solo: Michael Brecker (“Anagram”); ► jazz album, instrumental: Pilgrimage, Michael Brecker; ► jazz album, large ensemble: A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Kat-rina), Terence Blanchard; ► jazz album, Latin: Funk Tango, Paquito D’Rivera Quintet; ► gospel song: “Blessed and Highly Favored,” Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters); ► gospel album, rock/rap: Before the Daylight’s Shot, Ashley Cleveland; ► gospel album, pop/contemporary: A Deeper Level, Israel and New Breed; ► gospel album, Southern/country/bluegrass: Salt of the Earth, Ricky Skaggs and the Whites; ► gospel album, traditional: Live—One Last Time, The Clark Sisters; ► gospel album, contemporary R&B: Free to Worship, Fred Hammond; ► Latin album, pop: El tren de los momentos, Alejandro Sanz; ► Latin album, rock/alternative: No hay espacio, Black: Guayaba; ► Latin album, urban: Residente o visi-tante, Calle 13 ► Latin album, tropical: La llave de mi corazon, Juan Luis Guerra ► Mexican/Mexican-American album: 100% Mexicano, Pepe Aguilar;
► Tejano album: Before the Next Teardrop Falls, Little Joe y La Familia; ► blues album, traditional: Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas, Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie “Pine-top” Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr., and David “Hon-eyboy” Edwards; ► blues album, contemporary: The Road to Escondido, J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton;
► folk album, traditional: Dirt Farmer, Levon Helm; ►folk album, contemporary/Americana: Washington Square Serenade, Steve Earle; ► Native American music album: Totemic Flute Chants, Johnny Whitehorse; ► Hawaiian music album: Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser, and Wayne Wong, producers (various artists); ► reggae album: Mind Control, Stephen Marley; ► world music album, traditional: African Spirit, Soweto Gospel Choir; ►world music album, contemporary: Djin djin, Angelique Kidjo; ► polka album: Come Share the Wine, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra; ► spoken word album: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, Barack Obama; ► comedy album: The Distant Future, Flight of the Conchords; ► producer, nonclassical: Mark Ronson; ► producer, classical: Judith Sherman; ► classical album: Made in America, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer (Nashville Symphony); ► orchestral performance: Made in America, Nashville Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, conductor; ► opera recording: Hansel and Gretel, Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel, Jennifer Larmore, Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague, and Sarah Tynan, soloists; Brian Couzens, producer; (Philharmonic Orchestra and New London Children’s Choir);
► chamber music performance: Strange Imaginary Animals, Eighth Blackbird; ► classical vocal performance: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs, Lorraine Hunt Lieber-son, soloist; ► contemporary classical composition: Made in America, Joan Tower, composer;
► short-form music video: “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” Johnny Cash; Tony Kaye, director; Rachel Curl, producer
Grammy Awards, 1958-2007
The year denotes the period (from the fall of the previous year to the fall of the year named) for which the winning work or artist was recognized; the prizes are generally awarded during the following year.
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year |
record (single) of the year |
album of the year |
best new artist |
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1958 |
“Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu |
The Music from Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini |
not awarded |
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(Volare),” Domenico |
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Modugno |
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1959 |
“Mack the Knife,” Bobby Darin |
Come Dance with Me, Frank Sinatra |
Bobby Darin |
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1960 |
“Theme from A Summer |
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, |
Bob Newhart |
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Place,” Percy Faith |
Bob Newhart |
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1961 |
“Moon River,” Henry Mancini |
Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland |
Peter Nero |
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1962 |
“I Left My Heart in San |
The First Family, Vaughn Meader |
Robert Goulet |
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Francisco,” Tony Bennett |
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1963 |
“The Days of Wine and |
The Barbra Streisand Album, |
Ward Swingle (The |
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Roses,” Henry Mancini |
Barbra Streisand |
Swingle Singers) |
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1964 |
“The Girl from Ipanema,” |
Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto |
The Beatles |
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Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto |
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1965 |
“A Taste of Honey,” |
September of My Years, Frank Sinatra |
Tom Jones |
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Herb Alpert |
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1966 |
“Strangers in the Night,” |
A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra |
not awarded |
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Frank Sinatra |
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year |
record (single) of the year |
album of the year |
best new artist |
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1967 |
“Up, Up, and Away,” The 5th |
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, |
Bobbie Gentry |
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Dimension |
The Beatles |
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1968 |
“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon & |
By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell |
Jose Feliciano |
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Garfunkel |
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1969 |
“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine |
Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blood, Sweat & Tears |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
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In,” The 5th Dimension |
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1970 |
“Bridge over Troubled Water,” |
Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon & |
The Carpenters |
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Simon & Garfunkel |
Garfunkel |
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1971 |
“It’s Too Late,” Carole King |
Tapestry, Carole King |
Carly Simon |
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1972 |
“The First Time Ever I Saw |
The Concert for Bangla Desh, George |
America |
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Your Face,” Roberta Flack |
Harrison and Friends |
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1973 |
“Killing Me Softly with His |
