24th Annual Grammy Awards

• The Pointer Sisters - Best New Artist • Jerry Lee Lewis & Mickey Gilley - Best Country Vocal Performance Duo or Group and Best Country Vocal Performance Female • George Carlin - Reads the rules for the Grammy nominations • Carol Channing & Ben Vereen - Best Cast Show Album • Adam Ant & Ted Nugent - Best Rock Vocal Performance Male • Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen - Presented the songwriters • John Denver - Song of the Year • Reba Rambo & Shirley Caesar - Announced the winners and nominees in the Soul/Gospel category • Anne Murray & Peggy Lee - Best Pop Vocal Performance Female and Male and Producer of the Year • Melissa Manchester & Glen Campbell - Announced winners in previous categories • James Brown & Tina Turner - Best R&B Vocal Performance Male • John Williams - Announced winners of the classical categories • Chuck Mangione & Harry James - Best Jazz Vocal Performance and Jazz Instrumental Performance Soloist • Herb Alpert & Barbara Mandrell - Album of the Year • Pat Benatar & Kenny Loggins - Record of the Year ==Performers==

• James Ingram - Just Once • Shelly West & David Frizzell - You're The Reason God Make Oklahoma • Terri Gibbs - Somebody's Knockin' • The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira • The cast of Sophisticated Ladies - It Don't Mean a Thing • Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl • Christopher Cross & Burt Bacharach - Arthur's Theme • Bill Withers - Just the Two of Us • Lionel Richie - Endless Love • Jackie DeShannon & Donna Weiss - Bette Davis Eyes • Al Green - The Lord Will Make a Way • The Archers (musical group) - Everyday • Joe Cocker - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today • Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only • Rick James - Give It To Me Baby • Pepper Adams & Al Jarreau - (Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk == Award winners ==

• Record of the Year • Val Garay (producer) & Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes" • Album of the Year • Jack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for Double Fantasy • Song of the Year • Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes • Best New Artist • Sheena Easton Children's • Best Recording for Children • Dennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for Sesame Country performed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker Classical • Best Classical Orchestral Recording • James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor • Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance • Richard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Live From Lincoln Center – Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti • Best Opera Recording • James Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor), Jiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Žídek, Václav Zítek & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Janáček: From the House of the Dead • Best Choral Performance (other than opera) • Neville Marriner (conductor) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Chorus for Haydn: The Creation • Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) • Zubin Mehta (conductor), Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman & the New York Philharmonic for Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration • Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra) • Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80 • Best Chamber Music Performance • Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell & Itzhak Perlman for Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor • Best Classical Album • James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Comedy • Best Comedy Recording • Richard Pryor for Rev. Du Rite Composing and arranging • Best Instrumental Composition • Mike Post (composer) for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues" • Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special • John Williams (composer) for Raiders of the Lost Ark • Best Instrumental Arrangement • Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel (arrangers) for "Velas" performed by Quincy Jones • Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) • Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Ai No Corrida" performed by Quincy Jones • Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices • Gene Puerling (arranger) for "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" performed by The Manhattan Transfer Country • Best Country Vocal Performance, Female • Dolly Parton for "9 to 5" • Best Country Vocal Performance, Male • Ronnie Milsap for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" • Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal • The Oak Ridge Boys for "Elvira" • Best Country Instrumental Performance • Chet Atkins for Country After All These Years • Best Country Song • Dolly Parton (songwriter) for "9 to 5" Folk • Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording • There Must Be a Better World Somewhere-B. B. King Gospel • Best Gospel Performance, Traditional • The Masters V for The Masters V • Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational • The Imperials for Priority • Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional • Al Green for The Lord Will Make a Way • Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary • Andrae Crouch for ''Don't Give Up'' • Best Inspirational Performance • B.J. Thomas for Amazing Grace Historical • Best Historical Album • Michael Brooks & George Spitzer (producers) for Hoagy Carmichael – From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky Jazz • Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female • Ella Fitzgerald for Digital III at Montreux • Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male • Al Jarreau for "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk" • Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group • The Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" • Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist • John Coltrane for Bye Bye Blackbird • Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group • Chick Corea & Gary Burton for In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 • Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band • Gerry Mulligan for Walk on the Water • Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental • Grover Washington, Jr. for Winelight Latin • Best Latin Recording • Clare Fischer for "Guajira Pa la Jeva" Musical show • Best Cast Show Album • Quincy Jones (producer) & Lena Horne for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Music video • Video of the Year • Michael Nesmith for Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts Packaging and notes • Best Album Package • Peter Corriston (art director) for Tattoo You performed by The Rolling Stones • Best Album Notes • Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for Erroll Garner – Master of the Keyboard performed by Erroll Garner Pop • Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female • Lena Horne for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music • Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male • Al Jarreau for ''Breakin' Away'' • Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal • The Manhattan Transfer for "The Boy from New York City" • Best Pop Instrumental Performance • Larry Carlton & Mike Post for "The Theme from Hill Street Blues" Production and engineering • Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical • Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Gaucho performed by Steely Dan • Best Engineered Recording, Classical • Andrew Kazdin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Zubin Mehta (conductor), Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, & the New York Philharmonic for Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration • Producer of the Year • Quincy Jones • Classical Producer of the Year • James Mallinson R&B • Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female • Aretha Franklin for "Hold On I'm Comin'" • Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male • James Ingram for "One Hundred Ways" • Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal • Quincy Jones for The Dude • Best R&B Instrumental Performance • David Sanborn for "All I Need Is You" • Best Rhythm & Blues Song • Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter (songwriters) for "Just the Two of Us" performed by Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers Rock • Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female • Pat Benatar for "Fire and Ice" • Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male • Rick Springfield for "Jessie's Girl" • Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal • The Police for "Don't Stand So Close To Me" • Best Rock Instrumental Performance • The Police for "Behind My Camel" Spoken • Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording • Orson Welles for ''Donovan's Brain'' ==References==