24th Annual Grammy Awards
On February 24, 1982, there were 24 times the award of the Grammy, the major U.S. music awards.
There were 62 winning categories in 19 different fields at the Grammy Awards 1982.
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway Lena Horne
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- Breakin ' Away by Al Jarreau
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- " The Boy From New York City " by The Manhattan Transfer
Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
- " Theme From Hill Street Blues" by Larry Carlton & Mike Post
Rock
Best Female Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female):
- " Fire And Ice" by Pat Benatar
Best Male Vocal Performance - Rock ( Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male):
- " Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Rock ( Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- " Do not Stand So Close To Me" by The Police
Best Performance by a rock instrumentals ( Best Rock Instrumental Performance ):
- " Behind My Camel " by The Police
Rhythm & Blues
Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Hold On I'm Comin ' " by Aretha Franklin
Best Male Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Male):
- " One Hundred Ways" by James Ingram
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- The Dude by Quincy Jones
Best instrumental performance - R & B ( Best R & B Instrumental Performance ):
- " All I Need Is You " by David Sanborn
Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):
Country
Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- ( There's ) No Gettin 'Over Me by Ronnie Milsap
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ( Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Elvira by the Oak Ridge Boys
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):
- Country After All These Years by Chet Atkins
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton
Jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female ( Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female):
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male ( Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male):
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group ( Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group):
- Until I Met You ( Corner Pocket) by The Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist ):
- Bye Bye Blackbird by John Coltrane
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band ):
- Walk On The Water by Gerry Mulligan
Best jazz fusion performance, vocal or instrumental ( Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Winelight of Grover Washington Jr.
Gospel
Best traditional gospel performance ( Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- The Masters V of The Masters V
Best Contemporary or Inspirational Gospel presentation ( Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational ):
- Priority of the Imperials
Best Traditional Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- The Lord Will Make A Way by Al Green
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- Do not Give Up by Andrae Crouch
Best Inspirational performance ( Best Inspirational Performance):
- Amazing Grace by J. B. Thomas
Latin
Best Latin Recording ( Best Latin Recording)
- Guajira pa ' la jeva by Clare Fischer
Folk
Best ethno folk or traditional folk recording ( Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):
- There Must Be A Better World Somewhere by BB King
For children
Best Recording for Children ( Best Recording For Children ):
- Sesame Country by the Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker ( Producer: Dennis Scott, Jim Henson )
Language
Best recording of spoken text, documentation or drama ( Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):
- Curt Siodmak: Donovan's Brain by Orson Welles
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording ( Best Comedy Recording):
- You Rite of Rev. Richard Pryor
Musical Show
Best Cast Show Album ( Best Cast Show Album ):
- Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway Lena Horne (producer Quincy Jones)
Composition / Arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition ( Best Instrumental Composition ):
- The Theme From Hill Street Blues ( Composer: Mike Post )
Best album of original music written for a film or a TV Special ( Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):
Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- Velas of Quincy Jones ( arranger Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel )
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- Ai no corrida Quincy Jones ( arranger Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones)
Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices ( Best Vocal Arrangement for Two Or More Voices):
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Manhattan Transfer ( Arranger: Gene Puerling )
Packages and accompanying music
Best Album Package ( Best Album Package):
- Tattoo You by the Rolling Stones ( Artistic Director: Peter Corriston )
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
- Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard by Erroll Garner ( Author: Dan Morgenstern )
Historical Records
Best Historical Album ( Best Historical Album):
Production and Technology
Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical ):
- Gaucho by Steely Dan ( Technology: Bill Snow, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva, Roger Nichols )
Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration by Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta ( Technology: Andrew Kazdin, Edward T. Graham, Ray Moore)
Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year ):
- Quincy Jones
Classical Producer of the Year (Classical Producer of the Year ):
- James Mallinson
Classical music
Best classical album ( Best Classical Album):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Georg Solti
Best Classical Orchestral Recording ( Best Classical Orchestral Recording):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Georg Solti
Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):
- Janáček: House of the Dead by Jiri Zahradniced, Ivo Zidek, Vaclav Zitek and the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Charles Mackerras
Best choral performance (without Opera ) ( Best Choral Performance other than opera):
- Haydn: The Creation of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the choir led by Neville Marriner
Best solo instrument performance with orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra ):
- Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration by Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman and the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra ):
- The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80 by Vladimir Horowitz
Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor by Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell and Itzhak Perlman
Best solo classical vocal performance ( Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland / Horne / Pavarotti Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland and the New York City Opera Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge
Music Video
Video of the Year (Video of the Year ):
- Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts by Michael Nesmith
Special Merit Awards
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and Trustees Award was not awarded in 1982.
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