New York University Grammy Award Winners
by Sylviastel | created - 19 Sep 2014 | updated - 19 Sep 2014 | PublicTood Coolman: 1999 Grammy Award winner for Best Album Notes.
1. Cy Coleman
Soundtrack | Reminiscence
Songwriter ("Witchcraft", "Big Spender", "Hey, Look Me Over"), composer and pianist, educated at the High School of Music and Art and the New York College of Music. He also studied with Rudolph Gruen (on scholarship) and Adele Marcus. He gave his first piano recitals at age six in Steinway Hall and...
1992 Grammy Winner for The Will Rogers Follies.
2. Fred Ebb
Soundtrack | Chicago
Fred Ebb was born on April 8, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Chicago (2002), Cabaret (1972) and Shame (2011). He died on September 11, 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.
Arts 1955 BA; 1967 Grammy award for Cabaret.
3. Lady Gaga
Soundtrack | A Star Is Born
Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer.
Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, to Cynthia Louise (Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Joseph Anthony ...
TSOA 2003-2005; 2010 and 2011 Grammy Award winner.
4. Evelyn Lear
Actress | Great Performances
Evelyn Lear was born on January 8, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Great Performances (1971), Die Hochzeit des Figaro (1963) and Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976). She was married to Thomas Stewart and Walter Lear. ...
1966 Grammy Award winner for her performance of the opera, Wozzeck, by Alban Berg.
5. Melissa Manchester
Soundtrack | The Great Mouse Detective
Melissa Manchester attended the Manhattan School of Music and Arts, where she learned to play the piano and the harpsichord. Her father is a bassoon player in the New York Metropolitan Opera orchestra. In the early 1970s, Melissa studied songwriting at New York University School of the Arts in New ...
TSOA 1970-1971; 1982 Grammy Award winner for "You Should Hear How She Talks About You."
6. Mark Ronson
Soundtrack | Barbie
Mark Ronson was born on September 4, 1975 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for Barbie (2023), A Star Is Born (2018) and Spies in Disguise (2019). He has been married to Grace Gummer since September 4, 2021. They have one child. He was previously ...
TSOA; 2007 Grammy Award for producer on Amy Winehouse's album, "Back to Black."
7. Rick Rubin
Soundtrack | Battleship
Rick Rubin was born on March 10, 1963 in Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Battleship (2012), Twister (1996) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
CAS; 2012 Grammy Award producer for Adele's album, "21," among others.
8. Carole Bayer Sager
Soundtrack | The Spy Who Loved Me
Carole Bayer Sager was born on March 8, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a composer, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Arthur (1981) and Junior (1994). She has been married to Robert A. Daly since June 8, 1996. She was previously married to Burt Bacharach and Andrew Sager.
CAS 1979 BA; 1987 Grammy Award for "That's What Friends Are For."
9. Wayne Shorter
Music_department | The Fugitive
Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is known for his work on Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity (2023), Miles Ahead (2015), Finding Forrester (2000), and The Fugitive (1993). He has also appeared in the recent documentaries Jaco (2015) and Marcus (2015).
Considered the ...
Steinhardt 1956 BME; 2004 Grammy Award for "Algeria" album.
10. Mary Wilson
Actress | Golden Shoes
Mary Wilson, co-founder of The Supremes, helped garner an unequaled record of number 1 hits by a female group. Recording for Motown, Mary guided The Supremes into rock 'n roll history, turning her group into one of the three icons of the 1960's, alongside Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Mary never ...
Gallatin; 1999 and 2001 with "The Supremes.
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