At the first Grammy Awards in 1959, in which two cities were ceremonies held simultaneously?

The first Grammy Awards ceremonies in 1959 were held simultaneously in Los Angeles and New York City.

The Recording Academy staged the inaugural event on April 4, 1959, with ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City. This two-city format reflected the recording industry's concentration in both California and New York.

The event honored recordings released during the eligibility period ending in 1958. It included 28 competitive categories, covering pop, country, jazz, classical, rhythm and blues, and other fields.

A common mix-up is to identify only Los Angeles as the first venue. Los Angeles hosted one ceremony, but New York hosted the other at the same time, making the first Grammy presentation a joint two-city event.