22nd Annual Grammy Awards

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{{Short description|1980 award ceremony for music}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = 22nd Annual Grammy Awards
| image =
| caption =
| date = February 27, 1980
| location = [[Shrine Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles]]
| host = [[Kenny Rogers]]
| network = [[CBS]]
| most_awards = [[Kenny Rogers]] (5)
| most_nominations = –
| previous = [[21st Annual Grammy Awards|21st]]
| main = [[Grammy Award]]s
| next = [[23rd Annual Grammy Awards|23rd]]
}}

The '''22nd Annual Grammy Awards''' were held on February 27, 1980, at [[Shrine Auditorium]], [[Los Angeles]], and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1979. This year was notable for being the first year to have a designated category for Rock music.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kHlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_REEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6811,4950968&dq=grammy&hl=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714033921/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kHlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_REEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6811,4950968&dq=grammy&hl=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Doobies top Grammy parade|date=28 February 1980|publisher=The Milwaukee Sentinel|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1979&genre=All|title=1979 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>

Album of the Year went to [[Phil Ramone]] and [[Billy Joel]] for ''[[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]'', and Song of the Year went to [[Kenny Loggins]] and [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] for "[[What a Fool Believes]]".

==Presenters==
* [[Debbie Harry]] & [[George Burns]] - Best New Artist
* [[Johnny Cash]] & [[June Carter Cash]] - Best Country Vocal Performance Female and Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
* [[Kris Kristofferson]] & [[Herb Alpert]] - Record of the Year
* [[Ted Nugent]] & [[Debby Boone]] - Best Male Rock Performance
* [[Natalie Cole]] - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* [[Isaac Hayes]] - Best R&B Duo/Group

==Performers==
* [[Bob Dylan]] - [[Gotta Serve Somebody]]
* [[Dionne Warwick]] - [[I'll Never Love This Way Again]]
* [[The Charlie Daniels Band]] - [[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]
* [[Sarah Vaughan]] & [[Joe Williams (jazz singer)|Joe Williams]] - [[The Face I Love]]/[[When You're Smiling]]
* [[Sister Sledge]] - [[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]
* [[The Doobie Brothers]] - [[What A Fool Believes]]
* [[Donna Summer]] & [[Kenny Rogers]] - [[I Will Survive]]
==Winners==
;[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
*'''"[[What a Fool Believes]]"—[[The Doobie Brothers]]'''
**'''[[Ted Templeman]] (producer)'''
*"[[After the Love Has Gone]]"―[[Earth, Wind & Fire]]
**[[Maurice White]] (producer)
*"[[I Will Survive]]"—[[Gloria Gaynor]]
**[[Dino Fekaris]] & [[Freddie Perren]]
*"[[The Gambler (song)|The Gambler]]"—[[Kenny Rogers]]
**[[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]] (producer)
*"[[You Don't Bring Me Flowers]]"—[[Barbra Streisand]] & [[Neil Diamond]]
**[[Bob Gaudio]] (producer)
;[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
*'''''[[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]''—[[Billy Joel]]'''
**'''[[Phil Ramone]] (producer)'''
*''[[Minute by Minute]]''—[[The Doobie Brothers]]
**[[Ted Templeman]] (producer)
*''[[The Gambler (album)|The Gambler]]''—[[Kenny Rogers]]
**[[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]] (producer)
*''[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer album)|Bad Girls]]''—[[Donna Summer]]
**[[Giorgio Moroder]] & [[Pete Bellotte]] (producers)
*''[[Breakfast in America]]''—[[Supertramp]]
**[[Peter Henderson (record producer)|Peter Henderson]] & [[Supertramp]] (producers)
;[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
*'''"[[What a Fool Believes]]"—[[The Doobie Brothers]]'''
**'''[[Kenny Loggins]] & [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] (songwriters)'''
* "[[After the Love Has Gone]]"—[[Earth, Wind & Fire]]
** [[David Foster]], [[Jay Graydon]] & [[Bill Champlin]] (songwriters)
* "[[Chuck E.'s in Love]]"'''—'''[[Rickie Lee Jones]]
** [[Rickie Lee Jones]] (songwriter)
* "[[Honesty (Billy Joel song)|Honesty]]"'''—'''[[Billy Joel]]
** [[Billy Joel]] (songwriter)
* "[[I Will Survive]]"'''—'''[[Gloria Gaynor]]
** [[Dino Fekaris]] & [[Freddie Perren]] (songwriters)
* "[[Minute by Minute (The Doobie Brothers song)|Minute by Minute]]"'''—'''[[The Doobie Brothers]]
** [[Lester Abrams]] & [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]] (songwriters)
* "[[Reunited (song)|Reunited]]"'''—'''[[Peaches & Herb]]
** [[Dino Fekaris]] & [[Freddie Perren]] (songwriters)
* "[[She Believes in Me]]"'''—'''[[Kenny Rogers]]
** Steve Gibb (songwriter)
;[[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
*'''[[Rickie Lee Jones]]'''
*[[The Blues Brothers]]
*[[Dire Straits]]
*[[The Knack]]
*[[Robin Williams]]

