R.I.P. Astrud Gilberto

[Big Magilla]

The award for Record of the Year won by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto in 1965 for the 1964 release was the last year in which only the artists who performed the song on the record were nominated.

1959–1965: Artist only.
1966–1998: Artist and producer.
1999–2012: Artist, producer, recording engineer and mixing engineer.
2013–present: Artist, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer.
The category has expanded to include eight nominees in 2019.

Full history here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Aw ... f_the_Year

[Greg]

I checked to see if "The Girl From Ipanema" from Astrud Gilberto won the Grammy for Record Of The Year. It won over "Downtown" from Petula Clark, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" from The Beatles, "People" from Barbra Streisand, and "Hello Dolly!" from Louis Armstrong. 1964 must have been one of the all-time great years for music.

[Mister Tee]

"Tall and tan, and young and lovely,
The girl from Ipanema goes walking..."

Indelible music from my youth. Doesn't seem she did much else of note, but that was plenty.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/arts ... -dead.html