The 1st Japan Record Awards were held on 27 December 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hiroshi Mizuhara won the Grand Prix award, defeated Frank Nagai by a vote.
Award winners Japan Record Award – "" Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei Composer: Hachidai Nakamura Record Company: EMI Music Japan
Best Vocal Performance Frank Nagai – "Yogiri ni Kaeta Chalk" Lyricist: Composer:
Lyricist Award – "Flute" Singer: Chiyoko Shimakura Composer: Yūji Koseki
Composer Award Masanobu Tokuchi – "Yogiri ni Kaeta Chalk" Singer: Frank Nagai Lyricist: Tetsuo Miyagawa
Children's Song Award and King Hōzuki-kai – "Yasashii Oshō-san" Lyricist: Composer:
References 1959年12月27日、第1回日本レコード大賞が開催。受賞曲は水原弘「黒い花びら」. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 27 December 2017. 第1回レコード大賞に「黒い花びら」. Showa Mainichi (昭和毎日), from the Mainichi Shimbun. 「我々の作品に順位をつけるのか」日本レコード大賞に怒り出す音楽業界関係者も...誰も見向きもしなかった『第1回日本レコード大賞』の現実. Shueisha Online. 30 December 2025. ルックバック〜12月27日 「レコ大」スタート. CDJournal. 27 December 2024. ＜あのころ＞第1回レコード大賞 水原弘の「黒い花びら」. 47News. 15 December 2011. From Kyodo News.
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