===Children's===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children|Best Recording for Children]]
**[[Jim Henson]] & [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] (producers) for ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' performed by [[Muppet|The Muppets]]

===Classical===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance|Best Classical Orchestral Recording]]
**[[James Mallinson]] (producer), [[Georg Solti]] (conductor) & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] for ''[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]: Symphonies (1-4)''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance|Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance]]
**[[Luciano Pavarotti]] & the [[Bologna Orchestra]] for ''O Sole Mio - Favorite Neapolitan Songs''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording|Best Opera Recording]]
**[[Vittorio Negri]] (producer), [[Colin Davis]] (conductor), [[Heather Harper]], [[Jonathan Summers]], [[Jon Vickers]] & the [[Royal Opera House Orchestra]] for ''[[Benjamin Britten|Britten]]: Peter Grimes''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance|Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)]]
**[[Georg Solti]] (conductor), [[Margaret Hillis]] (choir director), & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus]] for ''[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]: A German Requiem''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)|Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)]]
**[[Claudio Abbado]] (conductor), [[Maurizio Pollini]] & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] for ''[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]: Piano Cons. Nos. 1 & 2''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)|Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)]]
**[[Vladimir Horowitz]] for ''The Horowitz Concerts 1978/79''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance|Best Chamber Music Performance]]
**[[Dennis Russell Davies]] (conductor) & the [[St. Paul Chamber Orchestra]] for ''[[Aaron Copland|Copland]]: Appalachian Spring''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Classical Album|Best Classical Album]]
**[[James Mallinson]] (producer), [[Georg Solti]] (conductor) & the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] for ''[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]: Symphonies (1-4)''

===Comedy===

;[[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Recording]]
*'''"Reality...What a Concept"-[[Robin Williams]]'''

===Composing and arranging===
;[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Composition]]
*'''''Superman'' Main Title Theme'''
**'''[[John Williams]] (composer)'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special]]
*'''"Superman"'''
**'''John Williams (composer)'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Best Instrumental Arrangement]]
*'"Soulful Strut"'
**'''[[Claus Ogerman]] (arranger) ([[George Benson]])'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)|Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals]]
*'"[[What a Fool Believes]]"'
**'''[[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] (arranger) ([[The Doobie Brothers]])'''

===Country===
;[[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Country Vocal Performance, Female]]
*'''"[[Blue Kentucky Girl (song)|Blue Kentucky Girl]]"-[[Emmylou Harris]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|Best Country Vocal Performance, Male]]
*'''"[[The Gambler (song)|The Gambler]]"-[[Kenny Rogers]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]]
*'''"[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]"-[[The Charlie Daniels Band]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|Best Country Instrumental Performance]]
*'''"Big Sandy/Leather Britches"-[[Doc Watson]] & [[Merle Watson]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]]
*'''"[[You Decorated My Life]]"-[[Kenny Rogers]]'''
**'''[[Debbie Hupp]] & [[Bob Morrison (songwriter)|Bob Morrison]] songwriters'''

===Disco===

The award for [[Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording|Best Disco Recording]] was first given out at the 1980 Grammy Awards; however, this was the only year it was ever presented.

;[[Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording|Best Disco Recording]]
*'''"[[I Will Survive]]"-[[Gloria Gaynor]]''
**'''Dino Fekaris & [[Freddie Perren]] (producers)'''

===Folk===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording|Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording]]
**[[Muddy Waters]] for ''Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live''

===Gospel===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional|Best Gospel Performance, Traditional]]
**[[The Blackwood Brothers|Blackwood Brothers]] for ''Lift Up the Name of Jesus''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary|Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary]]
**[[The Imperials]] for ''Heed the Call''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional|Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional]]
**[[Mighty Clouds of Joy]] for ''Changing Times''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary|Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary]]
**[[Andrae Crouch]] for ''I'll Be Thinking of You''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance|Best Inspirational Performance]]
**[[B. J. Thomas]] for ''[[You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)]]''

===Historical===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Reissue]]
**[[Michael Brooks (music archivist and consultant)|Michael Brooks]] & [[Jerry Korn]] (producers) for ''[[Billie Holiday]] - Giants of Jazz''