Innervisions, Stevie Wonder |
Bette Midler |
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Song,” Roberta Flack |
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1974 |
“I Honestly Love You,” Olivia |
Fulfillingness’ First Finale, Stevie Wonder |
Marvin Hamlisch |
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Newton-John |
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1975 |
“Love Will Keep Us Together,” |
Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon |
Natalie Cole |
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Captain & Tennille |
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1976 |
“This Masquerade,” |
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder |
Starland Vocal Band |
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George Benson |
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1977 |
“Hotel California,” The Eagles |
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac |
Debby Boone |
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1978 |
“Just the Way You Are,” |
Saturday Night Fever, The Bee Gees |
A Taste of Honey |
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Billy Joel |
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1979 |
“What a Fool Believes,” The |
52nd Steet, Billy Joel |
Rickie Lee Jones |
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Doobie Brothers |
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1980 |
“Sailing,” Christopher Cross |
Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross |
Christopher Cross |
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1981 |
“Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes |
Double Fantasy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
Sheena Easton |
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1982 |
“Rosanna,” Toto |
Toto IV, Toto |
Men at Work |
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1983 |
“Beat It,” Michael Jackson |
Thriller, Michael Jackson |
Culture Club |
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1984 |
“What’s Love Got To Do with It,” |
Can’t Slow Down, Lionel Richie |
Cyndi Lauper |
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Tina Turner |
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1985 |
“We Are the World,” USA for |
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins |
Sade |
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Africa |
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1986 |
“Higher Love,” Steve Winwood |
Graceland, Paul Simon |
Bruce Hornsby and the |
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Range |
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1987 |
“Graceland,” Paul Simon |
The Joshua Tree, U2 |
Jody Watley |
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988 |
“Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” |
Faith, George Michael |
Tracy Chapman |
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Bobby McFerrin |
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1989 |
“Wind Beneath My Wings,” |
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt |
Milli Vanilli (revoked) |
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Bete Midler |
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1990 |
“Another Day in Paradise,” |
Back on the Block, Quincy Jons |
Mariah Carey |
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Phil Collins |
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1991 |
“Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole |
Unforgettable: With Love, Natalie Cole |
Marc Cohn |
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with Nat King Cole |
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1992 |
“Tears in Heaven,” Eric Clapton |
Unplugged, Eric Clapton |
Arrested Development |
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1993 |
“I Will Always Love You,” |
The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston |
Toni Braxton |
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Whitney Houston |
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1994 |
“All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow |
MTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett |
Sheryl Crow |
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1995 |
“Kiss from a Rose,” Seal |
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette |
Hootie and the Blowfish |
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1996 |
“Change the World,” |
Falling into You, Celine Dion |
LeAnn Rimes |
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Eric Clapton |
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199 |
“Sunny Came Home,” |
Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan |
Paula Cole |
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Shawn Colvin |
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1998 |
“My Heart Will Go On,” |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill |
Lauryn Hill |
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Celine Dion |
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1999 |
“Smooth,” Santana featuring |
Supernatural, Santana |
Christina Aguilera |
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Rob Thomas |
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2000 |
“Beautiful Day,” U2 |
Two Against Nature, Steely Dan |
Shelby Lynne |
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2001 |
“Walk On,” U2 |
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, various artists |
Alicia Keys |
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2002 |
“Don’t Know Why,” Norah Jones |
Come Away with Me, Norah Jones |
Norah Jones |
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2003 |
“Clocks,” Coldplay |
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast |
Evanescence |
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2004 |
“Here We Go Again,” Ray |
Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles and |
Maroon 5 |
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Charles and Norah Jones |
various artists |
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2005 |
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” |
How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 |
John Legend |
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Green Day |
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2006 |
“Not Ready To Make Nice,” |
Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks |
Carrie Underwood |
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Dixie Chicks |
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2007 |
“Rehab,” Amy Winehouse |
River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock |
Amy Winehouse |
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an association of television and radio companies from Europe and the Mediterranean, began the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 to promote pop music. Each EBU member country, along with several provisional participants, can nominate one original song per year, with a maximum length of three minutes. The winner is selected based on call-in votes from fans and juries in each participating country. Eurovision Song Contest Web site: www.eurovision.tv.
