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1980 23rd Grammy Awards
(awarded February 25, 1981)
Record of the Year
"Lady" - Kenny Rogers
"The Rose" - Bette Midler
"Sailing" - Christopher Cross
"Theme from New York, New York" - Frank Sinatra
"Woman in Love" - Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb
Song of the Year
"Fame" - Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford
"Lady" - Lionel Richie
"Theme from New York, New York" - John Kander, Fred Ebb
"The Rose" - Amanda McBroom
"Sailing" - Christopher Cross
"Woman in Love" - Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Album of the Year
Christopher Cross
- Christopher Cross
Glass Houses - Billy Joel
Guilty - Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb
Trilogy: Past, Present, Future - Frank Sinatra
The Wall - Pink Floyd
New Artist
Irene Cara
Christopher Cross
Robbie Dupree
Amy Holland
The Pretenders
Pop Male Vocalist
Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross
Kenny Loggins - "This Is It"
Kenny Rogers - "Lady"
Paul Simon - "Late in the Evening"
Frank Sinatra - "Theme from New York, New York"
Pop Female Vocalist
Irene Cara - "Fame"
Bette Midler - "The Rose"
Olivia Newton-John - "Magic"
Barbra Streisand - "Woman in Love"
Donna Summer - "On the Radio"
Pop Vocal Group
Ambrosia - "Biggest Part of Me"
The Pointer Sisters - "He's So Shy"
Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes - "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - "Against the Wind"
Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb -
"Guilty"
Rock Male Vocalist
Jackson Browne - "Boulevard"
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
Kenny Loggins - "I'm Alright"
Paul McCartney - "Coming Up"
Bruce Springsteen - "Medley: Devil with the Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss
Molly/Jenny Take a Ride"
Rock Female Vocalist
Joan Armatrading - How Cruel
Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion
Marianne Faithful - Broken English
Linda Ronstadt - "How Do I Make You"
Grace Slick - Dreams
Rock Vocal Group
Blondie - "Call Me"
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket"
Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band -
Against the Wind
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Bob James, Earl
Klugh - One on One
Herb Alpert - "Beyond"
Doobie Brothers - "South Bay Strut" track from One Step
Henry Mancini - "Ravel's Belero"
John Williams, London Symphony Orchestra - "Yoda's Theme" track from The
Empire Strikes Back
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Police - "Regatta de
Blanc" track from Regatta de Blanc
Dixie Dregs - Dregs of the Earth
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - "Peter Gunn"
Jean-Luc Ponty - "Beach Girl"
Pretenders - "Space Invader" track from Pretenders
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
"Never Knew Love
Like This Before" - Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
"Give Me the Night" - Rod Temperton
"Let's Get Serious" - Lee Garrett, Stevie Wonder
"Shinging Star" - Leo Graham, Paul Richmond
"Upside Down" - Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
George Benson - Give
Me the Night
Larry Graham - One in a Million You
Jermaine Jackson - "Let's Get Serious"
Al Jarreau - "Never Givin' Up"
Stevie Wonder - "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
Stephanie Mills -
"Never Knew Love Like This Before"
Roberta Flack - Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway
Aretha Franklin - "Can't Turn You Loose"
Minnie Riperton - Love Lives Forever
Diana Ross - "Upside Down"
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo or Group
Manhattans -
"Shining Star"
Commodores - Heroes
Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway - "Back Together Again"
Jacksons - Triumph
Gladys Knight & the Pips - About Love
Spinners - "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time"
Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
George Benson - "On
Broadway"
