General field Record of the Year •
"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 Children • '''
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
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