Awards & Winners

1971 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1971 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 14th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

14th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Carole King, Lou Adler

Honored for : It's Too Late

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isaac Hayes Theme From Shaft
George Harrison My Sweet Lord
James Taylor You've Got a Friend
Three Dog Night Joy to the World
Carole King It's Too Late
Lou Adler It's Too Late
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Lou Adler, Carole King

Honored for : Tapestry
(Artist, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 film cast)
Various Artists
George Harrison All Things Must Pass
The Carpenters Carpenters
Carole King Tapestry
Lou Adler Tapestry
Isaac Hayes Shaft
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Carole King

Honored for : You've Got a Friend
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carole King You've Got a Friend
Sid Wayne Somos Novios (It's Impossible)
Armando Manzanero Somos Novios (It's Impossible)
Kris Kristofferson Help Me Make It Through the Night
Kris Kristofferson Me and Bobby McGee
Fred Foster Me and Bobby McGee
Joe South Rose Garden
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Carly Simon

(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carly Simon
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Bill Withers
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Chase
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Isaac Hayes, Johnny Allen

Honored for : Theme From Shaft
(Arrangers)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Johnny Allen Theme From Shaft
Isaac Hayes Theme From Shaft
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Paul McCartney

Honored for : Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Dave Purple, Ron Capone, Henry Bush

Honored for : Theme From Shaft
(Engineers)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dave Purple Theme From Shaft
Henry Bush Theme From Shaft
Ron Capone Theme From Shaft
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Dean O. Torrence, Gene Brownell

Honored for : Pollution
(Photographer, Art Director)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Brownell Pollution
Dean O. Torrence Pollution
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Sam the Sham

Honored for : Sam, Hard And Heavy
(Album notes writer)
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Carole King

Honored for : Tapestry
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Janis Joplin Me & Bobby McGee
Carole King Tapestry
Joan Baez The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Cher Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Carly Simon That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

James Taylor

Honored for : You've Got a Friend
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Taylor You've Got a Friend
Gordon Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind
Perry Como It's Impossible
Neil Diamond I Am... I Said
Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Carpenters

Honored for : Carpenters
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Three Dog Night Joy to the World
The Carpenters Carpenters
Sonny & Cher All I Ever Need Is You
Bee Gees How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Original London Cast Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 film cast)
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Quincy Jones

Honored for : Smackwater Jack
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Burt Bacharach Burt Bacharach
Peter Nero Theme From Summer of '42
Michel Legrand Theme from \"The Summer of '42\"
Quincy Jones Smackwater Jack
Henry Mancini (Theme From) Love Story
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Aretha Franklin

Honored for : Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Lou Rawls

Honored for : A Natural Man
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Ike & Tina Turner

Honored for : Proud Mary
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Bill Withers

Honored for : Ain't No Sunshine
(Songwriter)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance

Shirley Caesar

Honored for : Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Sammi Smith

Honored for : Help Me Make it Through the Night
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Jerry Reed

Honored for : When You're Hot, You're Hot
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

Honored for : After the Fire is Gone
(Artists)
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Chet Atkins

Honored for : Snowbird
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Kris Kristofferson

Honored for : Help Me Make It Through the Night
(Songwriter)
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Charley Pride

Honored for : Did You Think to Pray
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Charley Pride

Honored for : Let Me Live
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Muddy Waters

Honored for : They Call Me Muddy Waters
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Michel Legrand

Honored for : Theme From Summer of '42
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Isaac Hayes

Honored for : Shaft
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Stephen Schwartz

Honored for : Godspell (1973 film cast)
(Composer, Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Bill Cosby

Honored for : Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Lily Tomlin

Honored for : This Is a Recording
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Les Crane

Honored for : Desiderata
(Narrator)
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Bill Evans

Honored for : The Bill Evans Album
(Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Bill Evans

Honored for : The Bill Evans Album
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Duke Ellington

Honored for : New Orleans Suite
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Thomas Frost, Richard Killough, Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Full track details)
(Artist, Producers)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Frost Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Full track details)
Richard Killough Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Full track details)
Vladimir Horowitz Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Full track details)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Robert Schumann
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff (Full track details)
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Erich Leinsdorf, Richard Mohr

Honored for : Aida (London Symphony Orchestra feat. Erich Leinsdorf)
(Producer, Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Mohr Aida (London Symphony Orchestra feat. Erich Leinsdorf)
Erich Leinsdorf Aida (London Symphony Orchestra feat. Erich Leinsdorf)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Carlo Maria Giulini

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 1 In D
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Julian Bream

Honored for : Villa Lobos Guitar Concerto, Preludes, Etudes
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Juilliard String Quartet

Honored for : Debussy: Quartet In G Minor/Ravel: Quartet In F
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Colin Davis, Russell Burgess, Arthur Oldham

Honored for : Berlioz: Requiem
(Artist, Choir Directors)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Russell Burgess Berlioz: Requiem
Colin Davis Berlioz: Requiem
Arthur Oldham Berlioz: Requiem
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Vittorio Negri

Honored for : Berlioz: Requiem
(Engineer)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Trustees Award