Brothers Johnson - "Smilin' on Ya"
Deodato - "Night Cruiser"
B.B. King - "When I'm Wrong"
David Sanborn - "Anything You Want"
Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Vocal or Instrumental
Manhattan Transfer -
"Birdland"
Earl Klugh - Dream Come True
Chuck Mangione - Fun and Games
Pat Metheny - American Garage
Spyro Gyra - Catching the Sun
Patrick Williams - An American Concerto
Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male
George Benson -
"Moody's Mood"
Bill Henderson - Street of Dreams
Mark Murphy - Satisfaction Guaranteed
Slam Stewart - "Sidewalks of New York"
Mel Torme - Torme/A New Album
Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female
Ella Fitzgerald - A
Perfect Match/Ella and Basie
Betty Carter - The Audience with Betty Carter
Helen Humes - Helen Humes and the Muse All Stars
Helen Merrill - Chasin' the Bird
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan: Duke Ellington Song Book One
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist
Bill Evans - I Will
Say Goodbye
Pepper Adams (of the Helen Merrill Sextet) - Chasin' the Bird
Hank Jones - I Remember You
Jimmy Knapper - Cunningbird
Phil Woods - The Phil Woods Quartet, Vol. 1
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group
Bill Evans - We Will
Meet Again
Nick Brignola - L.A. Bound
Heath Brothers - Live at the Public Theatre
Hank Jones - I Remember You
Bobby Shew - Bobby Shew, Outstanding in His Field
Phil Woods - The Phil Woods Quartet, Vol. 1
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band
Count Basie & His
Orchestra - On the Road
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band - Farewell
Louis Bellson Big Band - Dynamite!
Bob Florence Big Band - Live at Concerts by the Sea
Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra - Bob Brookmeyer, Composer/Arranger
Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass - Present Perfect
Best Country & Western Song
"On the Road Again"
- Willie Nelson
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
"I Believe in You" - Roger Cook, Sam Hogin
"Lookin' for Love" - Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette, Patti Ryan
"Drivin' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens, David Malloy
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
George Jones - "He
Stopped Loving Her Today"
George Burns - "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again"
Johnny Lee - "Lookin' for Love"
Willie Nelson - "On the Road Again"
Eddie Rabbitt - "Drivin' My Life Away"
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
Anne Murray - "Could
I Have This Dance"
Crystal Gayle - "If You Ever Change Your Mind"
Emmylou Harris - Roses in the Snow
Barbara Mandrell - "The Best of Strangers"
Sissy Spacek - "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Best Country & Western Performance - Duo or Group with Vocal
Roy Orbison, Emmylou
Harris - "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again"
Charlie Daniels Band - In America
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band - "Take Me to Your Lovin' Place"
Oak Ridge Boys - "Heart of Mine"
Tanya Tucker, Glen Campbell - "Dream Lover"
Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
Gilley's Urban
Cowboy Band - "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown" track from Urban Cowboy
Chet Atkins - "Dance with Me"
Ry Cooder - The Long Riders
Floyd Cramer - Dallas
Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass - "Cotton Eyed Joe"
Best Gospel Performance - Contemporary or Inspirational
Reba Rambo, Dony
McGuire, B.J. Thomas, Andrae Crouch, Archers, Walter & Tramaine Hawkins, Cynthia
Clawson - The Lord's Prayer
Andrae Crouch - "It's Gonna Rain"
Amy Grant - Never Alone
Imperials - One More Song for You
Michael & Stormie Omartian - The Builder
Best Gospel Performance - Traditional
Blackwood Brothers -
We Come to Worship
Kenneth Copeland - In His Presence
Rambos - Crossin' Over
Jimmy Swaggart - Worship
Lanny Wolfe Trio - Make a Joyful Noise...
