1971 Grammy Awards
At the 1971 Grammy Awards , musical achievements of the previous year were honored for the 13th time and there were 43 winners from 15 fields. The event took place on March 16. The "King of Rock'n 'Roll" Elvis Presley was also honored with an honorary gram for his life's work.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
- Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Song of the Year:
- Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel (Author: Paul Simon )
Best New Artist:
pop
Best Contemporary Female Pop Vocal Performance (Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female):
- "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" by Dionne Warwick
Best Contemporary Male Pop Vocal Performance (Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male):
- "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens
Best contemporary vocal performance by a duo, group or chorus:
- "(They Long to Be) Close To You" by the Carpenters
Best Contemporary Instrumental performance (Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance):
- "Theme from Z and Other Film Music" by Henry Mancini
Best Contemporary Song:
- " Bridge over Troubled Water " by Simon & Garfunkel (Author: Paul Simon )
Rhythm & Blues
Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Don't Play That Song" by Aretha Franklin
Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):
- "The Thrill Is Gone" by BB King
Best R&B performance by a duo or group, vocals or instrumental (Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group, Vocal Or Instrumental):
- "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by the Delfonics
Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):
- "Patches" by Clarence Carter (authors: General Johnson, Ronald Dunbar)
Country
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- For The Good Times by Ray Price
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group):
- If I Were A Carpenter by Johnny Cash & June Carter
Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):
- Me And Jerry by Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed
Best Country Song (Best Country Song):
- My Woman, My Woman, My Wife by Marty Robbins
jazz
Best jazz performance - small group or soloist with small groups (Best Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group):
- Alone by Bill Evans
Best jazz performance - large group or soloist with large group (Best Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group):
Gospel
Best gospel performance (without soul gospel) (Best Gospel Performance, Other Than Soul Gospel):
- Talk About The Good Times by the Oak Ridge Boys
Best Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance):
- Every Man Wants To Be Free by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
Best Sacred Musical Performance (Best Sacred Performance, Musical):
- Everything Is Beautiful by Jake Hess
Folk
Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (including traditional Blues) (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording, Including Traditional Blues):
- Good Feelin ' from T-Bone Walker
For children
Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):
- Sesame Street from the Muppets (Producers: Joan Cooney, Thomas Z. Shepard)
language
Best Spoken Recording (Best Spoken Word Recording):
- Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):
- The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress by Flip Wilson
Musical show
Best music of an original cast show album (Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album):
- Company from the original line-up with Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham and Beth Howland (composer: Stephen Sondheim ; producer: Thomas Z. Shepard )
Composition / arrangement
Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):
- Airport Love Theme (Composer: Alfred Newman )
Best Original Score written for a movie or a TV Special (Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):
- Let It Be by the Beatles (composers: George Harrison , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr )
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- Theme From Z (Arranger: Henry Mancini )
Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists):
- Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel (Arrangers: Larry Knechtel , Paul Simon )
Packages and album text
Best album cover (Best Album Cover):
- Indianola Mississippi Seeds by BB King (Graphic artist: Robert Lockart; Photographer: Ivan Nagy)
Best Album Notes:
- The World's Greatest Blues Singer by Bessie Smith (Author: Chris Albertson )
Production and technology
Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):
- Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel (Technique: Roy Halee)
Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps by the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Pierre Boulez (technique: Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore)
Classical music
Best Classical Album of the Year (Album Of The Year, Classical):
- Berlioz : "Les troyens" by various interpreters and the Royal Opera House Orchestra and choir under the direction of Colin Davis
Best Classical Orchestral Performance (Best Classical Performance, Orchestra):
- Stravinsky : “ Le sacre du printemps ” by the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Pierre Boulez
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Berlioz: "Les Troyens" by various interpreters and the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Colin Davis
Best choral performance (without opera) (Best Choral Performance Other Than Opera):
- Ives : "New Music of Charles Ives" by the Gregg Smith Singers and the Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Best solo instrument performance with or without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists With Or Without Orchestra):
- Brahms : “Concerto in A minor for violin and cello (double concerto)” by David Oistrach , Mstislaw Rostropowitsch and the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of George Szell
Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):
- Beethoven : “The Complete Piano Trios” by Eugene Istomin , Leonard Rose and Isaac Stern
Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Schubert : "Songs" by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau