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The Grammy Award for spoken word recordings was first established in 1959.
Answer: True
Explanation: The Grammy Award for spoken word recordings was indeed first established in 1959, marking its inception as a recognized category.
As of 2023, the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings is officially known as the Best Spoken Word Album.
Answer: False
Explanation: As of 2023, the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings is officially known as the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, not Best Spoken Word Album.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording.
Answer: True
Explanation: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is the organization responsible for presenting the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording.
The Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording primarily recognizes musical albums with spoken introductions.
Answer: False
Explanation: This award specifically recognizes quality spoken word albums, which typically feature narration, storytelling, or the reading of books and other non-musical content, not musical albums with spoken introductions.
In 1959, the award was initially known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word.
Answer: True
Explanation: Upon its introduction in 1959, the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings was indeed titled Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word.
From 1960 to 1961, the award's name was Best Spoken Word Recording, simplifying its focus.
Answer: False
Explanation: From 1960 to 1961, the award's name was Best Performance – Documentary or Spoken Word (other than comedy), which was a more specific, not simplified, title.
The award was consistently known as Best Spoken Word Recording for a decade, from 1969 to 1979.
Answer: True
Explanation: The award maintained the title Best Spoken Word Recording consistently for a ten-year period, from 1969 to 1979.
Spoken-word children's albums were moved into a separate, new category in 2020.
Answer: False
Explanation: In 2020, spoken-word children's albums were moved *into* the Best Spoken Word Album category, not into a separate new category.
In 2023, a new Grammy category for poetry reading, Best Spoken Word Poetry Album, was introduced alongside the renaming of the spoken word award.
Answer: True
Explanation: The year 2023 saw the introduction of the Best Spoken Word Poetry Album category, coinciding with the renaming of the broader spoken word award.
The years listed for the Grammy Awards reflect the year in which the recording was released, not the ceremony year.
Answer: False
Explanation: The years listed for the Grammy Awards reflect the year in which the awards ceremony was held, not the year of the recording's release.
The award was titled Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album from 1984 to 1991.
Answer: False
Explanation: From 1984 to 1991, the award was titled Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording. It was Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album from 1992 to 1997.
What is the official name of the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings as of 2023?
Answer: Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
Explanation: As of 2023, the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings is officially known as the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording.
Which organization is responsible for presenting the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording?
Answer: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Explanation: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is the organization that presents the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording.
When was the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings first established?
Answer: 1959
Explanation: The Grammy Award for spoken word recordings was first established in 1959.
What was the initial name of the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings when it was introduced in 1959?
Answer: Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
Explanation: In 1959, the award was initially known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word.
For how long was the award consistently known as 'Best Spoken Word Recording'?
Answer: A decade
Explanation: The award was consistently known as Best Spoken Word Recording for a decade, from 1969 to 1979.
What significant change occurred in the Best Spoken Word Album category in 2020?
Answer: Spoken-word children's albums were moved into this category.
Explanation: In 2020, spoken-word children's albums were moved into the Best Spoken Word Album category, consolidating related content.
Stan Freberg was the very first recipient of the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings in 1959.
Answer: True
Explanation: Stan Freberg holds the distinction of being the inaugural recipient of the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings in 1959.
Martin Luther King Jr. won his Grammy Award in 1971 for his work 'I Have a Dream'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Martin Luther King Jr. won his posthumous Grammy Award in 1971 for 'Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam', not 'I Have a Dream'.
Director Orson Welles received the award twice in the 1970s.
Answer: True
Explanation: Orson Welles was a two-time recipient of this Grammy Award during the 1970s.
Sir John Gielgud received his Grammy Award in 1980 for 'The Words of Gandhi'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Sir John Gielgud received his Grammy Award in 1980 for 'Ages of Man: Readings from Shakespeare', while 'The Words of Gandhi' was won by Sir Ben Kingsley in 1985.
Comedian Gilda Radner won the 1990 award posthumously for her album 'It's Always Something'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Gilda Radner was posthumously awarded the Grammy in 1990 for her album 'It's Always Something'.
Ken Burns won the Grammy Award in 1992 for his narration of 'Roots'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Ken Burns won the Grammy Award in 1992 for his acclaimed work 'The Civil War', not for narrating 'Roots'.
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton won the Grammy Award in 1997 for her audiobook 'It Takes a Village'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Hillary Clinton, former First Lady, received the Grammy Award in 1997 for her audiobook 'It Takes a Village'.
Robert Bialek won the Grammy Award in 1961 for 'A Lincoln Portrait'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Robert Bialek won the Grammy Award in 1961 for 'FDR Speaks'. Carl Sandburg won for 'A Lincoln Portrait' in 1960.