Best Soul Gospel Performance - Contemporary
Shirley Caesar -
Rejoice
Rance Allen Group - I Feel Like Going On
Dynamic Disciples - "You Don't Know What God Has Done for Me"
Tramaine Hawkins - Tramaine
Kristle Murder - I Can't Let Go
Best Soul Gospel Performance - Traditional
James Cleveland &
the Charles Fold Singers - Lord, Let Me Be an Instrument
James Cleveland & the Voices of Cornerstone - A Praying Spirit
Gospel Keynotes - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
Dorothy Norwood - God Can
O'Neal Twins - He Chose Me
Albertina Walker with James Cleveland - Please Be Patient with Me
Best Inspirational Performance
Debby Boone - With
My Song I Will Praise Him
Commodores - "Jesus Is Love"
Bob Dylan - Saved
Willie Nelson - Family Bible
B.J. Thomas - "Everything Always Works Out for the Best"
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
Rare Blues - Isaiah
Ross, Maxwell Street Jimmy, Big Joe Williams, Son House, Robert Wilkins, Little
Brother Montgomery, Sunnyland Slim, Takoma
Atlanta Blues: 1933 - Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver, Buddy Moss, John
Edward Memorial Foundation
Boil the Breakfast Early (#9) - Chieftains
Kidney Stew is Fine - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band in New Orleans - Queen Ida
Best Latin Recording
La Onda Va Bien -
Cal Tjader Sextet
Dancemania '80 - Tito Puente
Hey - Julio Iglesias
Irakere 2 - Irakere
Rican/Struction - Ray Barretto
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Quincy Jones, Jerry
Hey - "Dinorah, Dinorah" (George Benson)
Jorge Calandrelli - "Forget the Woman" (Eddie Daniels)
Dave Grusin - "Marcosinho" (Dave Valentin)
Bob Brookmeyer - "Skylark" (Mel Lewis)
Claus Ogerman - "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Michael Omartian -
"Sailing" (Christopher Cross)
Don Costa - "Theme from New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra)
David Cunningham - "Money" (Flying Lizards)
Rob McConnell - "Tangerine" (Singers Unlimited)
Joe Puerta, Burleigh Drummond, David Pack - "Biggest Part of Me" (Ambrosia)
Best Instrumental Composition
"The Empire Strikes
Back" - John Williams
"An American Concerto" - Patrick Williams
"Give It All You Got" - Chuck Mangione
"The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" - John Williams
"Yoda's Theme" - John Williams
Best Arrangement for Voices
Janis Siegel -
"Birdland" (Manhattan Transfer)
Joe Puerta, Burleigh Drummond, David Pack - "Biggest Part of Me" (Ambrosia)
Rod Temperton - "Give Me the Night" (George Benson)
Gene Puerling - "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Singers Unlimited)
Alan Paul, Jay Graydon - "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" (Manhattan Transfer)
Best Cast Show Album
Evita - Andrew Lloyd
Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist
Barnum - Cy Coleman, composer; Michael Stewart, lyricist
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine - Frank Lazarus, Jerry Herman,
composers; Dick Vosburgh, Jerry Herman, lyricists
Oklahoma! - Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist
One Mo' Time - songs by 27 songwriters performed by blacks in vaudeville
Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
The Empire Strikes
Back - John Williams
Fame - Michael Gore, Anthony Evans, Paul McCrane, Dean Pitchford, Lesley Gore,
Robert F. Colesberry
One Trick Pony - Paul Simon
Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants - Stevie Wonder,
Michael Sembello, Stephanie Andrews, Yvonne Wright
Urban Cowboy - J.D. Souther, Boz Scaggs, David Foster, Jerry Foster, Bill Rice,
Brian Collins, Robby Campbell, Joe Walsh, Bob Morrison, Johnny Wilson, Dan
Fogelberg, Bob Seger, Wayland Holyfield, Bob House, Wanda Mallette, Patti Ryan
Best Classical Album
Berg: Lulu
(Complete) - Pierre Boulez conducting the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris (solos:
Teresa Stratas, Yvonne Minton, Franz Mazura, Toni Blankenheim)
Bartok: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - Zubin Mehta conducting the Los
Angeles Philharmonic (solo: Pinchas Zukerman)
Berg: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major for
Violin and Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony (solo: Itzhak
Perlman)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major - Georg Solti conducting the Chicago
Symphony
