18th Annual Grammy Awards

The eighteenth edition of the annual presentation of the Grammy Awards took place on February 28, 1976 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The show was presented by Andy Williams .

This year there were no winners who stuck out above everything and everyone when it comes to the number of Grammy wins. Paul Simon , Michel Legrand and Natalie Cole were the only artists who went home with more than one Grammy; they won two each. Another indication that there was not really one big winner was the fact that for the first time since 1970 the four Grammys in key categories (Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist) to four were different performers and / or compositions.

In his word of thanks after winning the Grammy for Album of the Year thanked Paul Simon include Stevie Wonder, because "this year no album was released." Paul was referring to the fact that Marvel the two previous years had won this category respectively Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale . He would win again the following year a Grammy for Album of the Year with Songs in the Key of Life .

Actor Richard Burton won a Grammy in the children's category for The Little Prince. Although he was more famous for his work in films, he has a Grammy, but never an Oscar win (although he was nominated seven times).

The number of categories was increased by one. For the first Grammy was awarded to the best Latin recording. For now it would remain in one category for this style of music, but in the 80s and 90s, this music would have a prominent place at the Grammys.

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 * 1 Winners
 * 1.1 General
 * 1.2 Pop
 * 1.3 Country
 * 1.4 R & B
 * 1.5 Folk
 * 1.6 Gospel
 * 1.7 Jazz
 * 1.8 Latin
 * 1.9 Classical music
 * 1:10 Comedy
 * 1:11 Composing & Arranging (Composition & arrangements)
 * 1:12 Children's Repertoire
 * 1:13 Musical
 * 1:14 Covers
 * 1:15 Production & Engineering (Production & Technology)
 * 1:16 Spoken Word
 * 2 See also
 * 3 External links

General [ edit ]

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

[Pop edit ]

 * Best Pop Vocal Performance (singer)
 * "At Seventeen" - Janis Ian
 * Best Pop Vocal Performance (singer)
 * "Still Crazy After All These Years" - Paul Simon
 * Best Pop Vocal Performance (duo / group)
 * "Lyin 'Eyes" - The Eagles
 * Best Pop Instrumental Performance
 * "The Hustle" - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony

Country [ edit ]

 * Best Country Vocal Performance (singer)
 * "I Can not Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" - Linda Ronstadt
 * Best Country Vocal Performance (singer)
 * "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - Willie Nelson
 * Best Country Vocal Performance (duo / group)
 * "Lover Please" - Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson
 * Best Country Instrumental Performance
 * "The Entertainer" - Chet Atkins
 * Best Country Song
 * Larry Butler & Chips Moman (composers) for "(Hey Will not You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (executive: BJ Thomas )

R & B [ edit ]

 * Best R & B Vocal Performance (singer)
 * "This Will Be" - Natalie Cole
 * Best R & B Vocal Performance (singer)
 * "Living for the City" - Ray Charles
 * Best R & B Vocal Performance (duo / group)
 * "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire
 * Best R & B Instrumental Performance
 * "Fly, Robin, Fly" - Silver Convention
 * Best R & B Song
 * Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Willie Clarke & Betty Wright (composer) for "Where Is The Love" (executive: Betty Wright)

Folk [ edit ]

 * Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
 * "The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album" - Muddy Waters

Gospel [ edit ]

 * Best Gospel Performance
 * "No Shortage" - The Imperials
 * Best Soul Gospel Performance
 * "Take Me Back" - Andrae Crouch & The Disciples
 * Best Inspirational Performance
 * "Jesus, We Just Want To Thank You" - Bill Gaither Trio

Jazz [ edit ]

 * Best Jazz Performance (soloist)
 * "Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie" - Dizzy Gillespie
 * Best Jazz Performance (Group)
 * "No Mystery" - Chick Corea & Return To Forever
 * Best Jazz Performance (big band)
 * "Images" - Michel Legrand & Phil Woods

Latin [ edit ]

 * Best Latin Recording
 * "Sun of Latin Music" - Richard Palmieri

Classical music [ edit ]
Boldface names received a Grammy. Other performers, such as orchestras, soloists, etc. that were not eligible for a Grammy, are shown in lowercase.
 * Best Classical Performance (orchestra)
 * "Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete Ballet)" - Pierre Boulez (conductor)
 * Camerata Singers (choir); New York Philharmonic
 * Best Classical Performance (vocalist)
 * "Mahler: Kindertotenlieder" - Janet Baker
 * Best Classical Performance (instrumental soloist with orchestra)
 * "Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand and Concerto for Piano in G / Fauré: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra" - Alicia de Larrocha
 * London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
 * Best Classical Performance (instrumental soloist without orchestra)
 * "Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied" - Nathan Milstein
 * Best Chamber Music Performance (Best chamber music performance)
 * "Schubert: Trios Nos 1 in B Flat, Op 99 and 2 in E Flat, Op 100 (Piano Trios)..." - Pierre Fournier , Artur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng
 * Best Opera Recording
 * "Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte" - Colin Davis (conductor), Erik Smith (producer)
 * Richard Van Allan, Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Contrubas, Vladimiro Ganzarolli, Nicolai Gedda (soloists), Royal Opera House Orchestra (Orchestra)
 * Best Choral Performance (chorus)
 * "Orff: Carmina Burana" - Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Robert Page (choirmaster)
 * Cleveland Boys Choir; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
 * Album of the Year (Classical)
 * "Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete" - Georg Solti (conductor); Raymond Minshull (producer)
 * Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Comedy [ edit ]

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

Composing & Arranging (Composition & arrangements) [ edit ]

 * Best Instrumental Composition
 * Michel Legrand for "Images"
 * Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (Best music for film or television show)
 * " Jaws "- John Williams
 * Best Instrumental Arrangement
 * Pete Carpenter & Mike Post (arranger) for "The Rockford Files" (executive Mike Post)
 * Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist (s) (Best arrangement with vocals)
 * Ray Stevens for "Misty"

[Children's Repertoire edit ]

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

[Musical edit ]

 * Best Cast Show Album
 * "The Wiz" - Charlie Smalls (composer) Jerry Wexler (producer)

Covers [ edit ]

 * Best Album Package
 * Jim Ladwig (designer) for "Honey" (performers: Ohio Players)
 * Best Album Notes
 * Pete Hamill (writer) for " Blood on the Tracks "(executive: Bob Dylan )
 * Best Album Notes (classical album)
 * Gunther Schuller (writer) for "Footlifters" (executive: Gunther Schuller)

Production & Engineering (Production & Technology) [ edit ]

 * Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) (Best technique in a non-classical album)
 * Arthur Brooks, Larry Alexander & Russ Payne (technicians) for "Between The Lines" (executive: Janis Ian )
 * Best Engineered Recording (Classical) (Best technique on a classical album)
 * Edward T. Graham, Milton Cherin & Ray Moore (technicians) for "Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet)" (performers: New York Philharmonic, conducted by Pierre Boulez )
 * Producer of the Year
 * Arif Mardin

Spoken Word [ edit ]

 * Best Spoken Word Recording
 * "Give 'em Hell, Harry" - James Whitmore