Grammy Awards of 1973 - Definition and Overview

The 15th Grammy Awards were held in 1973, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1972.

Award winners:

• Record of the Year
  • Joel Dorn (producer) & Roberta Flack for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack

• Album of the Year
  • Phil Spector (producer), George Harrison (producer & artist), Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr & Klaus Voormann for The Concert for Bangla Desh

• Song of the Year
  • Ewan MacColl (songwriter) for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack

• Best New Artist
  • America

Children's

• Best Recording for Children
  • Christopher Cerf, Lee Chamberlin, Joe Raposo (producers), Bill Cosby & Rita Moreno for The Electric Company

Classical

• Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
• Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Brahms: Die Schone Magelone
• Best Opera Recording
  • Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor) the BBC Symphony Orchestra & various artists for Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini
• Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
  • Georg Solti (conductor), the Vienna Boys Choir, the Vienna Singverein Chorus, the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & various artists for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat (Symphony of a Thousand)
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
  • Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Artur Rubinstein & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
  • Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Chopin
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Julian Bream & John Christopher Williams for Julian and John (Works by Lawes, Carulli, Albeniz, Granados)
• Best Classical Album
  • David Harvey (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), various artists, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Vienna Singverein Chorus & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat (Symphony of a Thousand)

Comedy

• Best Comedy Recording
  • George Carlin for FM and AM

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Michel Legrand (composer) for "Brian's Song"
• Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  • Nino Rota (composer) for The Godfather
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Don Ellis (arranger) for "Theme From The French Connection" performed by the Don Ellis Big Band
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Michel Legrand (arranger) for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" performed by Sarah Vaughan

Country

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Donna Fargo for "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Charley Pride for Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
• Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  • The Statler Brothers for "Class of '57"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Charlie McCoy for Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy
• Best Country Song
  • Ben Peters (songwriter) for "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" performed by Charley Pride

Folk

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
  • Muddy Waters for The London Muddy Waters Session

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance
  • Blackwood Brothers for L-O-V-E
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Aretha Franklin for Amazing Grace
• Best Inspirational Performance
  • Elvis Presley for He Touched Me

Jazz

• Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
  • Gary Burton for "Alone at Last"
• Best Best Jazz Performance by a Group
  • Freddie Hubbard for "First Light"
• Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
  • Duke Ellington for "Toga Brava Suite"

Musical Show

• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
  • Micki Grant (composer), Jerry Ragavoy (producer) & the original cast (Alex Bradford, Hope Clarke & Bobby Hill) for Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Cover
  • Acy R. Lehman (art director) & Harvey Dinnerstein (graphic artist) for The Siegel-Schwall Band performed by the Siegel-Schwall Band
• Best Album Notes
  • Tom T. Hall for Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits
• Best Album Notes - Classical
  • James Lyons (notes writer) for Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony) conducted by Andre Previn

Pop

• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • Helen Reddy for "I am Woman"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • Harry Nilsson for "Without You"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack for "Where Is the Love"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
  • Billy Preston for "Outa-Space"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring
  • Isaac Hayes for Black Moses

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Armin Steiner (engineer) for Moods performed by Neil Diamond
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical
  • Gordon Parry, Kenneth Wilkinson (engineers) Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)

R&B

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
  • Aretha Franklin for Young, Gifted and Black
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • Billy Paul for "Me and Mrs. Jones"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • The Temptations for "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"
• Best R&B Instrumental Performance
  • Paul Riser & Norman Whitfield (The Temptations) for "Papa Was a Rolling Stone (Instrumental)"
• Best R&B Song
  • Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield (songwriters) for "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" performed by The Temptations

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Recording
  • Bruce Botnick (producer) for Lenny performed by the original cast