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year |
song, songwriter(s) (performer, country) |
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1956 |
“Refrain,” Emile Gardaz, Geo Voumard (Lys Assia, Switzerland) |
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1957 |
“Net als toen,” Willy van Hemert, Guus Jansen (Corry Brokken, The Netherlands) |
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1958 |
“Dors mon amour,” Pierre Delanoe, Hubert Giraud (Andre Clavaeu, France) |
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1959 |
“Een beetje,” Willy van Hemert, Dick Schallies (Teddy Scholten, The Netherlands) |
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1960 |
“Tom Pillibi,” Pierre Cour, Andre Popp (Jacqueline Boyer, France) |
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1961 |
“Nous les amoureux,” Jacques Datin, Maurice Vidalin (Jean-Claude Pascal, Luxembourg) |
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1962 |
“Un Premier amour,” Rolande Valade, Claude Henri Vic (Isabelle Aubret, France) |
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1963 |
“Dansevise,” Sejr Volmer Sorensen, Otto Francker (Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann, Denmark) |
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1964 |
“Non ho l’eta,” Nicola Salerno (Gigliola Cinquetti, Italy) |
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1965 |
“Poupee de cire, poupee de son,” Serge Gainsbourg (France Gall, Luxembourg) |
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1966 |
“Merci cherie,” Udo Jurgens, Thomas Horbiger (Udo Jurgens, Austria) |
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1967 |
“Puppet on a String,” Bill Martin, Phil Coulter (Sandie Shaw, United Kingdom) |
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1968 |
“La, la, la,” Ramon Arcusa, Manuel de la Calva (Massiel, Spain) |
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1969 |
“Vivo cantando,” Aniano Alcalde, Maria Jose de Cerato (Salome, Spain); “Boom Bang-a-Bang,” Peter Warne, |
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Alan Moorhouse (Lulu, United Kingdom); “De troubadour,” Lennie Kuhr, David Hartsena (Lennie Kuhr,The |
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Netherlands); “Un Jour, un enfant,” Eddy Marnay, Emile Stern (Frida Boccara, France) (four-way tie) |
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1970 |
“All Kinds of Everything,” Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith (Dana, Ireland) |
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1971 |
“Un Banc, un arbre, une rue,” Yves Dessca, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre (Severine, Monaco) |
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1972 |
“Apres toi,” Klaus Munro, Yves Dessca, Mario Panas (Vicky Leandros, Luxembourg) |
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1973 |
“Tu te reconnaTtras,” Vline Buggy, Claude Morgan (Anne-Marie David, Luxembourg) |
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1974 |
“Waterloo,” Stikkan Anderson, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA, Sweden) |
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1975 |
“Ding-a-Dong,” Wil Luikinga, Eddy Owens, Dick Bakker (Teach-In, The Netherlands) |
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1976 |
“Save Your Kisses for Me,” Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee (Brotherhood of Man, United Kingdom) |
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1977 |
“L’Oiseau et l’enfant,” Jose Gracy, Jean-Paul Cara (Marie Myriam, France) |
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1978 |
“A-Ba-Ni-Bi,” Ehud Manor, Nurit Hirsh (Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, Israel) |
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1979 |
“Hallelujah,” Shimrit Orr, Kobi Oshrat (Gali Atari and Milk and Honey, Israel) |
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1980 |
“What’s Another Year,” Shay Healy (Johnny Logan, Ireland) |
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1981 |
“Making Your Mind Up,” Andy Hill, John Danter (Bucks Fizz, United Kingdom) |
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1982 |
“Ein bisschen Frieden,” Bernd Meinunger, Ralph Siegel (Nicole, West Germany) |
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1983 |
“Si la vie est cadeau,” Alain Garcia, Jean-Pierre Millers (Corinne Hermes, Luxembourg) |
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1984 |
“Diggi-loo diggi-ley,” Britt Lindeborg, Torgny Soederberg (Herrey’s, Sweden) |
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1985 |
“La det swinge,” Rolg Loevland (Bobbysocks, Norway) |
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1986 |
“J’aime la vie,” Marino Atria, Jean-Pierre Furnemont, Angelo Crisci (Sandra Kim, Belgium) |
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1987 |
“Hold Me Now,” SeanSherrard (Johnny Logan, Ireland) |
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1988 |
“Ne partez pas sans moi,” Nella Martinetti, Atilla Sereftug (Celine Dion, Switzerland) |
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1989 |
“Rock Me,” Stevo Cvikich, Rajko Dujmich (Riva, Yugoslavia) |
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1990 |
“Insieme: 1992,” Toto Cutugno (Toto Cutugno, Italy) |
