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1972 award ceremony for music
March 2012
14th Annual Grammy Awards March 14, 1972 Felt Forum, New York City Andy Williams ABC Carole King (4) Isaac Hayes (8) 13th Grammy Awards 15th
thumb | right |Carole King's Tapestry won all four awards it was nominated for, including three of the Big Four awards.
The 14th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 14, 1972, and were broadcast live on television in the United States by ABC; the following year, they would move the telecasts to CBS, where they would remain until 2026 when they will return to ABC in 2027 after 55 years. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1971.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9aU1AAAAIBAJ&pg=2571,6282147&dq=grammy&hl=en Carole King Wins Top Grammy Kudos March 16, 1972 The Palm Beach Post May 1, 2011http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1971&genre=All 1971 Grammy Award Winners Grammy.com May 1, 2011
Performers
The cast of Godspell - "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord"/"Day by Day"
Ain’t Nobody Home - B. B. King
Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
Superstar - The Carpenters
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot - Jerry Reed
You Brought The Joy - Freda Payne
The Bill Evans Trio
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
Good Lovin’ (Makes It Right) - Tammy Wynette
My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (archive footage only)
Presenters
Anthony Newley & Florence Henderson - Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
The 5th Dimension - Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group
Ed Sullivan - Best Comedy Recording
Andy Williams - Presented the Trustees Award to The Beatles and presented a preview of the upcoming film The Concert for Bangladesh
The Carpenters & Herb Alpert - Record of the Year
Richard Harris - Best Original Score Written For Motion Picture Or Television Show
The Temptations - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Bobby Darin & Aretha Franklin - Best Jazz Performance
Henry Mancini - Album Of The Year
Andy Williams - Song Of The Year
Roberta Flack & Smokey Robinson - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Award winners
General field
Record of the Year
Lou Adler (producer) & Carole King for "It's Too Late"
Album of the Year
Lou Adler (producer) & Carole King for Tapestry
Song of the Year
Carole King (songwriter) for "You've Got a Friend"
Best New Artist
Carly Simon
Children's
Best Recording for Children
Bill Cosby for Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
Classical
Best Classical Performance – Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
Leontyne Price for Leontyne Price Sings Robert Schumann
Best Opera Recording
Richard Mohr (producer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Ruggero Raimondi, the John Aldis Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra for Verdi: Aida
Best Choral Performance, Classical
Colin Davis (conductor), Russell Burgess, Arthur Oldham (choir directors) the Wandsworth School Boys Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Requiem
Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
André Previn (conductor), Julian Bream & the London Symphony Orchestra for Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar
Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Etudes-Tableaux Piano Music; Sonatas)
Best Chamber Music Performance
The Juilliard String Quartet for Debussy: Quartet in G Minor/Ravel: Quartet in F
Album of the Year, Classical
Thomas Frost, Richard Killough (producers) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Etudes-Tableaux Piano Music; Sonatas)
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording
Lily Tomlin for This Is a Recording
Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Michel LeGrand (composer) for "Theme From Summer of '42"
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
Isaac Hayes (composer) for Shaft
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Isaac Hayes & Johnny Allen (arrangers) for "Theme From Shaft" performed by Isaac Hayes
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Paul McCartney (arranger) for "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" performed by Paul & Linda McCartney
Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
Sammi Smith for "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Jerry Reed for "When You're Hot, You're Hot"
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty for "After the Fire Is Gone"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Chet Atkins for "Snowbird"
Best Country Song
Kris Kristofferson (songwriter) for "Help Me Make It Through the Night" performed by Sammi Smith
Folk
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
Muddy Waters for They Call Me Muddy Waters
Gospel
Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
Charley Pride for "Let Me Live"
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Shirley Caesar for Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee
Best Sacred Performance
Charley Pride for Did You Think to Pray
Jazz
Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
Bill Evans for The Bill Evans Album performed by the Bill Evans Trio
Best Jazz Performance by a Group
Bill Evans for The Bill Evans Album performed by the Bill Evans Trio
Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
Duke Ellington for "New Orleans Suite"
Musical show
Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album
Stephen Schwartz (composer & producer) & the original cast for Godspell
Packaging and notes
Best Album Cover
Dean O. Torrence (art director) & Gene Brownell (photographer) for Pollution performed by Pollution
Best Album Notes
Sam Samudio (notes writer) for Sam, Hard and Heavy performed by Sam Samudio
Pop
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Carole King for Tapestry
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
James Taylor for "You've Got a Friend"
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
The Carpenters for Carpenters
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Quincy Jones for Smackwater Jack
Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
Henry Bush, Ron Capone & Dave Purple (engineers) for "Theme From Shaft" performed by Isaac Hayes
Best Classical Engineered Recording
Vittorio Negri (engineer), Colin Davis (conductor), the Wandsworth School Boys Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Requiem
R&B
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Aretha Franklin for "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Lou Rawls for "A Natural Man"
Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group
Ike & Tina Turner for "Proud Mary"
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Bill Withers for "Ain't No Sunshine"
Spoken
Best Spoken Word Recording
Les Crane for "Desiderata"
References
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External links
14th Grammy Awards at the Internet Movie Database
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