Divamensch
The Grammys, continued
Jan 1 (1979): Diva, Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia, "The Charlie Daniels Band / Mensch, Best Country
Vocal Performance, Male - - "The Gambler," Kenny Rogers
Jan 8 (1980): Diva, Best Opera Recording: *Lulu* / Mensch, Best Classical Performance, Choral: Giulini, Mozart Requiem
Jan 15 (1981): Diva, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group - - The Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" / Mensch, Best Vocal
Arrangement for Two or More Voices - - Gene Puerling (arranger) for "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" performed by The Manhattan Transfer
Jan 22 (1982): Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female for Sarah Vaughan, *Gershwin Live!*: Diva, her performance of "The Man I Love" / Mensch, the original song
Jan 29 (1983): Diva, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices: Arif Mardin and Chaka Khan for "Be Bop Medley" / Mensch, Best Instrumental Arrangement
Accompanying Vocal(s): Nelson Riddle for the Linda Ronstadt album *What's New*
Feb 5 (1984): Diva, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - -The Judds, "Mama, He's Crazy" / Mensch, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- - Emmylou Harris, "In My Dreams"
Feb 12 (1985): Diva, All of the singers on the Record of the Year and Song of the Year "We Are the World" / Mensch, producer Quincy Jones
Feb 19 (1986): Diva, E John, G Knight & S Wonder on "That's What Friends Are For" / Mensch, Dionne Warwick's singing on that song
Feb 26 (1987): Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group for W Marsalis, *Standard Time Vol 1:* Diva, "Caravan" / Mensch, "Memories of You"
Mar 5 (1988): Best Contemporary Composition, *Nixon in China:* Diva, Madame Mao / Mensch, Pat Nixon
Mar 12 (1989): Diva, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female - - Ruth Brown for *Blues on Broadway* / Mensch, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male - - Harry Connick Jr, for *When Harry Met Sally…*
Mar 19 (1990): Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Take 6, *So Much 2 Say:* Diva, the arrangements / Mensch, their execution
Mar 26 (1991): Best Opera Recording: *Goetterdaemmerung:* Diva, Hildegarde Behrens / Mensch, Cheryl Studer
Apr 2 (1992): Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female - - k. d. lang, *Constant Craving:* Diva, lang's voice / Mensch, lang's style
Apr 9 (1993): Diva, Best Tropical Latin Album - - Gloria Estefan, *Mi Tierra* / Mensch, Best Contemporary Folk Album - - Nanci Griffith, *Other Voices, Other
Rooms*
Apr 16 (1994): Album of the Year: Tony Bennett, *MTV Unplugged:* Diva, Tony the singer / Mensch, Tony the man
Apr 23 (1995): Best Spoken Word Album, Maya Angelou for *Phenomenal Woman:* Diva, the confidence and sexy attitude / Mensch, the wisdom and the urge
to share the wisdom
Apr 30 (1996): Diva, Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, *Whatcha Looking 4* / Mensch, Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass
Gospel Album - - Andy Griffith, *I Love to Tell the Story*
May 7 (1997): Nominees for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance: Diva, Bernadette Peters, *Sondheim Etc* / Mensch, Rosemary Clooney, *Mothers &
Daughters*
May 14 (1998): Diva, Best Pop Album - - Madonna, *Ray of Light* / Mensch, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals - - Burt Bachrach and Elvis Costello, "I Still Have
That Other Girl"
May 21 (1999): Best Musical Album for Children: *The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland:* - - Diva, Oscar / Mensch, Elmo
May 28 (2000): Diva, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - - *Both Sides, Now: Joni Mitchell* / Mensch, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists - -
Vince Mendoza for *Both Sides, Now*
June 4 (2001): Best Opera Recording, *Les Troyens:* Diva, Cassandre / Mensch, Didon
