Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children was an honor presented to recording artists for quality children's music albums at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children
Awarded forquality children's music albums
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1994
Last awarded2011
Websitegrammy.com

The award for Best Musical Album for Children was first presented to producer Alan Menken and Tim Rice in 1994 for the soundtrack to the Disney film Aladdin.

The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Starting in 2012, this category merged with the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category to form the new Best Children's Album category. This merger meant essentially returning to the categorization set-up prior to 1994 (although with a small name change), when recordings for children was covered by the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children alone.

Recipients

Dan Zanes of the 2007 award-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends in 2009
Members of the 2009 award-winning group They Might Be Giants performing in 2009
Pete Seeger, 2011 award winner for Tomorrow's Children, at the Clearwater Festival in 2007
Year[I]Performing artist(s)WorkProducer(s)[II]NomineesRef.
1994Various artistsAladdin: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAlan Menken
Tim Rice
[3]
1995Various artistsThe Lion King: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackMark Mancina
Jay Rifkin
Chris Thomas
Hans Zimmer
[4]
1996Barbara Bailey HutchisonSleepy Time LullabysJ. Aaron Brown
David R. Lehman
[5]
1997Linda RonstadtDedicated to the One I LoveGeorge Massenburg
Linda Ronstadt
[6]
1998John DenverAll Aboard!John Denver
Roger Nichols
Kris O'Connor
[7]
1999Various artistsElmopalooza!John Boylan[8]
2000Various artistsThe Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandAndy Hill[9]
2001Riders in the SkyWoody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs[10]
2002Various artistsElmo & the OrchestraEd Mitchell[11]
2003Riders in the SkyMonsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites[12]
2004Cathy Fink & Marcy MarxerBon Appétit![13]
2005Various artistscELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella JenkinsCathy Fink & Marcy Marxer[14]
2006Various artistsSongs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister RogersDennis Scott[15]
2007Dan Zanes and FriendsCatch That Train![16]
2008The MuppetsThe Muppets: A Green and Red ChristmasTed Kryczko
Ed Mitchel
[17]
2009They Might Be GiantsHere Come the 123sPat Dillett
They Might Be Giants
[18]
2010Ziggy MarleyFamily TimeZiggy Marley
Don Was
[19]
2011Pete SeegerTomorrow's ChildrenDavid Bernz
Daniel Einbender
Travis Jeffrey
[20]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Producer(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
Specific