Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to the art of story telling -- in prose and poetry, in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of May 4th.
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It is the 124th day of the year, leaving 241 days remaining in 2022.
The Grammy is awarded to those who tell their stories in song. Among the first winners were Ella Fitzgerald (best jazz performance and best pop performance), Frank Sinatra (best album photography), and David Seville and the Chipmonks (best children's recording and best comedy performance).
The Grammy Awards -- given for outstanding achievement in the music industry -- continue to be one of the Big 4 entertainment awards, along with the Oscar (movies), Emmy (television), and Tony (theater).
The first Grammy Awards were given out for performances in 1958 in 28 categories -- the fewest on record.
As has become a tradition, the first show was full of surprises. Sinatra had the most nominations, but won his first Grammy not for signing his songs, but designing the album cover for Frank Sinatra Sings Only the Lonely. The best country & western performance went to a folk group, The Kingston Trio, singing an Appalachian murder balland, Tom Dooley.
And the song and record of the year awards both went to an Italian singer-songwriter, Domenico Modugno, for his international hit, Nel blu, depinto di blu. The song remains the only foreign language hit to win both categories.
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