The 1996 Grammy Awards The awards given in Feb 1997 were for recordings made in 1996. << p r e v h o m e n e x t >>
	Record of the year Eric Clapton For: Change the World Album of the year Celine Dion For: Falling Into You Song of the year Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims For: Change the World New artist LeAnn Rimes Producer of the year Babyface Best op album Celine Dion For: Falling Into You Best Female pop vocal Toni Braxton For: Un-break My Heart Best Male pop vocal Eric Clapton Change the World Eric Clapton Best Pop duo or group The Beatles For: Free as a Bird Best Pop collaboration with vocals Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole For: When I Fall in Love Best Traditional pop vocal Tony Bennett For: Here's to the Ladies Best Pop instrumenta Bela Fleck & the Flecktones For: The Sinister Minister Best Rock instrumental Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and Art Neville. For: SRV Shuffle Best Rock song Tracy Chapman For: Give Me One Reason Best Rock album Sheryl Crow For: Sheryl Crow Best Female rock vocal Sheryl Crow For: If It Makes You Happy Best Male rock vocal Beck For: Where It' s At Best Rock duo or group Dave Matthews Band For: So Much to Say Best Hard rock Smashing Pumpkins For: Bullet With Butterfly Wings Best Alternative Beck For: Odelay Best Metal Rage Against the Machine For: Tire Me Best R&B song Babyface For: Exhale (Shoop Shoop) R&B album: Tony Rich Project For: Words Best Female R&B vocal Toni Braxton For: You're Makin' Me High Male R&B vocal Luther Vandross For: Your Secret Love Best R&B duo or group Fugees For: Killing Me Softly with His Song Best Rap album Fugees For: The Score Best Rap solo LL Cool J For: Hey Lover Best Rap duo or group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony For: Tha Crossroads Best Country song Bill Mack For: Blue Best Country album Lyle Lovett For: The Road to Ensenada Best Female country vocal LeAnn Rimes For: Blue Best Male country vocal Vince Gill For: Worlds Apart Best Country duo or group Brooks and Dunn For: My Maria Best Country collaboration Vince Gill, Alison Krauss and Union Station For: High Lonesome Sound Best Country instrumental Chet Atkins For: Jam Man Best Bluegrass album various artists For: True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe Best New age album Enya For: The Memory of Trees Best Contemporary jazz album Wayne Shorter For: High Life Best Jazz vocal Cassandra Wilson For: New Moon Daughter Best Jazz instrumental (solo) Michael Brecker For: Cabin Fever Best Jazz instrumental (individual or group) Michael Brecker For: Tales From the Hudson Best Large jazz ensemble Count Basie Orchestra For: Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Best Latin jazz Paquito d'Rivera For Portraits of Cuba Best Latin pop: Enrique Iglesias For: Enrique Iglesias Best Tropical Latin Ruben Blades For: La Rosa de los Vientos Best Mexican-American/ Tejano La Mafia For: Un Millon de Rosas Best Rock gospel DC Talk For: Jesus Freak Best Pop/contemporary gospel various artists For: Tribute: The Songs of Andrae Crouch Best Traditional soul gospel Cissy Houston For: Face to Face Best Contemporary soul gospel Kirk Franklin and the Family For: Whatcha Lookin' 4 Best Gospel choir/chorus Shirley Caesar's Outreach Convention Choir For: Just a Word Best Southern, country or bluegrass gospel Andy Griffith For: I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns Best Traditional blues James Cotton For: Deep in the Blues Best Contemporary blues Keb Mo For: Just Like You Best Traditional folk: Pete Seeger For: Pete Best Contemporary folk Bruce Springsteen For: The Ghost of Tom Joad Best Reggae Bunny Wailer For: Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary Best World music The Chieftains For: Santiago Best Polka Jimmy Sturr For: Polka! All Night Long Best Classical album Leonard Slatkin, conductor For: Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance Best Orchestral performance Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor For: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, San Francisco Symphony Best Opera recording Richard Hickox,conductor For: Britten: Peter Grimes Best Choral performance Drew Litton, conductor For: Walton: Belshazzar's Feast," Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Best Instrumental soloist with orchestra Yefim Bronfman For: Bartok: The Three Piano Concertos Best Instrumental soloist without orchestra Earl Wild For: The Romantic Master Best Chamber music Cleveland Quartet For: Corigliano: String Quartet Best Small ensemble Pierre Boulez, conductor For: Boulez: Explosante-Fixe Best Classical vocal Bryn Terfel For: Opera Arias (Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin, etc.) Best Classical contemporary composition: John Corigliano For: Corigliano: String Quartet Best Classical producer of the year Joanna Nickrenz. Best Spoken word/nonmusical Hillary Rodham Clinton For: It Takes a Village Best Comedy Al Franken For: Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot Best Children's music Linda Ronstadt For: Dedicated to the One I Love Children's spoken word Virginia Callaway For: Stellaluna Best Instrumental composition Herbie Hancock and Jean Hancock For: Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love) Best Instrumental arrangement: Michael Kamen For: An American Symphony Best Instrumental arrangement with vocals Alan Broadbent, David Foster and Gordon Jenkins. For: When I Fall in Love Best Musical show album Riverdance Best Instrumental for movie/TV: David Arnold For: Independence Day Best Song for movie/TV Diane Warren For: Because You Loved Me (Theme from `Up Close and Personal') Best Recording package Andy Engel and Tommy Steele For: Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler) Best Recording package, boxed Chika Azuma and Arnold Levine For: Miles Davis and Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Album notes Will Friedwald For: Frank Sinatra: The Complete Capitol Singles Collection Historical album Miles Davis and Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Engineering (non-classical) Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien and Tommy Vicari For: Q's Jook Joint Engineering (classical): William Hoekstra and Lawrence Rock For: Copland: Dance Symphony, etc.  Best Music video (short) The Beatles For: Free As a Bird Best Music video (long) The Beatles For: The Beatles Anthology Recording Academy Hall Of Fame The Beatles For: Yesterday
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