Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus: Moon River ( Mancini, Mercer, 1961)

Image at 0:25 showing the NARAS 1961 Achievement Award first place for Moon River (Record of the year) from Billboard magazine, June 9, 1962. Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus perform Mancini s opus Moon River. I recorded this track from the double LP, This Is Henry Mancini, RCA (VPS6029). Moon River won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Audrey Hepburn originally sang the work in the movie Breakfast at The song also won the 1962 Grammy Award for Record of th br, br,