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1991 |
“Fangad av en stormvind,” Stephan Berg (Carola, Sweden) |
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1992 |
“Why Me,” Sean Sherrard (Linda Martin, Ireland) |
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1993 |
“In Your Eyes,” Jimmy Walsh (Niamh Kavanagh, Ireland) |
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1994 |
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids,” Brendan Graham (Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan, Ireland) |
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1995 |
“Nocturne,” Petter Skavlan, Rolf Lovland (Secret Garden, Norway) |
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1996 |
“The Voice,” Brendan Graham (Eimear Quinn, Ireland) |
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1997 |
“Love Shine a Light,” Kimberley Rew (Katrina and the Waves, United Kingdom) |
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1998 |
“Diva,” Yoav Ginay (Dana International, Israel) |
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1999 |
“Take Me to Your Heaven,” Gert Lengstrand (Charlotte Nilsson, Sweden) |
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2000 |
“Fly on the Wings of Love,” J0rgen Olsen (Olsen Brothers, Denmark) |
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2001 |
“Everybody,” Maian-Anna Karmas, Ivar Must(Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL, Estonia) |
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2002 |
“I Wanna,” Marija Naumova, Marats Samauskis (Marie N, Latvia) |
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2003 |
“Every Way That I Can,” Demir Demirkan, Sertab Erener (Sertab Erener, Turkey) |
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2004 |
“Wild Dances,” Ruslana Lyzhichko, Aleksandr Ksenofontov (Ruslana, Ukraine) |
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2005 |
“My Number One,” Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou (Helena Paparizou, Greece) |
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2006 |
“Hard Rock Hallelujah,” LORDI (LORDI, Finland) |
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2007 |
“Molitva,” Sasa Milosevic Mare (Marija Serifovic, Serbia) |
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2008 |
“Believe,” Dima Bilan, Jim Beanz(Dima Bilan, Russia) |
Archery is the national sport in Bhutan, where it is a team event, rather than an Olympic-st) contest between individuals. Tournaments, often held during holidays, are festive occasions which entire villages enjoy, food, drink, and merrymaking.
Brit Awards, 2008
The British Phonographic Industry, a trade association of record companies, established the Brit Awards In 1977 to recognize pop acts from Great Britain and abroad. Prize: statuette. Web site: <www.brits.co.uk>.
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british categories |
international categories |
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Male solo artist: Mark Ronson |
Male solo artist: Kanye West |
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Female solo artist: Kate Nash |
Female solo artist: Kylie Minogue |
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Group: Arctic Monkeys |
Group: Foo Fighters |
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MasterCard Album: Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst |
Album: Foo Fighters, Echoes, Silence, Patienci |
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Nightmare |
& Grace |
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Breakthrough artist: Mika |
Critics’ choice: Adele |
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Single: Take That, “Shine” |
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Live act: Take That |
additional category |
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Outstanding contribution: Paul McCartney |
Country Music Association Awards, 2007
The Country Music Association, founded in 1958 as a trade organization for the country and western music industry, began its annual awards ceremony in 1967 and made it the first nationally televised music awards show the following year. Ceremonies are held in November. Prize: hand-blown crystal statuette. Country Music Association Awards Web site:
<www.cmaawards.com>.
► entertainer of the year: Kenny Chesney; ► female vocalist of the year: Carrie Underwood; ► male vocalist of the year: Brad Paisley; ► Horizon Award: Taylor Swift; ► vocal duo of the year: Sugarland; ► vocal group of the year: Rascal Flatts; ► album of the year: It Just Comes Natural, George Strait; Tony Brown and George Strait, producers; ► song of the year: “Give It Away” (George Strait), Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, and Jamey Johnson, songwriters; ► single of the year: “Before He Cheats,” Carrie Underwood; Mark Bright, producer; ► music video of the year: “Online,” Brad Paisley; Jason Alexander, director; ► musical event of the year: “Find Out Who Your Friends Are,” Tracy Lawrence featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney; ► musician of the year: Jerry Douglas (dobro)
The All-Time Top 50 Best-Selling Albums in the United States
As of July 2008. Album sales are given only to the nearest million copies, and in the case of a tie albums are listed alphabetically by artist.
