<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Nominees </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Darin , Bobby Bobby Darin </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Edd Byrnes </Li> <Li> Johnny Restivo </Li> <Li> Mark Murphy </Li> <Li> Mavis Rivers </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Newhart , Bob Bob Newhart </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Joanie Sommers </Li> <Li> Leontyne Price </Li> <Li> Miriam Makeba </Li> <Li> The Brothers Four </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Nero , Peter Peter Nero </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ann - Margret </Li> <Li> Dick Gregory </Li> <Li> The Lettermen </Li> <Li> Timi Yuro </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Goulet , Robert Robert Goulet </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Allan Sherman </Li> <Li> Peter , Paul and Mary </Li> <Li> The Four Seasons </Li> <Li> The New Christy Minstrels </Li> <Li> Vaughn Meader </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> The Swingle Singers </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> John Gary </Li> <Li> Trini Lopez </Li> <Li> The J 's with Jamie </Li> <Li> Vikki Carr </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Antonio Carlos Jobim </Li> <Li> Astrud Gilberto </Li> <Li> Morgana King </Li> <Li> Petula Clark </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Jones , Tom Tom Jones </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Glenn Yarbrough </Li> <Li> Herman 's Hermits </Li> <Li> Horst Jankowski </Li> <Li> Marilyn Maye </Li> <Li> Sonny & Cher </Li> <Li> The Byrds </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td colspan="2"> no award </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Gentry , Bobbie Bobbie Gentry </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Harpers Bizarre </Li> <Li> Jefferson Airplane </Li> <Li> Lana Cantrell </Li> <Li> The 5th Dimension </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Feliciano , José José Feliciano </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cream </Li> <Li> Gary Puckett & The Union Gap </Li> <Li> Jeannie C. Riley </Li> <Li> O.C. Smith </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who had won the first grammy award for the best new artist
Bobby Darin