===Jazz===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo|Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist]]
**[[Oscar Peterson]] for ''[[Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts|Jousts]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group|Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group]]
**[[Chick Corea]] & [[Gary Burton]] for ''[[Duet (Gary Burton & Chick Corea album)|Duet]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album|Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band]]
**[[Duke Ellington]] for ''[[Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance|Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental]]
**[[Weather Report]] for ''[[8:30]]''
*[[Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album|Best Jazz Vocal Performance]]
**[[Ella Fitzgerald]] for ''[[Fine and Mellow (Ella Fitzgerald album)|Fine and Mellow]]''

===Latin===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording|Best Latin Recording]]
**[[Irakere]] for ''Irakere''

===Musical show===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album|Best Cast Show Album]]
**[[Stephen Sondheim]] (composer & lyricist), [[Thomas Z. Shepard]] (producer) & the original cast with [[Angela Lansbury]] & [[Len Cariou]] for ''Sweeney Todd''

===Packaging and notes===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Album Package]]
**[[Mick Haggerty]] & [[Mike Doud]] (art directors) for ''Breakfast in America'' performed by [[Supertramp]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Album Notes|Best Album Notes]]
**[[Bob Porter (record producer)|Bob Porter]] & [[James Patrick (producer)|James Patrick]] (notes writers) for ''Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions'' performed by [[Charlie Parker]]

===Pop===
;[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female]]
*'''"[[I'll Never Love This Way Again]]"—[[Dionne Warwick]]'''
*"[[I Will Survive]]"—[[Gloria Gaynor]]
*"[[Chuck E.'s in Love]]"—[[Rickie Lee Jones]]
*"[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]"—[[Melissa Manchester]]
*"[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer album)|Bad Girls]]"—[[Donna Summer]]
;[[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male]]
*'''"[[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]"—[[Billy Joel]]'''
*"[[Sad Eyes (Robert John song)|Sad Eyes]]"—[[Robert John]]
*"[[She Believes in Me]]"—[[Kenny Rogers]]
*"[[Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?]]"—[[Rod Stewart]]
*"[[Up on the Roof (song)|Up on the Roof]]"—[[James Taylor]]
;[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus]]
*'''"[[Minute by Minute]]"—[[The Doobie Brothers]]'''
*"[[Sail On (song)|Sail On]]"—[[The Commodores]]
*"[[Lonesome Loser]]"—[[Little River Band]]
*"[[You Don't Bring Me Flowers]]"—[[Barbra Streisand]] & [[Neil Diamond]]
*"[[Breakfast in America]]"—[[Supertramp]]
;[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]]
*'''"[[Rise (instrumental)|Rise]]"—[[Herb Alpert]]'''

===Production and engineering===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical]]
**[[Peter Henderson (music producer)|Peter Henderson]] (engineer): ''[[Breakfast in America]]'' ([[Supertramp]])
*[[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical|Best Engineered Recording, Classical]]
**Anthony Salvatore (engineer) & the original cast with [[Angela Lansbury]] & [[Len Cariou]] for ''[[Stephen Sondheim|Sondheim]]: Sweeney Todd''
*[[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Producer of the Year]]
**[[Larry Butler (producer)|Larry Butler]]
*[[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical|Classical Producer of the Year]]
**[[James Mallinson]]

===R&B===
;[[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female]]
*'''"[[Deja Vu (Dionne Warwick song)|Deja Vu]]"—[[Dionne Warwick]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male]]
*'''"[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]"—[[Michael Jackson]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus]]
*'''"[[After the Love Has Gone]]"—[[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance|Best R&B Instrumental Performance]]
*'''"[[Boogie Wonderland]]"—[[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]
*'''"[[After the Love Has Gone]]"—[[Earth, Wind & Fire]]'''
**'''[[Bill Champlin]], [[David Foster]] & [[Jay Graydon]] (songwriters)'''

===Rock===

;[[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female]]
*'''''[[Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)|Hot Stuff]]''—[[Donna Summer]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male]]
*'''''[[Gotta Serve Somebody]]''—[[Bob Dylan]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]]
*'''''[[Heartache Tonight]]''—[[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]]'''
;[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance|Best Rock Instrumental Performance]]
*'''''[[Rockestra Theme]]''—[[Paul McCartney]] & [[Wings (band)|Wings]]'''

===Spoken===

*[[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording]]
**[[John Gielgud]] for ''Ages of Man—Readings From Shakespeare''

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341208/ 22nd Grammy Awards], at the Internet Movie Database

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