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album |
artist |
year |
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26 |
Supernatural |
Santana |
1999 |
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27 |
Backstreet Boys |
Backstreet Boys |
1997 |
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28 |
…Baby One More |
Britney Spears |
1999 |
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Time |
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29 |
Ropin’ the Wind |
Garth Brooks |
1991 |
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30 |
Bat out of Hell |
Meat Loaf |
1977 |
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31 |
Metallica |
Metallica |
1991 |
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32 |
Simon & Garfunkel’s |
Simon & Garfunkel |
1972 |
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Greatest Hits |
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33 |
Millennium |
Backstreet Boys |
1999 |
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34 |
Live/1975-85 |
Bruce Springsteen |
1986 |
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& the E Street Band |
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35 |
Purple Rain |
Prince and the |
198 4 |
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(soundtrack) |
Revolution |
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36 |
Greatest Hits |
Steve Miller Band |
1978 |
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1974-1978 |
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37 |
Whitney Houston |
Whitney Houston |
1985 |
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38 |
Abbey Road |
The Beatles |
1969 |
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39 |
Slippery When Wet |
Bon Jovi |
1986 |
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40 |
II |
Boyz II Men |
1994 |
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41 |
Hysteria |
Def Leppard |
1987 |
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42 |
Wide Open Spaces |
Dixie Chicks |
1998 |
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43 |
Pieces of You |
Jewel |
1995 |
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44 |
Breathless |
Kenny G |
1992 |
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45 |
Kenny Rogers’ |
Kenny Rogers |
1980 |
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Greatest Hits |
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46 |
Led Zeppelin II |
Led Zeppelin |
1969 |
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47 |
Yourself or Someone |
Matchbox 20 |
1996 |
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Like You |
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48 |
Ten |
Pearl Jam |
1991 |
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49 |
No Jacket Required |
Phil Collins |
1985 |
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50 |
Hot Rocks |
The Rolling Stones |
1972 |
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1964-1971 |
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album |
artist |
year |
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1 |
Their Greatest Hits |
Eagles |
1976 |
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(1971-1975) |
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2 |
Thriller |
Michael Jackson |
1982 |
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3 |
Untitled |
Led Zeppelin |
1971 |
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(“Led Zeppelin IV”) |
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4 |
The Wall |
Pink Floyd |
1979 |
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5 |
Back in Black |
AC/DC |
1980 |
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6 |
GreatestHits, Volume |
Billy Joel |
1985 |
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I & Volume II |
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7 |
Double Live |
Garth Brooks |
1998 |
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8 |
Come on Over |
Shania Twain |
1997 |
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9 |
The Beatles |
The Beatles |
1968 |
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(“The White Album”) |
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10 |
Rumours |
Fleetwood Mac |
1977 |
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11 |
Boston |
Boston |
1976 |
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12 |
No Fences |
Garth Brooks |
1990 |
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13 |
The Bodyguard |
Whitney Houston |
1992 |
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(soundtrack) |
and various artists |
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14 |
Jagged Little Pill |
Alanis Morissette |
1995 |
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15 |
1967-70 |
The Beatles |
1973 |
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16 |
Hotel California |
Eagles |
1976 |
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17 |
Greatest Hits |
Elton John |
1974 |
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18 |
Cracked Rear View |
Hootie & the |
1994 |
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Blowfish |
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19 |
Physical Graffiti |
Led Zeppelin |
1975 |
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20 |
1962-66 |
The Beatles |
1973 |
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21 |
Saturday Night Fever The Bee Gees and |
1977 |
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(soundtrack) |
various artists |
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22 |
Born in the U.S.A. |
Bruce Springsteen |
1984 |
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23 |
Appetite for |
Guns N’ Roses |
1987 |
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Destruction |
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24 |
Greatest Hits |
Journey |
1988 |
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25 |
Dark Side of |
Pink Floyd |
1973 |
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the Moon |
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Music-industry professionals established the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in 1983 in order to “recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development, and perpetuation of rock and roll.” Performers are eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. The foundation’s nominating committee compiles an annual list of eligible artists and distributes this list to about 1,000 rock experts throughout the world. Those performers receiving the highest number of votes, as well as at least 50% of the vote, are inducted. Special committees select inductees in other categories. Those elected to membership receive a statuette depicting an abstract human figure holding aloft a gold record. Inductees for 2008 appear in boldface.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Web site:
<www.rockhall.com>.
