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21st Annual Grammy Awards

Index 21st Annual Grammy Awards

The 21st Annual Grammy Awards were held in 1979, and were broadcast live on American television. [1]

150 relations: A Taste of Honey (band), Al Jarreau, Al Schmitt, Alan Titus, Albhy Galuten, All 'n All, Andraé Crouch, Anne Murray, Arif Mardin, Asleep at the Wheel, B. J. Thomas, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Berlin Philharmonic, Beverly Sills, Billy Joel, Boys in the Trees, Carlo Maria Giulini, Carly Simon, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chick Corea, Children of Sanchez (album), Chuck Mangione, Copacabana (song), Costa-Gavras, David Shire, Dolly Parton, Don Schlitz, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Eugene Ormandy, FM (No Static at All), Franz Lehár, Freddie Perren, Georg Solti, George Benson, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Album for Children, Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Grammy Award for Best Classical Album, Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Grammy Award for Best Country Song, Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical, ..., Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary, Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional, Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo, Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance, Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra), Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra), Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording, Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary, Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Happy Goodman Family, Herbert von Karajan, Itzhak Perlman, Jim Henson, Johannes Brahms, John Coveney, John Denver, John Williams, Julius Rudel, Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song), KC and the Sunshine Band, Kenny Rogers, Kool & the Gang, Last Dance (Donna Summer song), Lester Young, Live in Munich (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album), Los Angeles, Luciano Pavarotti, Ludwig van Beethoven, Margaret Hillis, Maurice White, Mel Lewis, Michael Brooks (music historian), Mighty Clouds of Joy, Muddy Waters, New York Philharmonic, Orson Welles, Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77, Paul Jabara, Phil Ramone, Pierre Boulez, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Finch (musician), Robert L. Freedman, Roger Nichols (recording engineer), Ron Kersey, Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Sergei Rachmaninoff, Shrine Auditorium, Steely Dan, Steve Martin, Tavares (group), Thad Jones, The Muppet Show, The Muppets, The Trammps, Thomas J. Valentino, Thomas Z. Shepard, Tito Puente, Tony Lane, Varese, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vladimir Horowitz, Walter Murphy, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, You Needed Me, Yvonne Elliman, 20th Annual Grammy Awards, 22nd Annual Grammy Awards. Expand index (100 more) »

A Taste of Honey (band)

A Taste of Honey was an American recording act, formed in 1971 by associates Janice–Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble.

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Al Jarreau

Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician.

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Al Schmitt

Albert Harry "Al" Schmitt is an American recording engineer and record producer.

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Alan Titus

Alan Titus (born in New York City, on October 28, 1945) is an internationally celebrated baritone.

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Albhy Galuten

Albhy Galuten (born December 27, 1947) is an American technology executive and futurist, Grammy Award-winning record producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and conductor.

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All 'n All

All 'N All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1977 on Columbia Records.

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Andraé Crouch

Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor.

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Anne Murray

Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945), known professionally as Anne Murray, is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide.

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Arif Mardin

Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country.

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Asleep at the Wheel

Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia and is based in Austin, Texas.

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B. J. Thomas

Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an American popular singer.

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Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician and producer with a career that has spanned more than 50 years.

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Bee Gees

The Bee Gees --> were a pop music group formed in 1958.

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Berlin Philharmonic

The Berlin Philharmonic (Berliner Philharmoniker) is a German orchestra based in Berlin.

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Beverly Sills

Beverly Sills (born Belle Miriam Silverman, May 25, 1929July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s.

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Billy Joel

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.

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Boys in the Trees

Boys in the Trees is the seventh studio album (eighth overall) by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1978.

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Carlo Maria Giulini

Carlo Maria Giulini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (9 May 1914 – 14 June 2005) was an Italian conductor.

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Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891.

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Chick Corea

Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (born June 12, 1941) is an American jazz pianist/electric keyboardist and composer.

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Children of Sanchez (album)

Children of Sanchez is the sixteenth overall album by jazz artist Chuck Mangione.

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Chuck Mangione

Charles Frank Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer.

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Copacabana (song)

"Copacabana", also known as "Copacabana (At the Copa)", is a song recorded by Barry Manilow.

