Best Country & Western Recording

1963 • 5th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1961 and Aug 30, 1962

1963 Winner is Burl Ives with "Funny Way Of Laughin'"

Funny Way Of Laughin'

Burl Ives

Nominees 1963

Winners

Year Winner Nomination Actions
1964 Bobby Bare Detroit City All Nominees
1963 Burl Ives Funny Way Of Laughin' All Nominees
1962 Jimmy Dean Big Bad John All Nominees
1961 Marty Robbins El Paso All Nominees
1960 Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans All Nominees
1959 Kingston Trio Tom Dooley All Nominees

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