1975 Grammy Awards

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The 17th Grammy Awards took place on March 1, 1975 . This most important US music prize was awarded 47 times at the 1975 Grammy Awards and winners from 15 different fields were recognized.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

pop

Best female vocal performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - Pop (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Pop :

Rhythm & Blues

Best female vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Pop (Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals):

  • "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus

Best instrumental performance - R&B (Best R&B Instrumental Performance):

  • "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" by MFSB

Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song):

  • "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder (Author: Stevie Wonder)

Country

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):

  • Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends by Ronnie Millsap (Author: Kris Kristofferson)

Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group):

Best Performance by a Country Instrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance):

Best Country Song (Best Country Song):

  • A Very Special Love Song by Charlie Rich (Authors: Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson)

jazz

Best Jazz Performance by a soloist (Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist):

Best jazz performance group (Best Jazz Performance By A Group):

Best jazz performance a Big Band (Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band):

Gospel

Best gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance):

Best Soul Gospel performance (Best Soul Gospel Performance):

  • In The Ghetto by James Cleveland & The Southern California Community Choir

Best Inspirational Performance (Without Classical) (Best Inspirational Performance, Non-Classical):

Folk

Best Ethnofolk- or traditional folk recording (Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best Spoken Recording (Best Spoken Word Recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

Best music of an original cast show album (Best Score From The Original Cast Show Album):

  • Raisin from the original line-up with Virginia Capers, Joe Morton , Ernestine Jackson, Robert Jackson, Deborah Allen and Helen Martin (composers: Robert Brittan, Judd Woldin; producer: Thomas Z. Shepard )

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental Composition (Best Instrumental Composition):

Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special:

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists):

Packages and album text

Best Album Package (Best Album Package):

Best Album Notes:

Best Album Notes - Classical:

  • The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold by Ulf Hoelscher and the Symphonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks under the direction of Willy Mattes (author: Rory Guy)

Production and technology

Best technical recording without classical music (Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical):

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

Producer of the Year (Best Producer Of The Year):

Classical music

Best Classical Album of the Year (Album Of The Year, Classical):

Best Classical Orchestral Performance (Best Classical Performance - Orchestra):

  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Georg Solti

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

Best choral performance, classical (without opera) (Best Choral Performance, Classical, Other Than Opera):

Best solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Instrumental Soloist Performance or Soloists With Orchestra):

Best solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Instrumental Soloist Performance or Soloists Without Orchestra):

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

Special Merit Awards

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Trustees Award were not awarded in 1975.