Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus

The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus was awarded from 1959 to 1960. In 1961 the award was split into two awards for Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Performance by a Chorus.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

1959

1st Annual Grammy Awards winner: Keely Smith and Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"^[1][2]

Other nominees:^[3]

• Kirby Stone Four – Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
• The King Sisters – Imagination
• Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross – Sing a Song of Basie
• The Kingston Trio – "Tom Dooley" lyrics

1960

2nd Annual Grammy Awards winner: Richard Condie (choir director), for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir^[4]

Other nominees:^[5]

• Ames Brothers – The Ames Brothers Sing Famous Hits of Famous Quartets^[6]
• The Kingston Trio – The Kingston Trio at Large
• The Browns – "The Three Bells" lyrics