13th Annual Grammy Awards

The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, on ABC, and marked the ceremony's first live telecast. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted for the first time by Andy Williams.<ref name="grammycom">Template:Cite web</ref>

Performers

• The Osmonds - Everything is Beautiful
• The Carpenters - Fire and Rain
• Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water
• Dionne Warwick - Let It Be
• Marty Robbins - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
• Charley Pride
• Conway Twitty
• Wanda Jackson
• Hank Williams Jr. - The Fightin' Side of Me

Presenters

• Burt Bacharach - Song of the Year
• John Wayne - Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special
• David Cassidy & Susan Dey - Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocals
• The 5th Dimension - Record of the Year
• Henry Mancini - Best New Artist

Award winners

General field

Record of the Year<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="awardsands">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="mnm">Template:Cite news</ref>

• "Bridge over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel Template:Double-dagger

Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers

• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters

Jack Daugherty, producer

• "Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens, producer

• "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor

Peter Asher, producer

• "Let It Be" - The Beatles

George Martin, producer

Album of the Year<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/><ref name="mnm"></ref>

• Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel Template:Double-dagger

Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers

• Chicago - Chicago

James William Guercio, producer

• Close to You - The Carpenters

Jack Daugherty, producer

• Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young, producers

• Elton John - Elton John

Gus Dudgeon, producer

• Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Peter Asher, producer

Song of the Year<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/><ref name="mnm"></ref>

• "Bridge over Troubled Water" Template:Double-dagger

Paul Simon, songwriter (Simon and Garfunkel)

• "Everything is Beautiful"

Ray Stevens, songwriter (Ray Stevens)

• "Fire and Rain"

James Taylor, songwriter (James Taylor)

• "Let It Be"

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, songwriters (The Beatles)

• "We've Only Just Begun"

Roger Nichols & Paul Williams, songwriters (The Carpenters)

Best New Artist<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/><ref name="mnm"></ref>

• The Carpenters Template:Double-dagger
• Elton John
• Melba Moore
• Anne Murray
• The Partridge Family

Children's

Best Recording for Children<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>

• The Sesame Street Book & Record - (various artists) Template:Double-dagger

Joan Ganz Cooney, Thomas Z. Shepard, producers

• The Aristocats - (various artists)
• A Boy Named Charlie Brown - (various artists)
• "Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson
• Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street - Loretta Long

Classical

• Best Classical Performance, Orchestra<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
• Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Schubert: Lieder
• Best Opera Recording
  • Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus & various artists for Berlioz: Les Troyens
• Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • Gregg Smith (choir director), the Gregg Smith Singers & the Columbia Chamber Ensemble for Ives: New Music of Charles Ives
• Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
  • George Szell (conductor), David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Cleveland Orchestra for Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
• Album of the Year, Classical
  • Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), various artists & the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Les Troyens

Comedy

• Best Comedy Recording<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Flip Wilson for The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Alfred Newman (composer) for "Airport Love Theme"
• Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  • George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr (composers) for Let It Be performed by The Beatles
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Theme From Z"
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon (arrangers) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Country

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Ray Price for "For the Good Times"
• Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  • Johnny Cash & June Carter for "If I Were a Carpenter"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Me and Jerry
• Best Country Song
  • Marty Robbins (songwriter) for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"

Folk

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • T-Bone Walker for Good Feelin'

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • The Oak Ridge Boys for "Talk About the Good Times"
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Edwin Hawkins for "Every Man Wants to Be Free" performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
• Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
  • Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"

Jazz

• Best Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Bill Evans for Alone
• Best Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
  • Miles Davis for Bitches Brew

Musical show

• Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Stephen Sondheim (composer), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast (Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, Elaine Stritch, Charles Kimbrough, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland) for Company

Packaging and notes

• Best Album Cover
  • Robert Lockart (graphic artist) & Ivan Nagy (photographer) for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
• Best Album Notes
  • Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith

Pop

• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Dionne Warwick for I'll Never Fall in Love Again
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
  • Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful"
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • The Carpenters for "Close to You"
• Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
  • Henry Mancini for Theme From Z and Other Film Music
• Best Contemporary Song
  • Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical
  • Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

R&B

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • "Don't Play That Song" by Aretha Franklin
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
  • "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Recording<ref name="grammycom"/><ref name="grammydb"/><ref name="awardsands"/>
  • Martin Luther King Jr. for Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam