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Technically it was Count Basie, but Ella Fitzgerald won one in the same year.

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At the inaugural GRAMMY Awards for 1958, Count Basie won twice: for Best Jazz Performance, Group and Best Performance by a Dance Band.

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At the very first Grammy Awards presentation on May 4, 1959, Ella Fitzgerald won two awards for her vocals.

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Chamillionaire was the first black rapper to win a Grammy

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Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie, won two Grammys, each at the 1st Annual GRAMMY Awards, held in 1958.

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William "Count" Basie was the first gramy wiener in 1997

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