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Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus

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The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus was awarded from 1959 to 1960. In 1961 the award was split into two awards for Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Performance by a Chorus.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

1959

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1st Annual Grammy Awards winner: Keely Smith and Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"[1][2]

Other nominees:[3]

1960

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2nd Annual Grammy Awards winner: Richard Condie (choir director), for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir[4]

Other nominees:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Paul Grein (February 14, 2012). "A Grammy Valentine". Grammy Awards.
  2. ^ Edmondson, Jacqueline (October 3, 2013). Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 248. ISBN 9780313393488.
  3. ^ "Grammy Awards 1959 (May)". awardsandshows.com.
  4. ^ "The Grammys: Past Winners Search". Grammy Awards.
  5. ^ "Grammy Awards 1959". awardsandshows.com.
  6. ^ "Discourse From the Billboard Sales Department". Billboard. October 12, 1959.