Grammy Awards of 1976 - Definition and Overview

The 18th Grammy Awards were held in 1976, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1975.

Award winners:

• Record of the Year
  • Daryl Dragon (producer) & Captain & Tennille for "Love Will Keep Us Together"

• Album of the Year
  • Phil Ramone (producer) & Paul Simon (producer & artist) for Still Crazy After All These Years

• Song of the Year
  • Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) for "Send In the Clowns" performed by Judy Collins

• Best New Artist
  • Natalie Cole

Children's

• Best Recording for Children
  • Richard Burton for The Little Prince

Classical

• Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Janet Baker for Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
• Best Opera Recording
  • Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), Richard van Allan, Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballe, Ileana Contrubas, Vladimiro Ganzarolli, Nicolai Gedda & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
• Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
  • Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Robert Page (choir director) the Cleveland Boys Choir & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus for Orff: Carmina Burana
• Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
  • Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor), Alicia de Larrocha & the London Philharmonic for Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand and Concerto for Piano in G/Fauré: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
• Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
  • Nathan Milstein for Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Pierre Fournier, Artur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng for Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 in B Flat, Op. 99 and 2 in E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
• Album of the Year, Classical
  • Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete

Comedy

• Best Comedy Recording
  • Richard Pryor for Is It Something I Said?

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Michel Legrand (composer) for Images performed by Michel Legrand & Phil Woods
• Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  • John Williams (composer) for Jaws
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Pete Clarence Carpenter & Mike Post (arrangers) for "The Rockford Files" performed by Mike Post
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Ray Stevens (arranger) for "Misty"

Country

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Linda Ronstadt for "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Willie Nelson for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
• Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  • Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson for "Lover Please"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Chet Atkins for "The Entertainer"
• Best Country Song
  • Larry Butler & Chips Moman (songwriters) for "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" performed by B.J. Thomas

Folk

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
  • Muddy Waters for The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
  • The Imperials for No Shortage
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Andrae Crouch for Take Me Back performed by Andrae Crouch & the Disciples
• Best Inspirational Performance
  • The Bill Gaither Trio for Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You

Jazz

• Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
  • Dizzy Gillespie for Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
• Best Jazz Performance by a Group
  • Chick Corea & Return to Forever for No Mystery
• Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
  • Michel Legrand & Phil Woods for Images

Latin

• Best Latin Recording
  • Eddie Palmieri for Sun of Latin Music

Musical Show

• Best Cast Show Album
  • Charlie Smalls (composer), Jerry Wexler (producer) & the original cast with Stephanie Mills & Dee Dee Bridgewater for The Wiz

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Package
  • Jim Ladwig (art director) for Honey performed by the Ohio Players
• Best Album Notes
  • Pete Hamill (notes writer) for Blood on the Tracks performed by Bob Dylan
• Best Album Notes - Classical
  • Gunther Schuller (notes writer) for Footlifters performed by Gunther Schuller

Pop

• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • Janis Ian for "At Seventeen"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • Paul Simon for Still Crazy After All These Years
• Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • Eagles for "Lyin' Eyes"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Van McCoy for "The Hustle"

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander & Russ Payne (engineers) for Between the Lines performed by Janis Ian
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical
  • Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete Ballet)
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Arif Mardin

R&B

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
  • Natalie Cole for "This Will Be"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • Ray Charles for "Living for the City"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • Earth, Wind & Fire for "Shining Star"
• Best R&B Instrumental Performance
  • Silver Convention for "Fly, Robin, Fly"
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch & Betty Wright (songwriters) for "Where Is the Love" performed by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Recording
  • James Whitmore for Give 'Em Hell Harry