[1971 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (13th) ♪
The 13th Annual Grammy Awards, held on March 16, 1971, honored recordings from October 1, 1969, to September 30, 1970. Simon & Garfunkel's masterpiece Bridge over Troubled Water proved to be an overwhelming success, dominating the major categories by winning both Album of the Year and Record of the Year for its poignant title track.
The Carpenters, with their silky smooth harmonies and easy-listening sound, were deservedly named Best New Artist. Other notable winners included George Harrison for his work with The Beatles and Bill Evans for his jazz artistry.
This ceremony solidified the Grammys' embrace of the burgeoning soft rock and folk-rock movements, genres that resonated deeply with a wide audience and achieved immense commercial success, signaling a period of strong artistic and popular appeal for singer-songwriters and vocal duos.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Simon And Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| The Beatles | Let It Be | |
| James Taylor | Fire And Rain | |
| Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful | |
| Carpenters | Close To You |
Album Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Simon And Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| James Taylor | Sweet Baby James | |
| Elton John | Elton John | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young | Deja Vu | |
| Carpenters | Close To You | |
| Chicago | Chicago |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Simon And Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| Carpenters | We've Only Just Begun | |
| The Beatles | Let It Be | |
| James Taylor | Fire And Rain | |
| Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful |
Best New Artist Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Carpenters | - |
| Elton John | - | |
| The Partridge Family | - | |
| Anne Murray | - | |
| Melba Moore | - |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini) | Theme From /Z/ |
| Lalo Schifrin, arranger (Various Artists) | Theme From Medical Center | |
| Fred Selden, arranger (Don Ellis) | The Magic Bus Ate My Donut | |
| Tom Sellers, arranger (Assembled Multitude) | Overture From Tommy | |
| Quincy Jones, arranger (Quincy Jones) | Gula Matari | |
| Miles Davis, arranger (Miles Davis) | Bitches Brew |
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ernie Freeman, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Haskell, Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon, arrangers (Simon And Garfunkel) | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| Dick Halligan, arranger (Blood, Sweat And Tears) | Lucretia Mac Evil | |
| Ray Stevens, arranger (Ray Stevens) | Everything Is Beautiful | |
| Richard Carpenter, arranger (Carpenters) | Close To You |
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Roy Halee, engineer (Simon And Garfunkel) | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| Adrian Martins, Robin Thompson & Derek Varnals, engineers (The Moody Blues) | To Our Children's Children's Children | |
| Peter Klemt, engineer (Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra) | The Kaempfert Touch | |
| Armin Steiner, engineer (Neil Diamond) | Tap Root Manuscript | |
| Richard Bogert & Ray Gerhardt, engineers (Carpenters) | Close To You |
Best Album Cover
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ivan Nagy, photographer (B.B. King) | Indianola Mississippi Seeds |
| William E. McEuen, photographer; Woody Woodward, art director (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | Uncle Charlie And His Dog Teddy | |
| John Berg, art director (Bessie Smith) | The World's Greatest Blues Singer | |
| Desmond Strobel, art director (Various Artists) | The Naked Carmen | |
| Fred Poore, photographer; Peter Whorf, art director (Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of London) | Schubert: /Unfinished/ Symphony - Beethoven: Fifth Symphony | |
| Peter Whorf, photographer; Christopher Whorf, art director (Mason Proffit) | Mason Proffit | |
| Ed Thrasher, art director (Mason Williams) | Hand Made | |
| (Chicago) | Chicago |
Best Album Notes
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chris Albertson, album notes writer (Bessie Smith) | The World's Greatest Blues Singer |
| Arthur Knight, album notes writer (John Green Orchestra) | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | |
| James Goodfriend, album notes writer (Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Friends) | Sixteen All Time Greatest Hits | |
| Rex Reed, album notes writer (Judy Garland) | Judy. London. 1969. | |
| Anthony D'Oberoff, album notes writer (Mississippi Fred McDowell) | I Do Not Play No Rock 'n Roll | |
| Rod McKuen, album notes writer (Alexander's Greyhound Brass) | Hold Back The World | |
