21st Annual Grammy Awards
At the Grammy Awards in 1979, 21 times the U.S. music awards were given.
The Grammys were doing to music creators in 52 categories from 17 fields.
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
- "Just the Way You Are " by Billy Joel
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack by various artists
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
- "Just the Way You Are " by Billy Joel (Author: Billy Joel )
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
- A Taste of Honey
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- " You Needed Me " by Anne Murray
Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop ( Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- "Saturday Night Fever" by the Bee Gees
Best instrumental performance - Pop ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
- " Children of Sanchez " by Chuck Mangione
Rhythm & Blues
Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female):
- " Last Dance " by Donna Summer
Best Male Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Male):
- " On Broadway " by George Benson
Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop ( Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ):
- " All ' n' All" by Earth, Wind & Fire
Best instrumental performance - R & B ( Best R & B Instrumental Performance ):
- " Runnin ' " by Earth, Wind & Fire
Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):
- " Last Dance " by Donna Summer (Author: Paul Jabara )
Country
Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Georgia on My Mind by Willie Nelson
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ( Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal):
- Mamas Do not Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals ( Best Country Instrumental Performance ):
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- The Gambler by Kenny Rogers (Author: Don Schlitz )
Jazz
Best Jazz Vocal Performance ( Best Jazz Vocal Performance):
- All Fly Home by Al Jarreau
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, soloist ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist ):
- Montreaux '77 - Oscar Peterson Jam by Oscar Peterson
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group):
- Friends by Chick Corea
Best Jazz Instrumental performance, Big Band ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band ):
- Live in Munich by the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra
Gospel
Best traditional gospel performance ( Best Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- Refreshing of the Happy Goodman Family
Best Contemporary or Inspirational Gospel presentation ( Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary Or Inspirational ):
- What A Friend by Larry Hart
Best Traditional Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional):
- Live and Direct from the Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary):
- Live In London by Andrae Crouch & The Disciples
Best Inspirational performance ( Best Inspirational Performance):
- Happy Man by B. J. Thomas
Latin
Best Latin Recording ( Best Latin Recording)
- Homenaje a Beny More from Tito Puente
Folk
Best ethno folk or traditional folk recording ( Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):
- I'm Ready by Muddy Waters
For children
Best Recording for Children ( Best Recording For Children ):
- The Muppet Show from the Muppets ( Producer: Jim Henson )
Language
Best spoken recording ( Best Spoken Word Recording):
- Citizen Kane by Orson Welles
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording ( Best Comedy Recording):
- A Wild and Crazy Guy by Steve Martin
Musical Show
Best Cast Show Album ( Best Cast Show Album ):
- Is not Misbehavin 'by various artists ( Producer: Thomas Z. Shepard )
Composition / Arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition ( Best Instrumental Composition ):
- Theme From Close Encounters of the Third Child ( Composer: John Williams)
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):
- Close Encounters of the Third Child ( Composer: John Williams)
Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- The Wiz Main Title - Overture Part One by various artists ( arranger Quincy Jones, Robert Freedman )
Best Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals):
- Got To Get You Into My Life by Earth, Wind & Fire ( Arranger: Maurice White )
Best Vocal Arrangement ( Best Arrangement For Voices):
- Stayin 'Alive by the Bee Gees ( arrangers: Bee Gees )
Packages and accompanying music
Best Album Package ( Best Album Package):
- Boys In The Trees by Carly Simon ( Artistic Director: Johnny B. Lee, Tony Lane )
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
- A Bing Crosby Collection, Vols. I & II by Bing Crosby ( Author: Michael Brooks)
Historical Records
Best historical, new aufgelegtes Album ( Best Historical Album Repackage ):
- The Lester Young Story, Vol 3 by Lester Young (producer: Michael Brooks)
Production and Technology
Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical ):
Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Edgar Varèse: Ameriques / Arcana / ionization ( Boulez Conducts Varèse of the New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Boulez ( Technology: Arthur Kendy, Edward T. Graham, Ray Moore)
Producer of the Year (Producer Of The Year ):
- The Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Classical music
Best classical album ( Best Classical Album):
- Brahms ' Concerto for Violin in D Major " by Itzhak Perlman and Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Best Classical Orchestral Performance ( Best Classical Orchestral Performance):
- Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 (total absorption) of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):
- Lehár: "The Merry Widow " by Beverly Sills, Alan Titus and the New York City Opera Orchestra under the direction of Julius Rudel
Best choral performance, Classic (no opera ) ( Best Choral Performance, Classical, Other Than Opera):
- Beethoven: " Missa Solemnis " by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti
Best solo instrument performance with orchestra ( Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists with Orchestra ):
- Rachmaninoff: " Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano" ( Horowitz Golden Jubilee) by Vladimir Horowitz and the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Eugene Ormandy
Best solo instrument performance without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists without Orchestra ):
- "The Horowitz Concerts 1977/78 " by Vladimir Horowitz
Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):
- Beethoven: " Sonatas for Violin and Piano" by Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy
Best solo classical vocal performance ( Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- " Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln Center " by Luciano Pavarotti
Special Merit Awards
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1979 not awarded.
- Goddard Lieberson
- Frank Sinatra
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