The 1st Annual Grammy Awards was held simultaneously in two locations on May 4 , 1959 - Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills California , and Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City , and 28 Grammys were awarded . The number of awards given grew and fluctuated over the years with categories added and removed , at one time reaching over 100 . The second Grammy Awards , also held in 1959 , was the first ceremony to be televised , but the ceremony was not aired live until the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971
13th Annual Grammy Awards
13th Annual Grammy Awards
The Recording Academy