The Grammys

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In 1958 the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presented the first annual Grammy Awards to honor outstanding achievements in the music industry. The Grammy Award takes its name from the trophy: a gilded gramophone statuette. The gramophone was an early device for playing recorded music. The first telecast of the Grammy Awards was in 1971. Awards are given in four general categories: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist. In addition to the general categories, there are currently 31 fields (Pop, Gospel, Classical, etc.) and 110 categories within those fields.

Web Sites

• Grammy.com
• Grammy Museum

Catalog

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Databases

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Gale:

•    Expanded Academic ASAP
•    Gale Virtual Reference Library
•    General Reference Center Gold
• Grolier Online:
•    Encyclopedia Americana
•    Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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