The cast of 'That Was the Week That Was' won the Grammy Award in 1965 for 'BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy'.
Answer: True
Explanation: The cast of 'That Was the Week That Was' was awarded the Grammy in 1965 for their recording 'BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy'.
Les Crane won the Grammy Award in 1972 for 'The Belle of Amherst'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Les Crane won the Grammy Award in 1972 for 'Desiderata'. Julie Harris won for 'The Belle of Amherst' in 1978.
Pat Carroll won the Grammy Award in 1981 for 'Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Pat Carroll was the recipient of the Grammy Award in 1981 for her spoken word performance 'Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein'.
Henry Rollins won the Grammy Award in 1995 for his autobiography 'Still Me'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Henry Rollins won the Grammy Award in 1995 for 'Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag'. Christopher Reeve won for 'Still Me' in 1999.
Who was the very first recipient of the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings in 1959?
Answer: Stan Freberg
Explanation: Stan Freberg was the inaugural recipient of the Grammy Award for spoken word recordings in 1959.
Which individual won the Grammy in 1962 for 'Humor in Music'?
Answer: Leonard Bernstein
Explanation: Leonard Bernstein received the Grammy Award in 1962 for his recording 'Humor in Music'.
What work earned Martin Luther King Jr. a posthumous Grammy Award in 1971?
Answer: Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam
Explanation: Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded a Grammy in 1971 for his impactful recording 'Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam'.
Which actor won the Grammy in 1963 for 'The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton'?
Answer: Charles Laughton
Explanation: Charles Laughton received the Grammy Award in 1963 for his storytelling recording 'The Story-Teller ... A Session with Charles Laughton'.
Which comedy duo won the award in 1975 for 'Good Evening'?
Answer: Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Explanation: The comedy duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore won the Grammy Award in 1975 for their album 'Good Evening'.
Who won the Grammy in 1985 for 'The Words of Gandhi'?
Answer: Sir Ben Kingsley
Explanation: Sir Ben Kingsley won the Grammy Award in 1985 for his recording 'The Words of Gandhi'.
For what work did George Burns win the award in 1991?
Answer: Gracie: A Love Story
Explanation: George Burns won the Grammy Award in 1991 for 'Gracie: A Love Story', a tribute to his late wife.
Which documentarian won the award in 1992 for 'The Civil War'?
Answer: Ken Burns
Explanation: Documentarian Ken Burns won the Grammy Award in 1992 for his acclaimed work 'The Civil War'.
Who won the award in 1993 for 'What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS'?
Answer: Magic Johnson and Robert O'Keefe
Explanation: Magic Johnson and Robert O'Keefe won the Grammy Award in 1993 for 'What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS'.
What was Stan Freberg's winning work in 1959?
Answer: The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows
Explanation: Stan Freberg won the Grammy Award in 1959 for his work titled 'The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows'.
What was the winning work for Robert Bialek as a producer in 1961?
Answer: FDR Speaks
Explanation: Robert Bialek, as a producer, won the Grammy Award in 1961 for 'FDR Speaks'.
What was Goddard Lieberson's winning work as a producer in 1966?
Answer: John F. Kennedy: As We Remember Him
Explanation: Goddard Lieberson, as a producer, won the Grammy Award in 1966 for 'John F. Kennedy: As We Remember Him'.
What was Les Crane's winning work in 1972?
Answer: Desiderata
Explanation: Les Crane won the Grammy Award in 1972 for 'Desiderata'.
What was the Original Broadway Cast's winning work in 1973?
Answer: Lenny
Explanation: The Original Broadway Cast won the Grammy Award in 1973 for 'Lenny'.
What was Julie Harris's winning work in 1978?
Answer: The Belle of Amherst
Explanation: Julie Harris won the Grammy Award in 1978 for 'The Belle of Amherst'.
What was Tom Voegeli's winning work as a producer in 1983?
Answer: Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record
Explanation: Tom Voegeli, as a producer, won the Grammy Award in 1983 for 'Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record'.
What was Jesse Jackson's winning work in 1989?
Answer: Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson, July 27
Explanation: Jesse Jackson won the Grammy Award in 1989 for 'Speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson, July 27'.
What was Henry Rollins' winning work in 1995?
Answer: Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag
Explanation: Henry Rollins won the Grammy Award in 1995 for 'Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag'.
What was Christopher Reeve's winning work in 1999?
Answer: Still Me
Explanation: Christopher Reeve won the Grammy Award in 1999 for his autobiography 'Still Me'.
Bill Clinton is a two-time winner of this award, having won in 2005 and 2008.
