18th Annual Grammy Awards

Award ceremony

18th Annual Grammy Awards

Date| February 28, 1976
Location| Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Country| United States
Hosted by| Andy Williams
Most awards| Phil Woods, Michel Legrand, Janis Ian and Paul Simon (2)
Most nominations| –
Website| https://www.grammy.com/awards/18th-annual-grammy-awards
Television/radio coverage
Network| CBS
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The 18th Annual Grammy Awards were held February 28, 1976, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1975.[1][2]

## Performers

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* Natalie Cole \- This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
* Paul Simon \- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
* Barry Manilow \- Mandy/Could It Be Magic
* Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme \- Jazz scat performance
* The Eagles \- Lyin' Eyes
* Janis Ian \- At Seventeen
* Captain & Tennille \- Love Will Keep Us Together

## Presenters

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* Stevie Wonder & Joan Baez \- Record of the Year
* Captain & Tennille \- Album of the Year
* Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme \- Best Jazz Performance by a Group
* Helen Reddy & Neil Sedaka \- Best New Artist
* Brian Wilson & Dennis Wilson \- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

## Award winners

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* Record of the Year
* "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille (artist) & Daryl Dragon (producer)
* Album of the Year
* Still Crazy After All These Years \- Paul Simon (artist) - Phil Ramone & Paul Simon (producers)
* Song of the Year
* "Send In the Clowns" - Judy Collins (artist) - Stephen Sondheim (songwriter)
* Best New Artist
* Natalie Cole

### Children's

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* Best Recording for Children
* Richard Burton for The Little Prince

### Classical

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* Best Classical Performance – Orchestra
* Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
* Best Classical Vocal Performance
* Janet Baker for Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
* Best Opera Recording
* Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), Richard van Allan, Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Cotrubas, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Nicolai Gedda & the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House for Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
* Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
* Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Robert Page (choir director) the Cleveland Boys Choir & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus\- Orff: Carmina Burana
* Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
* Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor), Alicia de Larrocha & the London Philharmonic for Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand and Concerto for Piano in G/Fauré: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
* Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
* Nathan Milstein for Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied
* Best Chamber Music Performance
* Pierre Fournier, Arthur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng for Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 in B Flat, Op. 99 and 2 in E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
* Album of the Year, Classical
* Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete

### Comedy

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* Best Comedy Recording
* Richard Pryor for Is It Something I Said?

### Composing and arranging

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* Best Instrumental Composition
* Michel Legrand for Images performed by Michel Legrand & Phil Woods
* Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
* John Williams (composer) for Jaws
* Best Instrumental Arrangement
* Pete Carpenter & Mike Post (arrangers) for "The Rockford Files" performed by Mike Post
* Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
* Ray Stevens (arranger) for "Misty"

### Country

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* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
* Linda Ronstadt for "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
* Willie Nelson for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
* Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
* Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson for "Lover Please"
* Best Country Instrumental Performance
* Chet Atkins for "The Entertainer"
* Best Country Song
* Larry Butler & Chips Moman (songwriters) for "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" performed by B. J. Thomas

### Folk

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* Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
* Muddy Waters for The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album

### Gospel

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* Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
* The Imperials for No Shortage
* Best Soul Gospel Performance
* Andrae Crouch for Take Me Back performed by Andrae Crouch & the Disciples
* Best Inspirational Performance
* The Bill Gaither Trio for Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You

### Jazz

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* Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
* Dizzy Gillespie for Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
* Best Jazz Performance by a Group
* Chick Corea & Return to Forever for No Mystery
* Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
* Michel Legrand & Phil Woods for Images

### Latin

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* Best Latin Recording
* Eddie Palmieri for Sun of Latin Music

### Musical show

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* Best Cast Show Album
* Charlie Smalls (composer), Jerry Wexler (producer) & the original cast with Stephanie Mills & Dee Dee Bridgewater for The Wiz

### Packaging and notes

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* Best Album Package
* Jim Ladwig (art director) for Honey performed by the Ohio Players
* Best Album Notes
* Pete Hamill (notes writer) for Blood on the Tracks performed by Bob Dylan
* Best Album Notes – Classical
* Gunther Schuller (notes writer) for Footlifters performed by Gunther Schuller

### Pop

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* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
* "At Seventeen"-Janis Ian
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
* "Still Crazy After All These Years"-Paul Simon
* Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
* "Lyin' Eyes"-The Eagles
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance
* "The Hustle"-Van McCoy

### Production and engineering

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* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
* Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander & Russ Payne for Janis Ian's Between the Lines
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical
* Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete Ballet)
* Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
* Arif Mardin

### R&B

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* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
* Natalie Cole for "This Will Be"
* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
* Ray Charles for "Living for the City"
* Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
* Earth, Wind & Fire for "Shining Star"
* Best R&B Instrumental Performance
* Silver Convention for "Fly, Robin, Fly"
* Best Rhythm & Blues Song
* Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch & Betty Wright (songwriters) for "Where Is the Love" performed by Betty Wright

### Spoken

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* Best Spoken Word Recording
* James Whitmore for Give 'Em Hell Harry

## References

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1. ^ "Album Wins Simon 2 Grammy Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 1, 1976. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
2. ^ "1975 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.

## External links

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* The 18th Grammy Awards Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, at the Internet Movie Database

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