| Ralph J. Gleason, album notes writer (Miles Davis) | Bitches Brew | |
| Billy Edd Wheeler, album notes writer (Jack Moran) | As I See It |
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Dionne Warwick | I'll Never Fall In Love Again |
| Anne Murray | Snowbird | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Long Long Time | |
| Bobbie Gentry | Fancy | |
| Diana Ross | Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful |
| James Taylor | Sweet Baby James | |
| Brook Benton | Rainy Night In Georgia | |
| Joe Cocker | Mad Dogs And Englishmen | |
| Elton John | Elton John |
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Carpenters | Close To You |
| The Beatles | Let It Be | |
| Chicago | Chicago | |
| Simon And Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | |
| Jackson 5 | ABC |
Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Henry Mancini | Theme From /Z/ And Other Film Music |
| Jimi Hendrix | Star Spangled Banner | |
| Quincy Jones | Soul Flower | |
| Assembled Multitude | Overture From Tommy | |
| Vincent Bell | Airport Love Theme |
Best Contemporary Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Simon And Garfunkel) | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| The Carpenters | We've Only Just Begun | |
| The Beatles | Let It Be | |
| James Taylor | Fire And Rain | |
| Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Aretha Franklin | Don't Play That Song |
| Candi Staton | Stand By Your Man | |
| Dee Dee Warwick | She Didn't Know | |
| Esther Phillips | Set Me Free | |
| Nina Simone | Black Gold |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | B.B. King | The Thrill Is Gone |
| Edwin Starr | War | |
| Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | |
| Clarence Carter | Patches | |
| Wilson Pickett | Engine #9 |
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group, Vocal Or Instrumental
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Delfonics | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) |
| 100 Proof | Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed | |
| Four Tops | It's All In The Game | |
| Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band | Express Yourself | |
| The Presidents | 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Clarence Carter | Patches |
| 100 Proof | Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed | |
| Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | |
| Gene Chandler | Groovy Situation | |
| Delfonics | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) |
Best Soul Gospel Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Edwin Hawkins Singers | Every Man Wants To Be Free |
| Jessy Dixon And Chicago Community Choir | Hello Sunshine | |
| Myrna Summers And The Interdenominational Choir | God Gave Me A Song | |
| Andrae Crouch And The Disciples | Christian People | |
| James Cleveland And Southern California Choir | Amazing Grace |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Lynn Anderson | Rose Garden |
| Jean Shepard | Then He Touched Me | |
| Tammy Wynette | Run Woman, Run | |
| Dolly Parton | Mule Skinner Blues | |
| Wanda Jackson | A Woman Lives For Love |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Price | For The Good Times |
| Johnny Cash | Sunday Morning Coming Down | |
| Merle Haggard | Okie From Muskogee | |
| Charley Pride | Charley Pride's 10th Album | |
| Jerry Reed | Amos Moses |
Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Johnny Cash And June Carter | If I Were A Carpenter |
| Jack Blanchard And Misty Morgan | Tennessee Birdwalk | |
| Waylong Jennings And Jessi Colter | Suspicious Minds | |
| Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton | Daddy Was An Old-Time Preacher Man | |
| The Statler Brothers | Bed Of Rose's |
Best Country Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins | Me And Jerry |
| Nashville Brass With Danny Davis | You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet | |
| Chet Atkins | Yestergroovin' | |
| Merle Haggard | Street Singer | |
| Jerry Smith | Drivin' Home |
Best Country Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marty Robbins | My Woman, My Woman, My Wife |
| Charley Pride | Wonder Could I Live There Anymore | |
| Merle Haggard | The Fightin' Side Of Me | |
| Charley Pride | Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone | |
| Conway Twitty | Hello Darlin' |
Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jake Hess | Everything Is Beautiful |
| George Beverly Shea | There Is More To Life | |
| Ralph Carmichael Orchestra And Chorus | The Centurion | |
| Pat Boone | Rapture | |
| Richard Condie Conducting Mormon Tabernacle Choir | God Of Our Fathers |
Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Talk About The Good Times |