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Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director and producer, who lives and works in France.

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David Shire

David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores.

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

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Don Schlitz

Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952 in Durham, North Carolina) is a country music songwriter.

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Donna Summer

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop.

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Eugene Ormandy

Eugene Ormandy (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was an Hungarian-American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director.

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FM (No Static at All)

"FM (No Static at All)" is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan.

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Franz Lehár

Franz Lehár (italic; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer.

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Freddie Perren

Frederick James "Freddie" Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor.

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Georg Solti

Sir Georg Solti, KBE (born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-born orchestral and operatic conductor, best known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London, and as a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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George Benson

George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys having been presented since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964.

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Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1963.

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Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (and its subsequent name changes) has been awarded since 1963.

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Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961.

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Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Song

The Grammy Award for "'Best Country Song"' (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965.

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Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

The Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording was awarded from 1960 to 1986.

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Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West.

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Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs.

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Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary was awarded from 1978 to 1983.

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Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional was awarded from 1978 to 1983.

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Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979.

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Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

The Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986.

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Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1960.

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Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) was awarded from 1959 to 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) was awarded from 1959 to 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is an award that was first presented in 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the vocal jazz music genre.

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Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961.

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Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording

The Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording was presented from 1976 to 1983.

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Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was awarded between 1965 and 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was awarded between 1968 and 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best New Artist

The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961.

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Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was awarded between 1966 and 2011 (the final year it was awarded, for recordings issued in 2010).

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 1990 and in 1993.

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969.

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Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is one of a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album.

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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media is an honor presented to a composer or composers for an original score created for a film, TV show or series, video games or other visual media at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.

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Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary

The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary was awarded from 1978 to 1983.

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Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional

The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional was awarded from 1978 to 1983.

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Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices

The Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices was awarded from 1977 to 1986.

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Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to remixers for quality remixed recordings at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.

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Grammy Award for Record of the Year

The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959.

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.

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Happy Goodman Family

The Happy Goodman Family, is a Southern gospel group that was founded in the 1940s by Howard "Happy" Goodman and performed together for several decades.

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Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor.

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Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman (יצחק פרלמן; born 31 August 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and music teacher.

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Jim Henson

James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, and filmmaker who achieved international fame as the creator of the Muppets.

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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period.

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John Coveney

John Coveney is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s.

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John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer.

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John Williams

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist.

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Julius Rudel

Julius Rudel (6 March 1921 – 26 June 2014) was an American opera and orchestra conductor.

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Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)

"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel; it is the third track from his album The Stranger (1977).

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KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Band are an American disco and funk band, founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida.

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Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang are an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Robert Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West.

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Last Dance (Donna Summer song)

"Last Dance" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from the soundtrack album to the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday.

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Lester Young

Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.

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Live in Munich (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album)

Live in Munich is an album by The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band in 1979.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770Beethoven was baptised on 17 December. His date of birth was often given as 16 December and his family and associates celebrated his birthday on that date, and most scholars accept that he was born on 16 December; however there is no documentary record of his birth.26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.

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Margaret Hillis

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Maurice White

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Mel Lewis

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Michael Brooks (music historian)

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Mighty Clouds of Joy

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Muddy Waters

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New York Philharmonic

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Orson Welles

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Oscar Peterson

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Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77

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Paul Jabara

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Phil Ramone

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Pierre Boulez

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Quincy Jones

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Ralph MacDonald

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Richard Finch (musician)

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Robert L. Freedman

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Roger Nichols (recording engineer)

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Ron Kersey

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Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Shrine Auditorium

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Steely Dan

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Steve Martin

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Tavares (group)

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Thad Jones

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The Muppet Show

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The Muppets

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The Trammps

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Thomas J. Valentino

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Thomas Z. Shepard

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Tito Puente

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Tony Lane

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Vladimir Ashkenazy

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Vladimir Horowitz

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Walter Murphy

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Waylon Jennings

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Willie Nelson

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You Needed Me

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Yvonne Elliman

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20th Annual Grammy Awards

The 20th Annual Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1978, and were broadcast live on American television.

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22nd Annual Grammy Awards

The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 1980, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Annual_Grammy_Awards

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