Ruggles: Complete Music - Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Buffalo
Philharmonic
Best Classical Orchestral Recording
Bruckner: Symphony
No. 6 in A Major - Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony
Beethoven: Symphonies (9) - Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic
Respighi: Feste Romane; Fountains of Rome - Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Ruggles: Complete Music - Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Buffalo
Philharmonic
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 - Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York
Philharmonic
Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal
Itzhak Perlman,
Pinchas Zukerman - Music for 2 Violins (Moszkowski: Suite for 2 Violins;
Shostakovich: Duets; Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins)
Daniel Barenboim, Luben Yordanoff, Albert Tetard, Claude Desurmont - Messiaen:
Quartet for the End of Time
Cleveland Quartet - Beethoven: Early Quartets, Op. 18
Juilliard Quartet - Schubert: Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. 161
Pinchas Zukerman, Marc Neikrug - Debussy: Sonata No. 3 in G Minor for Violin and
Piano; Faure: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) with Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman
(Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony) - Berg: Concerto for Violin and
Orchestra; Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich
(Bernard Haitink conducting the Cocertgebouw Orchestra) - Brahms: Concerto in A
Minor for Violin and Cello ("Double Concerto")
Maurice Andre (Maurice Andre conducting the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra) -
Bach for Trumpet
James Galway (I Solisti di Zagreb) - Telemann: Concertos in G and C for Flute;
Suite in A Minor
Gerard Schwarz (Gerard Schwarz conducting the Y Chamber Symphony of New York) -
The Classic Trumpet Concertos of Haydn and Hummel
Pinchas Zukerman (Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic) - Bartok:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) without Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman - The
Spanish Album
Glenn Gould - Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 2
Ruth Laredo - Rachmaninov: Music for Piano, Vol. 7 (Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2)
Joshua Rifkin - Digital Ragtime, Music of Scott Joplin
Rudolf Serkin - Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Leo Smit - Copland: The Complete Music for Solo Piano
Best Opera Recording
Berg: Lulu
(Complete) - Pierre Boulez conducting the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris (solos:
Teresa Stratas, Yvonne Minton, Franz Mazura, Toni Blankenheim)
Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle - Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic
(solos: Sylvia Sass, Kolos Kovats)
Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande - Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin
Philharmonic (solos: Frederica von Stade, Richard Stilwell)
Puccini: La Boheme - James Levine conducting the National Philharmonic,
Ambrosian Chorus (solos: Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Carol Neblett, Sherrill
Milnes)
Weill: Silverlake - Julius Rudel conducting the New York City Opera Orchestra
and Chorus (solos: Joel Grey, William Neill, Elizabeth Hynes, Jack Harrold,
Elaine Bonazzi)
Best Classical Performance - Choral
Norbet Balatsch,
chorus master; Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Philharmonia Chorus and
Orchestra - Mozart: Requiem
Claudio Abbado conducting the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra - Prokofiev:
Alexander Nevsky
Thomas Hilbish conducting the University of Michigan Chamber Choir and Chamber
Ensemble - Menotti: The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore
John Oliver, chorus master, Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Seiji Ozawa conducting
the Boston Symphony - Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra - Boito:
Prologue to Mefistofele
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
Leontyne Price
(Henry Lewis conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra) - Prima Donna, Vol. 5, Great
Soprano Arias from Handel to Britten
Elly Ameling (Jorg Demus, accompanist) - Mozart: Songs
Judith Blegen (Pierre Boulez, conducting the New York Philharmonic) - Berg: Lulu
