Grammy ceremonies
Also known as the Grammy Awards. Ceremony Date Venue Venue City Host Network Viewers (in millions) 1st Annual Grammy Awards May 4, 1959 Various (including Beverly Hilton Hotel ) Beverly Hills & New York City Mort Sahl NBC — 2nd Annual Grammy Awards November 29, 1959 Meredith Willson 3rd Annual Grammy Awards April 13, 1961 None 4th Annual Grammy Awards May 29, 1962 Various (including Beverly Hilton Hotel ) Chicago , Los Angeles & New York City 5th Annual Grammy Awards May 15, 1963 Frank Sinatra 6th Annual Grammy Awards May 12, 1964 None 7th Annual Grammy Awards April 13, 1965 Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills 8th Annual Grammy Awards March 15, 1966 Various Chicago , Los Angeles , Nashville and New York City Jerry Lewis 9th Annual Grammy Awards March 2, 1967 None 10th Annual Grammy Awards February 29, 1968 11th Annual Grammy Awards March 12, 1969 12th Annual Grammy Awards March 11, 1970 13th Annual Grammy Awards Ma...