16th Annual Grammy Awards
1974 award ceremony for music
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The 16th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognised accomplishments by musicians from the year 1973.[1][2]
DateMarch 2, 1974
LocationHollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byAndy Williams
Most awardsStevie Wonder (5)
| 16th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 2, 1974 |
| Location | Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California |
| Hosted by | Andy Williams |
| Most awards | Stevie Wonder (5) |
| Most nominations | Stevie Wonder (7) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
Performers
- Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"
- Charlie Rich - "Behind Closed Doors"
- Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - "Dueling Banjos"
- Al Green - "Call Me (Come Back Home)"
- Little Richard - "Rip It Up"
- Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"
- Maureen McGovern - "The Morning After"
- Tony Orlando and Dawn - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
- Andy Williams - best songs medley
- Cleveland Quartet
- Stevie Wonder - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
Presenters
- Shelly Manne & The Jackson 5 - Best R&B Recording by a Duo or Group
- Loretta Lynn & The DeFranco Family - Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Loggins & Messina & Glen Campbell - Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Chuck Berry & Little Richard - Best R&B Performance, Male
- Andy Williams - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- The Carpenters - Best New Artist
- Andy Williams - Tribute to Jim Croce
- Helen Reddy & Alice Cooper - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Henry Mancini - Presented the Grammy Hall of Fame
- Kris Kristofferson & Moms Mabley - Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- Roberta Flack - Announced the winners before the telecast
- Andy Williams - Song of the Year
- Isaac Hayes & Lily Tomlin - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Zubin Mehta - Announced winners in the Classical category
- Cher & Telly Savalas - Album of the Year
- Diana Ross - Record of the Year
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Joel Dorn (producer) & Roberta Flack for "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
- Album of the Year
- Stevie Wonder (producer & artist) for Innervisions
- Song of the Year
- Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel (songwriters) for "Killing Me Softly with His Song" performed by Roberta Flack
- Best New Artist
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Joe Raposo (producer) for Sesame Street Live performed by the Sesame Street cast
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Edward Downes (conductor), Leontyne Price & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Puccini: Heroines
- Best Opera Recording
- Tom Mowrey (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Tom Krause, Adriana Maliponte, James McCracken & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Bizet: Carmen
- Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
- André Previn (conductor), Arthur Oldham (choirmaster) & the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Georg Solti (conductor), Vladimir Ashkenazy & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Concerti (5) for Piano and Orchestra
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Scriabin
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Gunther Schuller (conductor) & the New England Ragtime Ensemble for Scott Joplin: The Red Back Book
- Album of the Year, Classical
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Gato Barbieri (composer) for "Last Tango in Paris" performed by Gato Barbieri
- Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- Neil Diamond (composer) for Jonathan Livingston Seagull performed by Neil Diamond
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Quincy Jones (arranger) for "Summer in the City" performed by Quincy Jones
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- George Martin (arranger) for "Live and Let Die" performed by Paul McCartney & Wings
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson for "From the Bottle to the Bottom"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Best Country Song
- Kenny O'Dell (songwriter) for "Behind Closed Doors" performed by Charlie Rich
Folk
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance
- Blackwood Brothers for Release Me (From My Sin)
- Best Soul Gospel Performance
- Best Inspirational Performance
- The Bill Gaither Trio for Let's Just Praise the Lord
Jazz
- Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
- Best Jazz Performance by a Group
- Supersax for Supersax Plays Bird
- Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
- Woody Herman for Giant Steps
Musical show
- Best Score From the Original Cast Show Album
- Stephen Sondheim (composer), Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast (Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, Hermione Gingold, Victoria Mallory, Patricia Elliott & Teri Ralston) for A Little Night Music
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Package
- Wilkes & Braun (art director; Tom Wilkes and Craig Braun) for Tommy (1972 orchestral version) performed by the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir
- Best Album Notes
- Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for God Is in the House performed by Art Tatum
- Best Album Notes - Classical
- Glenn Gould (notes writer) for Hindemith: Sonatas for Piano (Complete) performed by Glenn Gould
Pop
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff (engineers) for Innervisions performed by Stevie Wonder
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Aretha Franklin for "Master of Eyes"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Stevie Wonder for "Superstition"
- Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Ramsey Lewis for "Hang On Sloopy"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Stevie Wonder (songwriter) for "Superstition"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word Recording
- Richard Harris for Jonathan Livingston Seagull