21st Annual Grammy Awards
21st Annual Grammy Awards | |
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Date | February 15, 1979 |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Hosted by | John Denver |
Most awards | Bee Gees (4) |
Most nominations | – |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
The 21st Annual Grammy Awards were held in 1979, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1978.[1][2]
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Phil Ramone (producer) & Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are"
- Album of the Year
- Broadway Eddie, Trammps for Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
- Broadway Eddie,
- Song of the Year
- Best New Artist
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Jim Henson (producer) for The Muppet Show performed by The Muppets
Classical
- Best Classical Orchestral Performance
- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Luciano Pavarotti for Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln Center
- Best Opera Recording
- George Sponhaltz, John Coveney (producers), Julius Rudel (conductor), Beverly Sills, Alan Titus & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Lehár: The Merry Widow
- Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
- Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Vladimir Horowitz & the New York Philharmonic for Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 in D Minor for Piano (Horowitz Golden Jubilee)
- Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1977/78
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Itzhak Perlman & Vladimir Ashkenazy for Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano
- Best Classical Album
- Christopher Bishop (producer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Brahms: Concerto For Violin in D
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- John Williams (composer) for "Theme From Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
- Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- John Williams (composer) for Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Quincy Jones & Robert Freedman (arrangers) for "The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One" performed by various artists
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Got to Get You Into My Life" performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
- Best Arrangement For Voices
- Bee Gees (arrangers) for "Stayin' Alive"
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Best Country Song
- Don Schlitz (songwriter) for "The Gambler" performed by Kenny Rogers
Folk
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
- The Happy Goodman Familyfor Refreshing
- Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational
- Larry Hart for "What a Friend"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
- Mighty Clouds of Joy for Live and Direct
- Best Soul Performance, Contemporary
- Andrae Crouch & the Disciples
- Best Inspirational Performance
- B. J. Thomas for Happy Man
Historical
- Best Historical Repackage Album
- Michael Brooks (producer) for The Lester YoungStory, Vol. 3
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Oscar Peterson Jam - Montreux '77
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
- Chick Corea for Friends
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- Live in Munich[3]
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Al Jarreau for All Fly Home
Latin
- Best Latin Recording
- Tito Puente for Homenaje a Beny More
Musical show
- Best Cast Show Album
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & various artists for Ain't Misbehavin'
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Package
- Johnny B. Lee & Tony Lane (art directors) for Boys in the Trees performed by Carly Simon
- Best Album Notes
- Michael Brooks (notes writer) for A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II performed by Bing Crosby
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Anne Murray for "You Needed Me"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Copacabana (At the Copa)"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Children of Sanchez
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Al Schmitt & Roger Nichols (engineers) for "FM (No Static at All)" performed by Steely Dan
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Arthur Kendy, Edward T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Varese: Ameriques/Arcana/Ionisation (Boulez Conducts Varese)
- Producer of the Year
- The Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten & Karl Richardson
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Donna Summer for "Last Dance"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- George Benson for "On Broadway"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Earth, Wind & Fire for "Runnin'"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Paul Jabara (songwriter) for "Last Dance" performed by Donna Summer
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word Recording
- Orson Welles for Citizen Kane
References
- ^ "In the groove: Grammys go disco". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 16 February 1979. Retrieved 1 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1978 Grammy Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database. link. Accessed 2008 April 30.