Suite
Kiri Te Kanawa (Andrew Davis conducting the London Symphony) - R. Strauss: 4
Last Songs and Orchestral Songs
Jessye Norman (Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic) - Berg: Der
Wein, Concert Aria
Frederica von Stade (Andrew Davis conducting the London Symphony) - Mahler:
Songs of a Wayfarer and Ruckert Songs
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
Karl-August Naegler
- Berg: Lulu (Complete) (Pierre Boulez conducting the Orchestre de l'Opera de
Paris; solos: Teresa Stratas, Yvonne Minton, Franz Mazura, Toni Blankenheim
Almeida: First Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (Laurindo Almeida; Elmer Ramsey
conducting the Los Angeles Orchestra de Camera)
Robert Norberg, Mitchell Tanenbaum - Bach: The 6 Brandenburg Concertos (Gerard
Schwarz condcuting the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)
Bud Graham, Ray Moore - Bartok: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Pinchas
Zukerman; Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Michael Grav - Brahms: Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello ("Double
Concerto") (Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich; Bernard Haitink conducting
the Concertgebouw Orchestra)
John McClure, Ed Michalski - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (Leonard Bernstein
conducting the New York Philharmonic)
Classical Producer of the Year
Robert Woods
Steven Epstein
Andrew Kazdin
John McClure
Paul Myers
Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
Gertrude Stein,
Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein - Pat Carroll
Adventures of Luke Skywalker: The Empire Strikes Back - original cast with
narration
A Curb in the Sky (James Thurber) - Peter Ustinov
I Sing Because I'm Happy, Vols. 1 and 2 - Mahalia Jackson
Obediently Yours/Orson Welles - Orson Welles
Best Comedy Recording
No Respect - Rodney
Dangerfield
Contractual Obligation - Monty Python
Holy Smoke - Richard Pryor
Live at St. Douglas Convent - Father Guido Sarducci
Live from New York - Gilda Radner
Best Recording for Children
In Harmony/A Sesame
Street Record - Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Bette Midler,
Muppets, Al Jarreau, Linda Ronstadt, Wendy Waldman, Libby Titus & Dr. John
Livingston Taylor, George Benson & Pauline Wilson, Lucy Simon, Kate Taylor & the
Simon/Taylor Family
Big Bird's Birdtime Stories - Sesame Street Muppets and cast
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street - Sesame Street Muppets and cast
Love - Sesame Street Muppets and cast
The People in Your Neighborhood - Sesame Street Muppets
Best Engineered Recording
James Guthrie - The
Wall (Pink Floyd)
Chet Himes - Christopher Cross (Christopher Cross)
Bill Schnee - Growing Up in Hollywood Town (Lincoln Mayorga, Amanda McBroom)
Bill Schnee - New Baby (Don Randi, Quest)
Bruce Swedien - "Give Me the Night" (George Benson)
Best Album Package
Roy Kohara - Against
the Wind (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)
John Berg - Chicago XIV (Chicago)
Ron Coro, Johnny Lee - Cats (Cats)
Vigon Nahas Vigon - Tusk (Fleetwood Mac)
Paula Scher - One on One (Bob James, Earl Klugh)
Best Album Notes
David McClintock -
Trilogy: Past, Present and Future (Frank Sinatra)
David Evans, Bruce Bastin - Atlanta Blues: 1933 (Blind Willie McTell, Curley
Weaver, Buddy Moss)
Lorene Lortie - Elvis Aaron Presley (Elvis Presley)
John McDonough, Richard m> Sudhalter - Lester Young (Giants of Jazz)
Dan Morgenstern - Chicago Concert 1956 (Louis Armstrong)
Best Historical Reissue Album
Segovia, The EMI
Recordings 1927-39
Early History of the Phonograph Record
First Edition/The Golden Age of Broadway
The Guitarists (Giants of Jazz)
Songs of the Depression: Happy Days Are Here Again
Producer of the Year
Phil Ramone
Quincy Jones
Michael Omartian
Queen and Mack
Stevie Wonder
Hall of Fame
Beethoven: Quartets
for Strings - Budapest String Quartet (1952)
"Black and Tan Fantasy" - Duke
Ellington & His Orchestra (1928)
Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde - Bruno
Walter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Kathleen Ferrier &
Julius Patzak (1952)
"Nobody" - Bert Williams (1906)
"Over the Rainbow" - Judy Garland
(1939)
Trustees Award
Count Basie
Aaron Copland
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