| Wendy Bagwell & The Sunliters | Talk about The Good Times | |
| The Florida Boys | The Many Moods Of The Florida Boys | |
| The LeFevres | The LeFevres/Moving Up | |
| Thrasher Brothers | Fantastic Thrashers At Fantastic Caverns |
Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording (Including Traditional Blues)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | T-Bone Walker | Good Feelin' |
| Ali Akbar Khan | Shree Rag | |
| Muddy Waters | Sail On | |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | I Do Not Play No Rock N' Roll | |
| Bjorn Stabi And Ole Hjorth | Folk Fiddling From Sweden | |
| (Various Artists) | Black Music Of South America |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Alfred Newman, composer (Alfred Newman) | Airport Love Theme |
| Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin) | Theme From Medical Center | |
| Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | Love Theme From Sunflower | |
| Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones) | Gula Matari | |
| Miles Davis, composer (Miles Davis) | Bitches Brew |
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, composers (The Beatles) | Let It Be |
| Fred Karlin, composer (Various Artists) | The Sterile Cuckoo | |
| Johnny Mandel, composer (Various) | M*A*S*H* | |
| Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, composers (Julie Andrews) | Darling Lili | |
| Alfred Newman, composer (Alfred Newman) | Airport |
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stephen Sondheim, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham, Beth Howland) | Company |
| Gary Geld & Peter Udell, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer (Various Artists) | Purlie | |
| Oscar Brown Jr., Jean Pace & Sivuca, composers; Ernie Altschuler, producer (Various Artists) | Joy | |
| Alan J. Lerner & Andre Previn, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer (Various Artists) | Coco | |
| Lee Adams & Charles Strouse, composers; Robert Arnold, producer (Various Artists) | Applause |
Best Recording For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (The Muppets) | Sesame Street |
| Loretta Long | Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street | |
| Jim Henson | Rubber Duckie | |
| (Various Artists) | Aristocats | |
| John Scott Trotter | A Boy Named Charlie Brown |
Best Comedy Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Flip Wilson | The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress |
| Orson Welles | The Begatting Of The President | |
| Bill Cosby | Live At Madison Square Garden | |
| David Frye | I Am The President | |
| Homer And Jethro | Daddy Played First Base |
Best Spoken Word Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Martin Luther King Jr. | Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam |
| Jesse Pearson | The Soft Sea | |
| Amanda Ambrose, Bob Dryden, Paul Hecht, Paul Malloy, Pete Seeger | Poems And Ballads From 100-Plus American Poets | |
| Robert Cotterell | In The Beginning | |
| Bill Cosby | Grover Henson Feels Forgotten | |
| Everett M. Dirksen | Everett Dirksen's America |
Best Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bill Evans | Alone |
| Milt Jackson Quintet With Ray Brown | That's The Way It Is | |
| Les McCann And Eddie Harris | Swiss Movement | |
| Gary Burton | Good-Vibes | |
| Erroll Garner | Feeling Is Believing | |
| Herbie Hancock | Fat Albert Rotunda | |
| John Coltrane | Coltrane Legacy |
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Miles Davis | Bitches Brew |
| Johnny Hodges | Three Shades Of Blue | |
| World's Greatest Jazzband | Live At The Roosevelt Grill | |
| Quincy Jones | Gula Matari | |
| Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington - 70th Birthday Concert | |
| Don Ellis Big Band | Don Ellis At Fillmore | |
| Thad Jones And Mel Lewis | Consumation | |
| Paul Desmond | Bridge Over Troubled Water |
Album Of The Year, Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Colin Davis, artist; Erik Smith, producer | Berlioz: Les Troyens |
| Pierre Boulez, artist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer | Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps | |
| Eugene Ormandy, artist; Peter Dellheim, producer | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 | |
| Michael Tilson Thomas, artist; Tom Mowrey, producer | Ives: Three Places In New England/Ruggles:Sun Treader | |
| David Oistrakh & Mstislav Rostropovich, artists; Peter Andry, producer | Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto In A Minor For Violin And Cello) | |
| Wilfried Daenicke, producer | Beethoven Edition 1970 |
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Cleveland Orchestra) | Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Minor | |
| (Philadelphia Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor (/Resurrection/) | |
