Graammys Full List Of Wiiners As Ray Charles Triumphs

15-02-2005 00:00

The 47th GRAMMY AWARDS were renamed 'The Ray's' in Los Angeles on Sunday night (13FEB05) when late, great soul man RAY CHARLES was honoured with eight prizes.The blind superstar, who died last summer (04), won all of his posthumous awards for his final studio album of duets, GENIUS LOVES COMPANY.The hit CD claimed the Album of The Year award, while his collaboration with NORAH JONES on HERE WE GO AGAIN earned him both Record of The Year and the honour of Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, and another duet with GLADYS KNIGHT claimed the night's Best Gospel Performance.

Charles' rendition of OVER THE RAINBOW with JOHNNY MATHIS, which was played at his memorial service, picked up the night's Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals honour.The Genius Loves Company project also claimed the Best Engineered Album, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Surround Sound Album awards.It was a night of fitting tributes to Charles too - JAMIE FOXX and ALICIA KEYS teamed up for a stirring version of GEORGIA ON MY MIND and BONNIE RAITT also remembered her friend during a somber 'those we have lost' montage.Genius Loves Company producer PHIL RAMONE summed up the night's success, stating, "He's just made his career about another 50 years longer."

Elsewhere, it was another good Grammy Awards for ALICIA KEYS, who picked up four honours including Best R&B Song (YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME), Best R&B Album (THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS) and Best R&B Duet for her MY BOO collaboration with USHER, who was a three-time winner on the night.

Rockers U2 were also triple winners for their hit VERTIGO, which was crowned Best Rock Song, Best Video and Best Rock Performance, and, in the classical world, the BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS & NEW YORK CHORAL ARTISTS' hit album ADAMS: ON THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS also claimed three awards.

Rap sensation KANYE WEST was the night's biggest disappointment - he fell well short of the 10 prizes he was nominated for and came away with just two, for Best Rap Album (THE COLLEGE DROPOUT) and Best Rap Song (JESUS WALKS).

The full list of Grammy Awards 2005 winners is:

