1st Japan Record Awards
| 1st Japan Record Awards | |
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| Date | December 27, 1959 |
| Venue | Bunkyo City Hall |
The inaugural Japan Record Awards were held on December 27, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hiroshi Mizuhara won the Grand Prix award, defeated Frank Nagai by a vote.[1]
Award winners
[edit]Japan Record Award
[edit]- Hiroshi Mizuhara (ja) – "Kuroi Hanabira" (ja)
- Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei
- Composer: Hachidai Nakamura
- Record Company: EMI Music Japan
Best Vocal Performance
[edit]- Frank Nagai – "Yogiri ni Kaeta Chalk"
Lyricist Award
[edit]- Hachirou Satou (ja) – "Flute"
- Singer: Chiyoko Shimakura
- Composer: Yūji Koseki
Composer Award
[edit]- Masanobu Tokuchi – "Yogiri ni Kaeta Chalk"
- Singer: Frank Nagai
- Lyricist: Tetsuo Miyagawa
Children's Song Award
[edit]- Kamejirō Ishii (ja) and King Hōzuki-kai – "Yasashii Oshō-san"
References
[edit]- ^ "活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】" (in Japanese). Japan Composer's Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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