| (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Ives: Three Places In New England/Ruggles: Sun Treader | |
| (Cleveland Orchestra) | Dvorák: Symphony No. 8 In G Major | |
| (Cleveland Orchestra) | Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 In C Minor | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Romeo And Juliet | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Cleveland Orchestra) | Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto In A Minor For Violin And Cello) |
| Vladimir Horowitz | Well-Tempered Synthesizer | |
| Van Cliburn | Schumann: Kreisleriana | |
| (Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra) | Chopin: Concerto No. 1 In E Minor For Piano | |
| David Oistrakh | Britten: Suites For Cello (2) | |
| (Cleveland Orchestra) | Brahms: Concerto In D Major For Violin | |
| Alexis Weissenberg | Beethoven: Sonatas No. 26, Op. 81a (/Les Adieux/) And No. 15, Op. 28 (/Pastoral/) | |
| (Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra) | Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 | |
| - | Bach: Well Tempered Clavier Book 2, Nos. 9-16 |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern, artists | Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios |
| Boston Symphony Chamber Players, artist | Schubert: Trio No. 1 In B Flat Major/ Milhaud: Pastorale For Oboe, Clarinet And Bassoon/ Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik | |
| Benjamin Britten, artist | Salute To Percy Grainger | |
| Gunther Schuller, artist | Ives: Calcium Light Night | |
| David Oistrakh & Sviatoslav Richter, artists | Franck: Sonata In A Major For Violin And Piano/Brahms: Sonata No. 3 In D Minor | |
| Composers Quartet, artists | Carter: Quartets Nos. 1 And 2 For Strings | |
| Guarneri Quartet (John Dalley, David Soyer, Arnold Steinhardt & Michael Tree), artists | Beethoven: The Five Late Quartets |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Colin Davis; Erik Smith, producer (Royal Opera House Chorus - Covent Garden; Royal Opera House Orchestra - Covent Garden) | Berlioz: Les Troyens |
| Herbert von Karajan; Otto Gerdes, producer (Deutsch Opera Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Gotterdammerung | |
| Zubin Mehta; Richard Mohr, producer (Ambrosian Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Verdi: Il Trovatore | |
| Georg Solti; Christopher Raeburn, producer (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier | |
| Pierre Boulez; Paul Myers, producer (Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra) | Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | NOMINEES | Schubert: Lieder |
| (London Symphony Orchestra) | Prima Donna Volume III | |
| (London Philharmonic Orchestra) | Mozart And Strauss Arias | |
| Walter Berry | Mahler: Kindertotenlieder/Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder | |
| (New York Philharmonic) | Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn | |
| (London Symphony) | Berlioz: The Trojans - Final Scenes /Death Of Cleopatara/ |
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Gregg Smith Singers; Columbia Chamber Ensemble) | Ives: New Music Of Charles Ives |
| (Bach Choir; New Philharmonic Orchestra) | Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits | |
| (Male Chorus Of Mendelssohn Club; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 | |
| (New England Conservatory Children's Chorus & New England Conservatory Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Orff: Carmina Burana | |
| (London Symphony Orchestra Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Das Klagende Lied | |
| (Vienna Singverein Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Haydn: The Creation | |
| (Ithaca College Concert Choir; Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | (Stravinsky:) The New Stravinsky |
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Arthur Kendy, Ray Moore & Fred Plaut, engineers (Pierre Boulez, conductor; Cleveland Orchestra) | Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps |
| Walter Carlos, engineer (Walter Carlos) | Well-Tempered Synthesizer | |
| Paul Goodman, engineer (Leopold Stokowsky, conductor) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 And Age Of Gold | |
| Bernie(Bernard) Keville, engineer (Eugene Ormandy, conductor) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 | |
| James Lock & Gordon Parry, engineers (Georg Solti, conductor) | R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier | |
| Gunter Hermanns, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor) | Ives: Three Places In New England/Ruggles: Sun Treader | |
| Carson C. Taylor, engineer (George Szell, conductor; David Oistrakh; Mstislav Rostropovich) | Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto In A Minor For Violin And Cello) |