Album Of The Year - GENIUS LOVES COMPANY by RAY CHARLES & VARIOUS ARTISTS
Record of The Year - HERE WE GO AGAIN by RAY CHARLES & NORAH JONES
Song Of The Year - DAUGHTERS by JOHN MAYER
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - SUNRISE by NORAH JONES
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - DAUGHTERS by JOHN MAYER
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - HEAVEN by LOS LONELY BOYS
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - HERE WE GO AGAIN by RAY CHARLES & NORAH JONES
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - 11TH COMMANDMENT by BEN HARPER
Best Pop Instrumental Album - HENRY MANCINI: PINK GUITAR by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Best Pop Vocal Album - GENIUS LOVES COMPANY by RAY CHARLES & VARIOUS ARTISTS
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - STARDUST... THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOLUME III by ROD STEWART
Best Dance Recording - TOXIC by BRITNEY SPEARS
Best Electronic/Dance Album - KISH KASH by BASEMENT JAXX
Best Alternative Music Album - A GHOST IS BORN by WILCO
Best New Age Album - RETURNING by WILL ACKERMAN
Best New Artist - MAROON 5
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance - CODE OF SILENCE by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Best Hard Rock Performance - SLITHER by VELVET REVOLVER
Best Metal Performance - WHIPLASH by MOTORHEAD
Best Rock Instrumental Performance - MRS O. LEARY'S COW by BRIAN WILSON
Best Rock Song - VERTIGO by U2
Best Rock Album - AMERICAN IDIOT by GREEN DAY
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - VERTIGO by U2
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - IF I AIN'T GOT YOU by ALICIA KEYS
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - CALL MY NAME by PRINCE
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - MY BOO by ALICIA KEYS & USHER
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - MUSICOLOGY by PRINCE
Best Urban/Alternative Performance - CROSS MY MIND by JILL SCOTT
Best R&B Song - YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME by ALICIA KEYS
Lifetime Achievement Award - LED ZEPPELIN
Best Contemporary R&B Album - CONFESSIONS by USHER
Best R&B Album - THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS by ALICIA KEYS
Best Rap Solo Performance - 99 PROBLEMS by JAY-Z
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group - LET'S GET IT STARTED by BLACK EYED PEAS
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - YEAH! by USHER FEATURING LUDACRIS LIL JON
Best Rap Song - JESUS WALKS by KANYE WEST
Best Rap Album - THE COLLEGE DROPOUT by KANYE WEST
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING by TIM McGRAW
Best Female Country Vocal Performance - REDNECK WOMAN by GRETCHEN WILSON
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - TOP OF THE WORLD by DIXIE CHICKS
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - PORTLAND OREGON by LORETTA LYNN & JACK WHITE
Best Country Instrumental Performance - EARL'S BREAKDOWN by NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND FEATURING EARL SCRUGGS, RANDY SCRUGGS, VASSAR CLEMENTS & JERRY DOUGLAS
Best Country Song - LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING by TIM McGRAW
Best Bluegrass Album - BRAND NEW STRINGS by RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER
Best Country Album - VAN LEAR ROSE by LORETTA LYNN
Best Contemporary Jazz Album - UNSPEAKABLE by BILL FRISELL
Best Jazz Vocal Album - R.S.V.P. by NANCY WILSON
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo - SPEAK LIKE A CHILD by HERBIE HANCOCK
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group - ILLUMINATIONS by McCOY TYNER WITH GARY BARTZ, TERENCE BLANCHARD, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & LEWIS NASH
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album - CONCERT IN THE GARDEN by MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA
Best Latin Jazz Album - LAND OF THE SUN by CHARLIE HADEN
Best Gospel Performance - HEAVEN HELP US ALL by RAY CHARLES & GLADYS KNIGHT
Best Rock Gospel Album - WIRE by THIRD DAY
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album - ALL THINGS NEW by STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album - WORSHIP & FAITH by RANDY TRAVIS
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album - THERE WILL BE A LIGHT by BEN HARPER & THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album - NOTHING WITHOUT YOU by SMOKIE NORFUL/li>
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album - LIVE... THIS IS YOUR HOUSE by THE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CHOIR
Best Latin Pop Album - AMAR SIN MENTIRAS by MARC ANTHONY
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album - STREET SIGNS by OZOMATLI
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album - AHORA SI by ISRAEL LOPEZ "CACHAO"
Best Salsa/Merengue Album - ACROSS 110TH STREET by SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA FEATURING RUBEN BLADES
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album - INTIMAMENTE by INTOCABLE
Best Tejano Album - POLKAS, GRITOS Y ACORDEONES by DAVID LEE GARZA, JOEL GUZMAN & SUNNY SAUCEDA
Best Traditional Blues Album - BLUES TO THE BONE by ETTA JAMES