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name (year of induction) |
name (year of induction) |
name (year of induction) |
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AC/DC (2003) |
Miles Davis (2006) |
Elmore James3 (1992) |
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Paul Ackerman1 (1995) |
The Dells (2004) |
Etta James (1993) |
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Aerosmith (2001) |
Bo Diddley (1987) |
Jefferson Airplane (1996) |
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The Allman Brothers Band (1995) |
Dion (1989) |
Billy Joel (1999) |
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Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss2 |
Willie Dixon3 (1994) |
Elton John (1994) |
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(2006) |
Fats Domino (1986) |
Little Willie John (1996) |
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The Animals (1994) |
Tom Donahue1 (1996) |
Johnnie Johnson4 (2001) |
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Louis Armstrong3 (1990) |
The Doors (1993) |
Robert Johnson3 (1986) |
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Chet Atkins4 (2002) |
Steve Douglas4 (2003) |
Janis Joplin (1995) |
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LaVern Baker (1991) |
The Drifters (1988) |
Louis Jordan3 (1987) |
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Hank Ballard (1990) |
Bob Dylan (1988) |
B.B. King (1987) |
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The Band (1994) |
Eagles (1998) |
King Curtis4 (2000) |
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Dave Bartholomew1 (1991) |
Earth, Wind & Fire (2000) |
The Kinks (1990) |
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Frank Barsalona2 (2005) |
Duane Eddy (1994) |
Gladys Knight and the Pips |
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Ralph Bass1 (1991) |
Ahmet Ertegun1 (1987) |
(1996) |
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The Beach Boys (1988) |
Nesuhi Ertegun2 (1991) |
Leadbelly3 (1988) |
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The Beatles (1988) |
The Everly Brothers (1986) |
Led Zeppelin (1995) |
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The Bee Gees (1997) |
Leo Fender1 (1992) |
Brenda Lee (2002) |
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Benny Benjamin4 (2003) |
The Flamingos (2001) |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller1 |
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Chuck Berry (1986) |
Fleetwood Mac (1998) |
(1987) |
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Black Sabbath (2006) |
The Four Seasons (1990) |
John Lennon (1994) |
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Chris Blackwell1 (2001) |
The Four Tops (1990) |
Jerry Lee Lewis (1986) |
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Hal Blaine4 (2000) |
Aretha Franklin (1987) |
Little Richard (1986) |
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Bobby “Blue” Bland (1992) |
Alan Freed1 (1986) |
Little Walter4 (2008) |
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Blondie (2006) |
Milt Gabler1 (1993) |
The Lovin’ Spoonful (2000) |
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Booker T. and the MG’s (1992) |
Kevin Gamble and Leon Huff1 |
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
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David Bowie (1996) |
(2008) |
(1993) |
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Charles Brown3 (1999) |
Marvin Gaye (1987) |
Lynyrd Skynyrd (2006) |
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James Brown (1986) |
Gerry Goffin and Carole King1 |
Madonna (2008) |
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Ruth Brown (1993) |
(1990) |
The Mamas and the Papas |
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Jackson Browne (2004) |
Berry Gordy, Jr.1 (1988) |
(1998) |
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Buffalo Springfield (1997) |
Bill Graham1 (1992) |
Bob Marley (1994) |
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Solomon Burke (2001) |
Grandmaster Flash and the |
Martha and the Vandellas (1995) |
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James Burton4 (2001) |
Furious Five (2007) |
George Martin1 (1999) |
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The Byrds (1991) |
Grateful Dead (1994) |
Curtis Mayfield (1999) |
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Johnny Cash (1992) |
Al Green (1995) |
Paul McCartney (1999) |
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Ray Charles (1986) |
Woody Guthrie3 (1988) |
Clyde McPhatter (1987) |
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Leonard Chess1 (1987) |
Buddy Guy (2005) |
John Mellencamp (2008) |
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Charlie Christian3 (1990) |
Bill Haley (1987) |
Joni Mitchell (1997) |
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Eric Clapton (2000) |
John Hammond2 (1986) |
Bill Monroe3 (1997) |
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Dick Clark1 (1993) |
George Harrison (2004) |
The Moonglows (2000) |
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The Clash (2003) |
Isaac Hayes (2002) |
Scotty Moore4 (2000) |
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The Coasters (1987) |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
Van Morrison (1993) |
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Eddie Cochran (1987) |
(1992) |
Jelly Roll Morton3 (1998) |
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Leonard Cohen (2008) |
Billie Holiday3 (2000) |
Syd Nathan1 (1997) |
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Nat King Cole3 (2000) |
Holland, Dozier, and Holland1 |
Ricky Nelson (1987) |
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Sam Cooke (1986) |
(1990) |
The O’Jays (2005) |
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions |
Buddy Holly (1986) |
Roy Orbison (1987) |