June 11 (2002): Best Instrumental Solo : Diva, Herbie Hancock for "My Ship" / Mensch, the original song "My Ship"
June 18 (2003): Diva, A Tribute to Luther Vandross - - Patti LaBelle, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, and Richard Marx / Mensch, Best New Artist Presenters - - Sean Astin
and Norah Jones
June 25 (2004): Best Instrumental Rock Performance: Brian Wilson, "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow:" Diva, the myth / Mensch, the cow
July 2 (2005): Diva, Record of the Year: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Green Day / Mensch, the 1933 song "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
July 9 (2006): Presenters of Best Rock Album: Diva, Queen Latifah / Mensch, Al Gore
July 16 (2007): Springsteen duo - - Diva, Best Rock Song, "Radio Nowhere" / Mensch, Best Rock Instrumental Performance, "Once Upon a Time in the West"
July 23 (2008): Best R & B Album, *Jennifer Hudson:* Diva, "Pocketbook" / Mensch, "Jesus Promised Me a Home Over There"
July 30 (2009): Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Diva, Herb Alpert, "Besame Mucho" / Mensch, Béla Fleck, "Throw Down Your Heart" (winner)
Aug 6 (2010): Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Diva, Jeff Beck, "Nessun Dorma" / Mensch, Laurie Anderson, "Flow"
Aug 13 (2011): Best Historical Album Grammy: Diva, Band on the Run, Paul McCartney Archive Collection / Mensch, The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang
of Country Music
Aug 20 (2012): Best Jazz Vocal Album: Diva, winner Esperanza Spalding, *City of Roses* / Mensch, Kurt Elling: 1619 Broadway, The Brill Building Project
Aug 27 (2013): Best Instrumental Arrangement: Diva, nominee Kim Richmond for "Invitation" / Mensch, nominee Nan Schwartz for "Skylark"
Sept 3 (2014): Best Spoken Word Album: Diva, Joan Rivers, *Diary of a Mad Diva* / Mensch, Elizabeth Warren, *A Fighting Chance*
Sept 10 (2015): Best Musical Theater Album: Diva, *Hamilton* / Mensch, *Fun Home*
Sept 17 (2016): Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, Dorothea Röschmann and Mitsuko Uchida: Diva, Berg / Mensch, Schumann
Sept 24 (2017): Best Spoken Word Album: Carrie Fisher, *The Princess Diarist:* Diva, the book / Mensch, a posthumous win
Oct 1 (2018): Grammy Hall of Fame inductees: Diva, Nina Simone, "Young, Gifted, and Black" / Mensch, Edward Meeker, "Take Me Out To the Ball Game"
Oct 8 (2019): Diva, Billie Eilish winning the four major general field awards / Mensch, Billie herself
Oct 15 (2020): Best Historical Album: Diva, nominee Prince, *1999 Super Deluxe Edition* / Mensch, winner: *It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers*
Oct 22 (2021): Best Music Film, Questlove's *Summer of Love:* Diva, the performers / Mensch, the film itself
Oct 29 (2022): Best Alternative Music Album - - album titles: Diva, *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power* / Mensch, *Collapsed in Sunbeams*
Nov 5 (2023): Diva, Best Pop Dance Recording: Kylie Minogue, "Padam Padam" / Mensch, Piaf's "Padam Padam"
Nov 12 (2024): Best Rock Performance: "Now and Then" by The Beatles: Diva, winning the Grammy / Mensch, John and George unable to attend
Hot Words
Nov 19: "Demure:" Diva, hot word / Mensch, the actual meaning
Nov 26: "Brat:" Diva, hot word / Mensch, a bratwurst
The Tony Awards
Dec 3 (1947): Diva, Best Choreography: Michael Kidd, *Finian's Rainbow* / Mensch, Agnes de Mille, *Brigadoon* (both were winners)
Dec 10 (1948): Best Actress in a Play: Diva, Judith Anderson (*Medea*), Katherine Cornell (*Antony and Cleopatra*) / Mensch, J Tandy (*A Streetcar Named
Desire*) - - all three were winners
Dec 17 (1949): Diva, Best Musical: *Kiss Me, Kate* / Mensch, Best Play: *Death of a Salesman*
Dec 24 (1950): *South Pacific:* Diva, "This Nearly Was Mine" / Mensch, "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught"
Dec 31 (1951): Diva Best Actress in a Musical: Ethel Merman, *Call Me Madam* / Mensch, Best Actress in a Play, Uta Hagen, *The Country Girl*