Artist

Phil Ramone

Wins

10

Nominations

36

Category

Composing/Arranging General Music for Visual Media Musical Theater Non-Classical Production Surround Sound Traditional Pop

Biography

"The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director."

  • Born Philip Ramone on Jan. 5, 1934, in South Africa. Died March 30, 2013, in New York, New York
     
  • Phil Ramone established A & R Recording, a New York-based independent recording studio, in 1959. His growing reputation as a top producer and engineer led him to work with a huge number of top-tier artists, including John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Elton John, Karen Carpenter, the Band, Quincy Jones, Olivia Newton-John, Gloria Estefan, Sinéad O'Connor, and George Michael.
     
  • Ramone won his first career GRAMMY for 1964 for Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) for his work on the classic bossa nova album Getz/Gilberto .
     
  • Did you know? Ramone produced the music for the 1980 film One Trick Pony, which marked the first use of optical surround sound in a motion picture.
     
  • Ramone served as Chairman of The Recording Academy from 1997–1999. He was awarded a Trustees Award in 2001.
     
  • He played a vital role in the annual MusiCares Person of the Year gala, participating as music director for the tributes to Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Joel, and Barbra Streisand, among others. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.

 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Phil Ramone

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Winner

    Duets II

    Dae Bennett, Tony Bennett, Phil Ramone

  • Best Immersive Audio Album

    An Evening With Dave Grusin

    Larry Rosen, Phil Ramone, Eric Schilling, Frank Filipetti

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Winner

    Duets: An American Classic

    Dae Bennett, Tony Bennett, Phil Ramone

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Winner

    The Art Of Romance

    Dae Bennett, Tony Bennett, Phil Ramone

  • Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    Beyond The Sea

    Phil Ramone, Kevin Spacey

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Genius Loves Company

    Joel Moss, Doug Sax, Phil Ramone, Ed Thacker, John R. Burk, Robert Fernandez, Ray Charles, Don Mizell, Robert Hadley, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Al Schmitt, Seth Presant, Mark Fleming, John Harris, Herbert Waltl

  • Best Immersive Audio Album Winner

    Genius Loves Company

    Doug Sax, Phil Ramone, John R. Burk, Robert Hadley, Al Schmitt, Herbert Waltl

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    The Boy From Oz

    Phil Ramone

  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Winner

    Playin' With My Friends - Bennett Sings The Blues

    Tony Bennett, Joel Moss, Phil Ramone, Tom Young

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    Seussical The Musical

    Lynn Ahrens, Phil Ramone, Stephen Flaherty

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    The Wild Party (Album)

    Phil Ramone, Michael John LaChiusa

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Album)

    Phil Ramone

  • Best Musical Theater Album Winner

    Passion

    Phil Ramone, Stephen Sondheim

  • Album Of The Year

    An Innocent Man (Album)

    Phil Ramone, Billy Joel

  • Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner

    Flashdance

    Irene Cara, Douglas Cotler, Richard Gilbert, Duane Hitchings, Jerry Hey, Ronald Magness, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Keith Forsey, Dennis Matkosky, Kim Carnes, Michael Boddicker, Shandi Sinnamon, Craig Krampf, Giorgio Moroder

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Producer Of The Year

    Phil Ramone

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    Little Shop Of Horrors (Album)

    Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Phil Ramone

  • Record Of The Year

    Maniac (Single)

    Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello

  • Album Of The Year

    The Nylon Curtain (Album)

    Phil Ramone, Billy Joel

  • Album Of The Year

    Glass Houses (Album)

    Phil Ramone, Billy Joel

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Winner

    Phil Ramone

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    52nd Street

    Phil Ramone, Billy Joel

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Producer Of The Year

    Phil Ramone

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Just The Way You Are

    Phil Ramone, Billy Joel

  • Record Of The Year

    Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)

    Phil Ramone, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Streisand

  • Record Of The Year

    50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Single)

    Phil Ramone, Paul Simon, Paul Simon

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    Chicago (Album)

    John Kander, Phil Ramone, Fred Ebb

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Still Crazy After All These Years

    Phil Ramone, Paul Simon, Paul Simon

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    The Magic Show (Album)

    Phil Ramone, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Schwartz

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    Cyrano (Album)

    Jerry Moss, Phil Ramone, Michael J. Lewis, Anthony Burgess

  • Best Musical Theater Album

    Pippin (Album)

    Phil Ramone, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Schwartz

  • Album Of The Year

    There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Album)

    Roy Halee, Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Studio, Paul Samwell-Smith, Phil Ramone, Paul Simon, Paul Simon

  • Best Musical Theater Album Winner

    Promises, Promises

    Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Phil Ramone, Henry Jerome

  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

    Joe Williams And Thad Jones - Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra

    Phil Ramone

  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

    Presenting Thad Jones - Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra

    Phil Ramone

  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Winner

    Getz/Gilberto

    Phil Ramone

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