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    American Music Awards of 1979

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    6th Annual American Music Awards
    DateJanuary 12, 1979
    VenueSanta Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
    CountryUnited States
    Hosted byDonna Summer
    Glen Campbell
    Helen Reddy
    Television/radio coverage
    NetworkABC
    Runtime120 min.
    Produced byDick Clark Productions
    ← 1978 · American Music Awards · 1980 →

    The sixth Annual American Music Awards were held January 12, 1979.

    Winners and nominees

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    Subcategory Winner Nominees
    Pop/Rock Category
    Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Barry Manilow Andy Gibb
    Billy Joel
    Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Linda Ronstadt Barbra Streisand
    Donna Summer
    Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Bee Gees Fleetwood Mac
    Foreigner
    Favorite Pop/Rock Album Grease Soundtrack Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
    Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack
    Favorite Pop/Rock Song "Three Times a Lady" – Commodores "Stayin' Alive" – Bee Gees
    "You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
    Soul/R&B Category
    Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Teddy Pendergrass
    Lou Rawls         		Johnny Mathis
    Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Natalie Cole Roberta Flack
    Donna Summer
    Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Earth Wind and Fire Commodores
    The Emotions
    Favorite Soul/R&B Album Saturday Night Fever – Bee Gees Life Is a Song Worth Singing – Teddy Pendergrass
    All 'n' All – Earth, Wind & Fire
    Favorite Soul/R&B Song "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" – Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams "Our Love" – Natalie Cole
    "Use Ta Be My Girl" – The O'Jays
    Country Category
    Favorite Country Male Artist Kenny Rogers Merle Haggard
    Ronnie Milsap
    Favorite Country Female Artist Crystal Gayle Loretta Lynn
    Linda Ronstadt
    Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group The Statler Brothers The Oak Ridge Boys
    Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
    Favorite Country Album Ten Years of Gold – Kenny Rogers Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton
    Simple Dreams – Linda Ronstadt
    Favorite Country Song "Blue Bayou" – Linda Ronstadt "Here You Come Again" – Dolly Parton
    "Take This Job and Shove It" – Johnny Paycheck
    Disco Category
    Favorite Disco Male Artist Isaac Hayes Peter Brown
    Teddy Pendergrass
    Favorite Disco Female Artist Donna Summer Pattie Brooks
    Linda Clifford
    Favorite Disco Band/Duo/Group Village People Silver Convention
    The Trammps
    Favorite Disco Album Live and More – Donna Summer Super Nature – Cerrone
    Thank God It's Friday – Soundtrack
    Favorite Disco Song "Last Dance" – Donna Summer "Shame" – Evelyn King
    "Macho Man" – The Village People
    Merit
    Perry Como

    References

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    • "1978 6th American Music Awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2006.
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