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Was Bob Newhart a singer?
George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery.
Did Bob Newhart ever have a top ten album?
His 1960 comedy album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was the first comedy album to make number one on the Billboard charts.
Were they any other famous people on any of Bob Newhart's albums besides Bob Newhart?
Any of Bob Newhart's albums win a grammy award?
His 1960 comedy album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart won the 1961 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Did Bob Newhart win only one award for the 1961 grammy award for album of the year in 1961?
Newhart also won the 1961 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and 1961 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance - Spoken Word for The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!.

Question: what year was his first album?
Self-contained rewrite: What year was Bob Newhart's first album?