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(2003) |
John Lee Hooker (1991) |
The Orioles3 (1995) |
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Floyd Cramer4 (2003) |
Howlin’ Wolf3 (1991) |
Mo Ostin1 (2003) |
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Cream (1993) |
The Impressions (1991) |
Johnny Otis1 (1994) |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival |
The Inkspots3 (1989) |
Earl Palmer4 (2000) |
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(1993) |
The Isley Brothers (1992) |
Parliament-Funkadelic (1997) |
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Crosby, Stills & Nash (1997) |
Mahalia Jackson3 (1997) |
Les Paul3 (1988) |
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Bobby Darin (1990) |
Michael Jackson (2001) |
Carl Perkins (1987) |
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The Dave Clark Five (2008) |
The Jackson 5 (1997) |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
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Clive Davis1 (2000) |
James Jamerson4 (2000) |
(2002) |
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name (year of induction) |
name (year of induction) |
name (year of induction) |
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Sam Phillips1 (1986) |
The Sex Pistols (2006) |
Ritchie Valens (2001) |
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Wilson Pickett (1991) |
Del Shannon (1999) |
Van Halen (2007) |
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Pink Floyd (1996) |
The Shirelles (1996) |
The Velvet Underground |
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Gene Pitney (2002) |
Paul Simon (2001) |
(1996) |
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The Platters (1990) |
Simon & Garfunkel (1990) |
The Ventures (2008) |
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The Police (2003) |
Percy Sledge (2005) |
Gene Vincent (1998) |
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Doc Pomus1 (1992) |
Sly and the Family Stone |
T-Bone Walker3 (1987) |
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Elvis Presley (1986) |
(1993) |
Dinah Washington3 (1993) |
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The Pretenders (2005) |
Bessie Smith3 (1989) |
Muddy Waters (1987) |
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Lloyd Price (1998) |
Patti Smith (2007) |
Jann S. Wenner2 (2004) |
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Prince (2004) |
The Soul Stirrers3 (1989) |
Jerry Wexler1 (1987) |
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Professor Longhair3 (1992) |
Phil Spector1 (1989) |
The Who (1990) |
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Queen (2001) |
Dusty Springfield (1999) |
Hank Williams3 (1987) |
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R.E.M. (2007) |
Bruce Springsteen (1999) |
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys3 |
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Ma Rainey3 (1990) |
The Staple Singers (1999) |
(1999) |
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Bonnie Raitt (2000) |
Steely Dan (2001) |
Jackie Wilson (1987) |
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The Ramones (2002) |
Seymour Stein2 (2005) |
Stevie Wonder (1989) |
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Otis Redding (1989) |
Jim Stewart1 (2002) |
Jimmy Yancey3 (1986) |
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Jimmy Reed (1991) |
Rod Stewart (1994) |
The Yardbirds (1992) |
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The Righteous Brothers (2003) |
The Supremes (1988) |
Neil Young (1995) |
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Smokey Robinson (1987) |
Talking Heads (2002) |
The (Young) Rascals (1997) |
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Jimmie Rodgers3 (1986) |
James Taylor (2000) |
Frank Zappa (1995) |
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The Rolling Stones (1989) |
The Temptations (1989) |
ZZ Top (2004) |
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The Ronettes (2007) |
Allen Toussaint1 (1998) |
|
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Sam and Dave (1992) |
Traffic (2004) |
|
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Santana (1998) |
Big Joe Turner (1987) |
|
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Pete Seeger3 (1996) |
Ike and Tina Turner (1991) |
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Bob Seger (2004) |
U2 (2005) |
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1Ahmet Ertegun Award (nonperformers). 2Lifetime Achievement. |
3Early Influences. 4Sidemen. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica’s 25 World-Class Orchestras
|
orchestra |
location |
founded |
music director or conductor (2008) |
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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
Berlin, Germany |
1882 |
Simon Rattle |
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Boston Symphony Orchestra |
Boston MA |
1881 |
James Levine |
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
Chicago IL |
1891 |
Bernard Haitink1 |
|
Cleveland Orchestra |
Cleveland OH |
1918 |
Franz Welser-Most |
|
Gewandhaus Orchestra |
Leipzig, Germany |
1743 |
Riccardo Chailly |
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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
1936 |
Zubin Mehta |
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London Philharmonic Orchestra |
London, England |
1932 |
Vladimir Jurowski |
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London Symphony Orchestra |
London, England |
1904 |
Valery Gergiev |
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Los Angeles Philharmonic |
Los Angeles CA |
1919 |
Esa-Pekka Salonen2 |
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New York Philharmonic |
New York NY |
1842 |
Lorin Maazel3 |
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NHK Symphony Orchestra |
Tokyo, Japan |
1926 |
