Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

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The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Recording for Children. In 1994 the award was divided into Best Musical Album for Children and Best Spoken Word Album for Children.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.

Contents 1 1990s 2 1980s 3 1970s 4 1960s 5 1950s

[edit] 1990s

• Grammy Awards of 1993
  • Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by various artists
• Grammy Awards of 1992
  • Clifford "Barney" Robertson (producer) for A Capella Kids performed by The Maranatha! Kids
• Grammy Awards of 1991
  • Alan Menken (composer) & Howard Ashman (lyricist) for The Little Mermaid performed by various artists
• Grammy Awards of 1990
  • J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman (producers) & Tanya Goodman for The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1

[edit] 1980s

• Grammy Awards of 1989
  • Ry Cooder (producer & composer), Mark Sottnick (producer) & Robin Williams for Pecos Bill
• Grammy Awards of 1988
  • Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child
• Grammy Awards of 1987
  • Jim Henson, Kathryn King & Geri Van Rees (producers) for The Alphabet performed by the Sesame Street cast
• Grammy Awards of 1986
  • Jim Henson & Steve Buckingham (producers) for Follow That Bird - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by the Sesame Street cast
• Grammy Awards of 1985
  • Ron Haffkine (producer) & Shel Silverstein for Where the Sidewalk Ends
• Grammy Awards of 1984
  • Quincy Jones (producer) & Michael Jackson for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Grammy Awards of 1983
  • David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for In Harmony 2 performed by various artists
• Grammy Awards of 1982
  • Dennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for Sesame Country performed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker
• Grammy Awards of 1981
  • David Levine & Lucy Simon (producers) for In Harmony A Sesame Street Record performed by various artists
• Grammy Awards of 1980
  • Jim Henson & Paul Williams (producers) for The Muppet Movie performed by The Muppets

[edit] 1970s

• Grammy Awards of 1979
  • Jim Henson (producer) for The Muppet Show performed by The Muppets
• Grammy Awards of 1978
  • Christopher Cerf & Jim Timmens (producers) for Aren't You Glad You're You performed by various artists
• Grammy Awards of 1977
  • Karl Böhm (conductor) & Hermione Gingold for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
• Grammy Awards of 1976
  • Richard Burton for The Little Prince
• Grammy Awards of 1975
  • Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway & Paul Winchell for Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
• Grammy Awards of 1974
  • Joe Raposo (producer) for Sesame Street Live performed by the Sesame Street cast
• Grammy Awards of 1973
  • Christopher Cerf, Lee Chamberlin, Joe Raposo (producers), Bill Cosby & Rita Moreno for The Electric Company
• Grammy Awards of 1972
  • Bill Cosby for Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
• Grammy Awards of 1971
  • Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) for Sesame Street performed by The Muppets
• Grammy Awards of 1970
  • Peter, Paul and Mary for Peter, Paul and Mommy

[edit] 1960s

• Grammy Awards of 1969
  • none
• Grammy Awards of 1968
  • Boris Karloff for Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• Grammy Awards of 1967
  • Marvin Miller for Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book"
• Grammy Awards of 1966
  • Marvin Miller for Dr. Seuss Presents "Fox in Sox" and "Green Eggs and Ham"
• Grammy Awards of 1965
  • Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson & Ed Wynn for Mary Poppins
• Grammy Awards of 1964
  • Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Bernstein Conducts for Young People performed by the New York Philharmonic
• Grammy Awards of 1963
  • Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
• Grammy Awards of 1962
  • Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
• Grammy Awards of 1961
  • Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for Let's All Sing With the Chipmunks performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"
• Grammy Awards of 1960
  • Peter Ustinov for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf performed by Peter Ustinov & the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

[edit] 1950s

• Grammy Awards of 1959
  • Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"