Answer: False
Explanation: Bill Clinton won the award in 2005 for 'My Life'. Barack Obama is the two-time winner, having won in 2006 and 2008.
Betty White won the award in 2012 for her audiobook 'If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won't)'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Betty White was the recipient of the Grammy Award in 2012 for her audiobook 'If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won't)'.
Comedienne Joan Rivers won the award in 2015 for her work 'Still Me'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Joan Rivers won the award posthumously in 2015 for 'Diary of a Mad Diva'. Christopher Reeve won for 'Still Me' in 1999.
Michelle Obama won the award in both 2020 and 2024.
Answer: True
Explanation: Michelle Obama received the Grammy Award in 2020 for 'Becoming' and again in 2024 for 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times'.
Viola Davis achieved EGOT status by winning this Grammy Award in 2023 for her work 'Becoming'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Viola Davis achieved EGOT status by winning this Grammy Award in 2023 for her audiobook 'Finding Me'. Michelle Obama won for 'Becoming'.
LeVar Burton won the Grammy Award in 2000 for his narration of 'The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.'.
Answer: True
Explanation: LeVar Burton received the Grammy Award in 2000 for his narration of 'The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.'.
Al Franken won the Grammy Award in 2004 for 'Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Al Franken won the Grammy Award in 2004 for 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them'. Jimmy Carter won for 'Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis' in 2007.
Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon, and Blair Underwood won the Grammy Award in 2009 for narrating 'An Inconvenient Truth'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon, and Blair Underwood were awarded the Grammy in 2009 for their narration of 'An Inconvenient Truth'.
Janis Ian won the Grammy Award in 2013 for 'The Princess Diarist'.
Answer: False
Explanation: Janis Ian won the Grammy Award in 2013 for her memoir 'Society's Child'. Carrie Fisher won posthumously for 'The Princess Diarist' in 2018.
Rachel Maddow won the Grammy Award in 2021 for 'Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Rachel Maddow was the recipient of the Grammy Award in 2021 for her audiobook 'Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth'.
Which comedian won the award in 2014 for 'America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't'?
Answer: Stephen Colbert
Explanation: Stephen Colbert won the Grammy Award in 2014 for his work 'America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't'.
Which artist achieved an EGOT by winning this Grammy Award in 2023 for 'Finding Me'?
Answer: Viola Davis
Explanation: Viola Davis achieved EGOT status by winning this Grammy Award in 2023 for her audiobook 'Finding Me'.
What was LeVar Burton's winning work in 2000?
Answer: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.
Explanation: LeVar Burton won the Grammy Award in 2000 for his narration of 'The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.'.
What was Quincy Jones's winning work in 2002?
Answer: Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
Explanation: Quincy Jones won the Grammy Award in 2002 for 'Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones'.
What was Al Franken's winning work in 2004?
Answer: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Explanation: Al Franken won the Grammy Award in 2004 for 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them'.
Jimmy Carter holds the record for the most wins in this Grammy category with four awards.
Answer: True
Explanation: Jimmy Carter holds the record for the most wins in this Grammy category, having received a total of four awards.
Maya Angelou has received two Grammy Awards in this category.
Answer: False
Explanation: Maya Angelou has received three Grammy Awards in this category, not two.
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Orson Welles have each won the Grammy Award in this category twice.
Answer: True
Explanation: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Orson Welles are all two-time winners of the Grammy Award in this category.
John Gielgud has the highest number of nominations in this Grammy category with ten nominations.
Answer: False
Explanation: Jimmy Carter holds the record for the highest number of nominations with ten, while John Gielgud has received eight nominations.
Orson Welles has received seven nominations for this award.
Answer: True
Explanation: Orson Welles has indeed received seven nominations for the Grammy Award in this category.
Walter Cronkite has received five nominations for this award.
Answer: False
Explanation: Walter Cronkite has received four nominations for this award, not five.
Carol Burnett, Barack Obama, James Earl Jones, and James Mason have each received three nominations for this award.
Answer: True
Explanation: Carol Burnett, Barack Obama, James Earl Jones, and James Mason are all noted as having received three nominations for this Grammy Award.
Who holds the record for the most wins in this Grammy category?
Answer: Jimmy Carter
Explanation: Jimmy Carter holds the record for the most wins in this Grammy category, with a total of four awards.
Who has the highest number of nominations in this Grammy category?
Answer: Jimmy Carter
Explanation: Jimmy Carter has the highest number of nominations in this Grammy category, with a total of ten nominations.
How many nominations has Orson Welles received for this award?
Answer: Seven
Explanation: Orson Welles has received seven nominations for this Grammy Award.