Vladimir Ashkenazy |
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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande |
Geneva, Switzerland |
1918 |
Marek Janowski |
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Orchestre de Paris |
Paris, France |
1967 |
Christoph Eschenbach4 |
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Orchestre National de France |
Paris, France |
1934 |
Daniele Gatti |
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Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal |
Montreal, QC, Canada |
1934 |
Kent Nagano |
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Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra |
Oslo, Norway |
1919 |
Jukka-Pekka Saraste |
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Philadelphia Orchestra |
Philadelphia PA |
1900 |
Charles Dutoit5 |
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Philharmonia Orchestra |
London, England |
1945 |
Esa-Pekka Salonen |
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
Pittsburgh PA |
1896 |
Manfred Honeck |
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Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
1888 |
Mariss Jansons |
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
London, England |
1946 |
Daniele Gatti6 |
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Russian National Orchestra |
Moscow, Russia |
1990 |
Mikhail Pletnev |
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Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
St. Louis MO |
1880 |
David Robertson |
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San Francisco Symphony |
San Francisco CA |
1911 |
Michael Tilson Thomas |
|
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Vienna, Austria |
1842 |
guest conductors |
Principal conductor. Riccardo Muti will assume the musical directorship of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in September 2010. 2Gustavo Dudamel will assume the musical directorship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in September 2009. 3Alan Gilbert will assume the musical directorship of the New York Philharmonic in September 2009. 4Paavo Jarvi will assume the musical directorship of the Orchestre de Paris in September 2010. 5Chief conductor and artistic adviser. The search for a music director is ongoing in 2008. 6Charles Dutoit will assume the artistic directorship of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2009.
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general or artistic |
|
company |
location |
founded |
director (2008) |
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Arena di Verona1 |
Verona, Italy |
1913 |
Francesco Girondini |
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Bayerische Staatsoper |
Munich, Germany |
1653 |
Nikolaus Bachler |
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(Bavarian State Opera) |
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|
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Bolshoi Opera |
Moscow, Russia |
1776 |
Makvala Kasrashvili |
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Canadian Opera Company |
Toronto, ON, Canada |
1950 |
Alexander Neef |
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Grand Theatre de Geneve |
Geneva, Switzerland |
1962 |
Jean-Marie Blanchard |
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Los Angeles Opera |
Los Angeles CA |
1986 |
Placido Domingo |
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Lyric Opera of Chicago |
Chicago IL |
1954 |
William Mason |
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Magyar Allami Opera |
Budapest, Hungary |
1884 |
Lajos Vass |
|
(Hungarian State Opera) |
|
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|
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Mariinsky Opera Company |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
1783 |
Valery Gergiev |
|
Metropolitan Opera |
New York NY |
1883 |
Peter Gelb |
|
Opera Australia |
Sydney, NSW, and |
1956 |
Richard Hickox2 |
|
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
|
|
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Opera Cleveland |
Cleveland OH |
2007 |
Dean Williamson |
|
Opera National de Paris |
Paris, France |
1669 |
Gerard Mortier |
|
Royal Opera |
London, England |
1732 |
Antonio Pappano2 |
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San Francisco Opera |
San Francisco CA |
1923 |
David Gockley |
|
Staatsoper Unterden Linden |
Berlin, Germany |
1742 |
Daniel Barenboim |
|
(Berlin State Opera) |
|
|
|
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Suomen Kansallisooppera |
Helsinki, Finland |
1873 |
Mikko Franck |
|
(Finnish National Opera) |
|
|
|
|
Teatro alla Scala (La Scala) |
Milan, Italy |
1778 |
Stephane Lissner |
|
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma |
Rome, Italy |
1880 |
Mauro Trombetta |
|
Teatro di San Carlo |
Naples, Italy |
1737 |
Alessio Vlad |
|
Teatro Massimo |
Palermo, Italy |
1897 |
Lorenzo Mariani |
|
Theatre du Chatelet |
Paris, France |
1862 |
Jean-Luc Choplin |
|
Vancouver Opera |
Vancouver, BC, Canada |
1958 |
James W. Wright |
|
Washington National Opera |
Washington DC |
1956 |
Placido Domingo |
|
Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) |
Vienna, Austria |
1869 |
Ioan Holender |
1The Arena di Verona was built in the 1st century ad; it has been primarily an opera venue since 1913. Music director. The position of general or artistic director does not exist.
It has been speculated that when King James I of England hired 54 of the best writers and scholars in the country for a new English version of the Bible in 1611, William Shakespeare might have been among them. Although there is no conclusive evidence for the Bard’s participation in the project, it is nevertheless intriguing that the 46th word of the 46th Psalm is “shake,” and the 46th word from the end of the Psalm is “spear.” Shakespeare, who was fond of cryptograms, was 46 years old at the time.
