2nd Japan Record Awards

2nd Japan Record Awards
Date	30 December 1960
Venue	Kyouritsu Jyoshigakuen Hall
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The 2nd Japan Record Awards were held on 30 December 1960. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1960. Kazuko Matsuo, Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars won the Japan Record Award, being the first duet that achieve the award. This is also the first time that the new artist award was given. ^[1]

Emcee

Takayuki Akutagawa

Award winners

Japan Record Award

• Kazuko Matsuo, Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars for "Dare Yorimo Kimi Wo Aisu"
  • Lyricist: Kōhan Kawauchi
  • Composer: Tadashi Yoshida
  • Arranger: Hiroshi Wada
  • Record Company: JVC Victor

Hibari Misora, Vocalist Award awarder.

Vocalist Award

• Hibari Misora for "Aishuu Hatoba"

New Artist Award

• Yukio Hashi for "Itakogasa"

Composer Award

• Koga Masao for "Shiroi Koyubi No Uta"
  • Singer: Chiyoko Shimakura

Planning Award

• Nippon Columbia for "Zundoko Bushi" & "Danchone Bushi"
  • Singer: Akira Kobayashi

Children's Song Award

• Minakami Fusako & Kingu Kobatokai for "Yuuran Bus"

References

• 【あの時・日本レコード大賞＜１＞】橋幸夫「潮来笠」ヒットで急きょ新人賞. Sports Hochi. 16 December 2019.
• The Yomiuri Shimbun shukusatsuban. 31 December 1960. ラジオ・テレビ欄.

1. "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. Retrieved 2 January 2022.