Encyclopedia > Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus was awarded in 1969 (as Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus) and in 1970. In some years, the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal also included performances by a chorus. The Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American... The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966. ...
A similar award for Best Performance by a Chorus was awarded from 1961 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music. The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus was awarded from 1961 to 1968. ...
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Percy Faith for "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" performed by the Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus
The 12th Grammy Awards were held in 1970. ... Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 â February 9, 1976) was a band-leader, orchestrator and composer, known for his arrangements of standard tunes with lush string sections and wordless female chorus. ...