Best Contemporary Blues Album - KEEP IT SIMPLE by KEB' MO'
Best Traditional Folk Album - BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: THE SONGS OF STEPHEN FOSTER by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Best Contemporary Folk Album - THE REVOLUTION STARTS...NOW by STEVE EARLE
Best Native American Music Album - CEDAR DREAM SONGS by BILL MILLER
Best Hawaiian Music Album - SLACK KEY GUITAR VOLUME 2 by CHARLES MICHAEL BROTMAN
Best Reggae Album - TRUE LOVE by TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
Best Traditional World Music Album - RAISE YOUR SPIRIT HIGHER by LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Best Contemporary World Music Album - EGYPT by YOUSSOU N'DOUR,/li>
Best Polka Album - LET'S KISS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM by BRAVE COMBO
Best Musical Album For Children - CELLABRATION! A TRIBUTE TO ELLA JENKINS by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Best Spoken Word Album For Children - THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS by TOM CHAPIN
Best Spoken Word Album - MY LIFE by BILL CLINTON
Best Comedy Album - THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART PRESENTS...AMERICA: A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY IN ACTION by JON STEWART & THE CAST OF THE DAILY SHOW
Best Musical/Show Album - WICKED by STEPHEN SCHWARTS
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media - GARDEN STATE by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING by HOWARD SHORE
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media - INTO THE WEST (FROM LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING) by ANNIE LENNOX, HOWARD SHORE & FRAN WALSH
Best Recording Package - A GHOST IS BORN by WILCO
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package - ONCE IN A LIFETIME by STEFAN SAGMEISTER & TALKING HEADS
Best Album Notes - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS OF WOODY HERMAN & HIS ORCHESTRA (1945-1947) BY LOREN SCHOENBERG
Best Historical Album - NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE: MUSIC CITY RHYTHM & BLUES 1945-1970 by DANIEL COOPER & MICHAEL GRAY
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical - GENIUS LOVES COMPANY - by RAY CHARLES & VARIOUS ARTISTS/ROBERT FERNANDEZ, JOHN HARRIS, TERRY HOWARD, PETE KARAM, JOEL MOSS
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical - JOHN SHANKS
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical - IT'S MY LIFE (JACQUES LE CONT'S THIN WHITE DUKE MIX by NO DOUBT/JACQUES LE CONT
Best Surround Sound Album - GENIUS LOVES COMPANY by RAY CHARLES & VARIOUS ARTISTS/AL SCHMITT
Best Engineered Album, Classical - HIGDON: CITY SCAPE; CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA by JACK RENNER/ROBERT SPANO
Producer Of The Year, Classical - DAVID FROST
Best Classical Album - ADAMS: ON THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS by BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS & NEW YORK CHORAL ARTISTS
Best Instrumental Composition - MERENGUE by PAQUITO D'RIVERA/YOYO MA
Best Instrumental Arrangement - PAST PRESENT & FUTURE by SLIDE HAMPTON/THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals - OVER THE RAINBOW by VICTOR VANACORE/RAY CHARLES & JOHNNY MATHIS
Best Orchestral Performance - ADAMS: ON THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS by BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS & NEW YORK CHORAL ARTISTS
Best Opera Recording - MOZART: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Best Choral Performance - BERLIOZ: REQUIEM by ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) - PREVIN: VIOLIN CONCERTO "ANNE SOPHIE"/BERNSTEIN by ANDRE PREVIN & ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER & BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) - AIRE LATINO by DAVID RUSSELL,/li>
Best Chamber Music Performance - PROKOFIEV: CINDERELLA - SUITE FOR TWO PIANOS/RAVEL: MA MERE L'OYE by MARTHA ARGERICH & MIKHAIL PLETNEV
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor) - CARLOS CHAVEZ: COMPLETE CHAMBER MUSIC, VOL 2 by SOUTHWEST CHAMBER MUSIC
Best Classical Vocal Performance - IVES: SONGS by SUSAN GRAHAM,/li>
Best Classical Contemporary Composition - ADAMS: ON THE TRANSMIGRATION OF SOULS by BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS & NEW YORK CHORAL ARTISTS
Best Classical Crossover Album - LAGQ'S GUITAR HEROES by LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
Best Short Form Music Video - VERTIGO by U2
Best Long Form Music Video - CONCERT FOR GEORGE by VARIOUS ARTISTS
Lifetime Achievement Award - POPS STAPLES
Lifetime Achievement Award - ART BLAKEY
Lifetime Achievement Award - JERRY LEE LEWIS
Lifetime Achievement Award - MORTON GOULD
Lifetime Achievement Award - PINETOP PERKINS
Lifetime Achievement Award - JANIS JOPLIN
Lifetime Achievement Award - EDDIE ARNOLD
Lifetime Achievement Award - THE CARTER FAMILY
Lifetime Achievement Award - JELLY ROLL MORTON
President's Merit Industry Icon Award - AHMET ERTEGUN
Trustees Award - HOAGY CARMICHAEL
Trustees Award - ALFRED LION/BLUE NOTE
Trustees Award - DR BILLY TAYLOR
Trustees Award - DON CORNELIUS/SOUL TRAIN
MusiCares Person of The Year - BRIAN WILSON.