13th Annual Grammy Awards

- "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** - ***Bridge over Troubled Water* - Simon & Garfunkel ** ::**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** - **"Bridge over Troubled Water" ** ::**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** - **The Carpenters ** - Elton John - Melba Moore - Anne Murray - The Partridge Family ### Children's **Best Recording for Children** - ***The Sesame Street Book & Record* - (various artists) ** ::**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 - 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 - Flip Wilson for *The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress* ### Composing and arranging - Best Instrumental Composition - 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 - 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) - T-Bone Walker for *Good Feelin'* ### Gospel - Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - "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 - Martin Luther King Jr. for *Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam* ## References ## References 1. ["13th Annual GRAMMY Awards"](https://www.grammy.com/awards/13th-annual-grammy-awards). 2. (2025-06-24). ["[1971 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (13th) ♪"](https://www.grammydatabase.com/2025/06/1971-All-Grammy-Winners-and-Nominees.html). 3. ["Grammy Award Winners 1971"](https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1971-220.html). 4. (14 March 1971). ["The 13th Annual Grammy Awards"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64260695/the-13th-annual-grammy-awards/). *[[The Marshall News Messenger]]*. 5. (1 February 1971). 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