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1971 award ceremony for music
April 2019
13th Annual Grammy Awards 16 March 1971 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California Andy Williams ABC Paul Simon (5) Paul Simon and The Carpenters (5) 12th Grammy Awards 14th
The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, on ABC, and marked the ceremony's first live telecast. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted for the first time by Andy Williams.13th Annual GRAMMY Awards GRAMMY.com https://www.grammy.com/awards/13th-annual-grammy-awards 2025-09-03
Performers
The Osmonds - Everything is Beautiful
Anne Murray - Fire and Rain
Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Dionne Warwick - Let It Be
Marty Robbins - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
Charley Pride
Conway Twitty - Hello Darlin'
Wanda Jackson
Hank Williams Jr. - The Fightin' Side of Me
Rod McKuen
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
Presenters
Burt Bacharach - Song of the Year
John Wayne - Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special
David Cassidy & Shirley Jones - Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocals
The 5th Dimension - Record of the Year
Henry Mancini - Best New Artist
Zsa Zsa Gabor & Bob Newhart - Best Comedy Recording
Glen Campbell & Lainie Kazan - Best Country Vocal Performance Female
Freda Payne & Brook Benton - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Duke Ellington - Best Jazz Performance - Small Group
Nancy Sinatra & Bobby Sherman - Best Contemporary Vocal Performance Female
Herb Alpert - Album of the Year
Award winners
General field
Record of the Year[1971 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (13th) ♪ Grammy Database – Complete Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees Archive (1959–2025) 2025-06-24 https://www.grammydatabase.com/2025/06/1971-All-Grammy-Winners-and-Nominees.html 2025-09-03Grammy Award Winners 1971 Grammy Award Nominees 1971 https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1971-220.html 2025-09-03The 13th Annual Grammy Awards https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64260695/the-13th-annual-grammy-awards/ 29 November 2020 The Marshall News Messenger 14 March 1971
"Bridge over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters
Jack Daugherty, producer
"Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens, producer
"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
Peter Asher, producer
"Let It Be" - The Beatles
George Martin, producer
Album of the Year
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers
Chicago - Chicago
James William Guercio, producer
Close to You - The Carpenters
Jack Daugherty, producer
Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young, producers
Elton John - Elton John
Gus Dudgeon, producer
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Peter Asher, producer
Song of the Year
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Paul Simon, songwriter (Simon and Garfunkel)
"Everything is Beautiful"
Ray Stevens, songwriter (Ray Stevens)
"Fire and Rain"
James Taylor, songwriter (James Taylor)
"Let It Be"
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, songwriters (The Beatles)
"We've Only Just Begun"
Roger Nichols & Paul Williams, songwriters (The Carpenters)
Best New Artist
The Carpenters
Elton John
Melba Moore
Anne Murray
The Partridge Family
Children's
Best Recording for ChildrenSimon and Garfunkel Top Beatles for '70 Recording Honors https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64262308/simon-and-garfunkel-top-beatles-for-70/ 29 November 2020 Daily Press 1 February 1971
The Sesame Street Book & Record - (various artists)
Joan Ganz Cooney, Thomas Z. Shepard, producers
The Aristocats - (various artists)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown - (various artists)
"Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson
Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street - Loretta Long
Classical
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Schubert: Lieder
Best Opera Recording
Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus & various artists for Berlioz: Les Troyens
Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
Gregg Smith (choir director), the Gregg Smith Singers & the Columbia Chamber Ensemble for Ives: New Music of Charles Ives
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
George Szell (conductor), David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Cleveland Orchestra for Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello)
Best Chamber Music Performance
Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Album of the Year, Classical
Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), various artists & the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Les Troyens
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording
Flip Wilson for The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress
Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Alfred Newman (composer) for "Airport Love Theme"
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr (composers) for Let It Be performed by The Beatles
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Theme From Z"
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon (arrangers) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Ray Price for "For the Good Times"
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Johnny Cash & June Carter for "If I Were a Carpenter"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Me and Jerry
Best Country Song
Marty Robbins (songwriter) for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"
Folk
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
T-Bone Walker for Good Feelin'
Gospel
Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
The Oak Ridge Boys for "Talk About the Good Times"
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Edwin Hawkins for "Every Man Wants to Be Free" performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"
Jazz
Best Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
Bill Evans for Alone
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
Miles Davis for Bitches Brew
Musical show
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
Stephen Sondheim (composer), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast (Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, Elaine Stritch, Charles Kimbrough, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland) for Company
Packaging and notes
Best Album Cover
Robert Lockart (graphic artist) & Ivan Nagy (photographer) for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
Best Album Notes
Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith
Pop
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
Dionne Warwick for I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful"
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
The Carpenters for "Close to You"
Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
Henry Mancini for Theme From Z and Other Film Music
Best Contemporary Song
Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
R&B
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
"Don't Play That Song" by Aretha Franklin
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
"The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter
Spoken
Best Spoken Word Recording
Martin Luther King Jr. for Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam
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