Which artist won the 1962 Grammy for Record of the Year with 'Moon River'?

Henry Mancini won the 1962 Grammy Award for Record of the Year with “Moon River.”

The song was written by Mancini with lyricist Johnny Mercer for the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, where Audrey Hepburn performed it. Mancini’s recording became one of the best-known film themes of the era and helped turn the song into a standard.

At the 1962 Grammy Awards, Mancini and Mercer also won Song of the Year for “Moon River.” The distinction matters: Record of the Year recognizes the recorded performance and production, while Song of the Year honors the songwriting itself.

People sometimes attribute the Grammy-winning recording to Hepburn because she introduced the song in the film. The Grammy Record of the Year award, however, went to Mancini for his recorded version.