Grammy Awards of 1971 - Definition and Overview

The 13th Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970.

Award winners:

• Record of the Year
  • Roy Halee (producer), Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers and artists) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

• Album of the Year
  • Roy Halee (producer), Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers and artists) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel

• Song of the Year
  • Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

• Best New Artist
  • Carpenters

Children's

• Best Recording for Children
  • Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) for Sesame Street performed by The Muppets

Classical

• Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
• Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Schubert: Lieder
• Best Opera Recording
  • Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus & various artists for Berlioz: Les Troyens
• Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • Gregg Smith (choir director), the Gregg Smith Singers & the Columbia Chamber Ensemble for Ives: New Music of Charles Ives
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
  • George Szell (conductor), David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Cleveland Orchestra for Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
• Album of the Year, Classical
  • Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), various artists & the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Les Troyens

Comedy

• Best Comedy Recording
  • Flip Wilson for The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Alfred Newman (composer) for "Airport Love Theme"
• Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  • George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr (composers) for Let It Be performed by The Beatles
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Theme From Z"
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon (arrangers) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Country

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Ray Price for "For the Good Times"
• Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  • Johnny Cash & June Carter for "If I Were a Carpenter"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Me and Jerry
• Best Country Song
  • Marty Robbins (songwriter) for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"

Folk

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
  • T-Bone Walker for Good Feelin'

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
  • The Oak Ridge Boys for "Talk About the Good Times"
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Edwin Hawkins for "Every Man Wants To Be Free" performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
• Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
  • Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"

Jazz

• Best Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
  • Bill Evans for Alone
• Best Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
  • Miles Davis for Bitches Brew

Musical Show

• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
  • Stephen Sondheim (composer), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast (Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland) for Company

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Cover
  • Robert Lockart (graphic artist) & Ivan Nagy (photographer) for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
• Best Album Notes
  • Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith

Pop

• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
  • Dionne Warwick for I'll Never Fall in Love Again
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
  • Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful"
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • Carpenters for "Close to You"
• Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
  • Henry Mancini for Theme From Z and Other Film Music
• Best Contemporary Song
  • Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical
  • Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

R&B

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
  • Aretha Franklin for "Don't Play That Song"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • B.B. King for "The Thrill Is Gone"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
  • The Delfonics for "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Recording
  • Martin Luther King Jr. for Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam