1981 - 24th Annual GRAMMY Awards

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GRAMMY Winner
Genre
GRAMMY Category
Title of the Work
Artist Performing Work
Kim Carnes,artist. Val Garay,producer. General Record Of The Year Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
John Lennon & Yoko Ono,artists. Jack Douglas, John Lennon & Yoko Ono,producers. General Album Of The Year Double Fantasy John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon,songwriters. General Song Of The Year Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
Sheena Easton,artist. General Best New Artist Artist Performing Work Sheena Easton
Lena Horne,artist. Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway Lena Horne
Al Jarreau,artist. Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Breakin' Away Al Jarreau
Manhattan Transfer (Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel),artist. Pop Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Boy From New York City The Manhattan Transfer
Larry Carlton & Mike Post,artists. Pop Best Pop Instrumental Performance The Theme From Hill Street Blues Larry Carlton & Mike Post
Pat Benatar,artist. Rock Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female Fire And Ice Pat Benatar
Rick Springfield,artist. Rock Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers),artist. Rock Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police
Police (Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers),artist. Rock Best Rock Instrumental Performance Behind My Camel The Police
Aretha Franklin,artist. R&B Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female Hold On I'm Comin' Aretha Franklin
James Ingram,artist. R&B Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male One Hundred Ways James Ingram
Quincy Jones,artist. R&B Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal The Dude Quincy Jones
David Sanborn,artist. R&B Best R&B Instrumental Performance All I Need Is You David Sanborn
Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter,songwriters. R&B Best Rhythm & Blues Song Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers
Grover Washington Jr.,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental Winelight Grover Washington, Jr.
Dolly Parton,artist. Country Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 9 To 5 Dolly Parton
Ronnie Milsap,artist. Country Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (There's) No Gettin' Over Me Ronnie Milsap
Oak Ridge Boys,artist. Country Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Elvira The Oak Ridge Boys
Chet Atkins,artist. Country Best Country Instrumental Performance Country After All These Years Chet Atkins
Dolly Parton,songwriter. Country Best Country Song 9 To 5 Dolly Parton
Imperials (Armond Morales, Jim Murray, Paul Smith, Dave Will),artist. Gospel Best Gospel Performance Contemporary Or Inspirational Priority The Imperials
Masters V (James Blackwood Sr., Jake Hess, Hovie Lister, Rosie Rozell, J.D. Sumner),artist. Gospel Best Gospel Performance, Traditional The Masters V The Masters V
Andrae Crouch,artist. Gospel Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary Don't Give Up Andrae Crouch
Al Green,artist. Gospel Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional The Lord Will Make A Way Al Green
B.J. Thomas,artist. Gospel Best Inspirational Performance Amazing Grace B.J. Thomas
B.B. King,artist. Folk Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording There Must Be A Better World Somewhere B.B. King
Clare Fischer,artist. Latin Best Latin Recording Guajira Pa La Jeva Clare Fischer
Dennis Scott & Jim Henson,producers. Childrens Best Recording For Children Sesame Country (The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker)
Richard Pryor,artist. Comedy Best Comedy Recording Rev. Du Rite Richard Pryor
Orson Welles,narrator. Spoken Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording Donovan's Brain Orson Welles
Mike Post,composer. Composing Best Instrumental Composition The Theme From Hill Street Blues Mike Post
John Williams,composer. Composing Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special Raiders Of The Lost Ark John Williams
Quincy Jones,producer. Lena Horne,artist. Musical Show Best Cast Show Album Lena Horne - The Lady And Her Music, Live On Broadway Lena Horne
Michael Nesmith,artist. Music Video Video Of The Year Michael Nesmith In Elephant Parts Michael Nesmith
Ella Fitzgerald,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female Digital III At Montreaux Ella Fitzgerald
Al Jarreau,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male Blue Rondo A La Turk Al Jarreau
Manhattan Transfer (Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel),artist. Jazz Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) The Manhattan Transfer
John Coltrane,soloist. Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Bye Bye Blackbird John Coltrane
Chick Corea & Gary Burton,artists. Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group Chick Corea & Gary Burton In Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979 Gary Burton & Chick Corea
Gerry Mulligan,artist. Jazz Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band Walk On The Water Gerry Mulligan
Johnny Mandel & Quincy Jones,arrangers. Arranging Best Arrangement On An Instrumental Recording Velas Quincy Jones
Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones,arrangers. Arranging Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) Ai No Corrida Quincy Jones
Gene Puerling,arranger. Arranging Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square The Manhattan Transfer
Peter Corriston,art director. Packaging Best Album Package Tattoo You The Rolling Stones
Dan Morgenstern,album notes writer. Notes Best Album Notes Erroll Garner - Master Of The Keyboard Erroll Garner
George Spitzer & Michael Brooks,producers. Historical Best Historical Album Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust To Ole Buttermilk Sky Hoagy Carmichael
Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols,engineers. Engineer Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical Gaucho Steely Dan
Quincy Jones,producer. Producer Producer Of The Year Artist Performing Work Quincy Jones
Georg Solti,artist. James Mallinson,producer. Chicago Symphony Chorus,chorus. Chicago Symphony Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Album Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor Georg Solti, conductor
Georg Solti,conductor. James Mallinson,producer. Chicago Symphony Chorus,chorus. Chicago Symphony Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Orchestral Recording Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor Georg Solti, conductor
Ivo Zidek, Jiri Zahradnicek & Vaclav Zitek,artists. Charles Mackerras,conductor. James Mallinson,producer. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Opera Recording Janácek: From The House Of The Dead Charles Mackerras, conductor; Jiri Zahradnicek, Vaclav Zitek, Ivo Zidek
Neville Marriner,conductor. Chorus of St. Martin-In-The-Fields,chorus. Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields,orchestra. Classical Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) Haydn: The Creation Neville Marriner, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy,artists. Classical Best Chamber Music Performance Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio In A Minor Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Itzhak Perlman, violin; Lynn Harrell, cello
Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman & Pinchas Zukerman,artists. Zubin Mehta,conductor. New York Philharmonic,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra) Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Isaac Stern, violin, Itzhak Perlman, violin
Vladimir Horowitz,artist. Classical Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra) The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80 Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti & Marilyn Horne,artists. Richard Bonynge,conductor. New York City Opera Orchestra,orchestra. Classical Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland & Luciano Pavarotti
Andrew Kazdin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham & Ray Moore,engineers. Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman & Zubin Mehta,artists. New York Philharmonic,orchestra. Engineer Best Engineered Recording, Classical Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration Zubin Mehta, conductor; Isaac Stern, violin; Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Itzhak Perlman, violin
James Mallinson,producer. Producer Classical Producer Of The Year Artist Performing Work James Mallinson