First Grammy Awards

[Zzzptm]

I was doing some music history research and went back to the very first Grammy awards. In those awards is a tale of human insanity on a grand scale.

Frank Sinatra was nominated six times, but won in only one category - best album design, since he was the art director for his album cover.

Alvin & The Chipmunks were nominated more than six times and won in 3 categories, including "best engineering", in which they also beat Sinatra.

Alvin & The Friggin' Chipmunks beat Sinatra 3-1 in the first-ever Grammy awards.

Years later, Ol' Blue Eyes finally won a top-tier Grammy... I would love to be able to have talked with him afterward, I expect he'd have a blue streak of choice words for the Grammy awards committees through the years and their so-called sense of taste.

[Vyn]

Somehow, Alvin and the Chipmunks spanking Sinatra at the Grammy Awards is symbolic of the entertainment industry as a whole. I don't think much has changed since those halcyon days.

THANKFULLY, we are not forced to participate in that nonsense nor are we forced to spend our time and money on entertainment we don't enjoy and appreciate. I was a big Chipmunks fan...when I was five, so I'm not knocking them. But, come on.

Next thing you know, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will start inducting rap music stars!! 

[Charger]

Weren't Alvin & Chipmonks a children's band? Playing funny music? How in the hell can those get grammys?

[Zzzptm]

Weren't Alvin & Chipmonks a children's band? Playing funny music? How in the hell can those get grammys?

Yes, and yes.

For the answer to the 3rd question, the song was nominated for Record of the Year, Best Recording for Children, Best Comedy performance, and best Engineered Record (non-classical), winning in the last 3 categories.