Awards & Winners

1974 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1974 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 17th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

17th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman

Honored for : The Way We Were

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Nichtern Midnight at the Oasis
Paul Williams You and Me Against the World
Kenneth Ascher You and Me Against the World
Jeff Barry I Honestly Love You
Peter Allen I Honestly Love You
Gene McDaniels Feel Like Makin' Love
Marilyn Bergman The Way We Were
Marvin Hamlisch The Way We Were
Alan Bergman The Way We Were
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bad Company
David Essex
Graham Central Station
Phoebe Snow
Johnny Bristol
Marvin Hamlisch
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Stevie Wonder

Honored for : Fulfillingness' First Finale

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Denver Back Home Again
Joni Mitchell Court and Spark
Elton John Caribou
Paul McCartney Band on the Run
Wings Band on the Run
Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Stevie Wonder

Honored for : Boogie on Reggae Woman
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Aretha Franklin

Honored for : Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Rufus

Honored for : Tell Me Something Good
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Stevie Wonder

Honored for : Living for the City
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Olivia Newton-John, John Farrar

Honored for : I Love You, I Honestly Love You

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Nominee Nominated Work
Maria Muldaur Midnight at the Oasis
Elton John Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Roberta Flack Feel Like Makin' Love
Joni Mitchell Help Me
John Farrar I Love You, I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John I Love You, I Honestly Love You
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Olivia Newton-John

Honored for : I Love You, I Honestly Love You

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cleo Laine Cleo Laine - Live at Carnegie Hall
Carole King Jazzman
Roberta Flack Feel Like Makin' Love
Joni Mitchell Court and Spark
Olivia Newton-John I Love You, I Honestly Love You
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Anne Murray

Honored for : Love Song
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Ronnie Milsap

Honored for : Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Stevie Wonder

Honored for : Fulfillingness' First Finale

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Preston Nothing From Nothing
Dave Loggins Please Come to Boston
Harry Chapin Cat's In The Cradle
Elton John Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Wings, Paul McCartney

Honored for : Band on the Run

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Stylistics You Make Me Feel Brand New
Steely Dan Rikki Don\u2019t Lose That Number
Quincy Jones Body Heat
The Spinners Then Came You
Dionne Warwick Then Came You
Paul McCartney Band on the Run
Wings Band on the Run
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Marvin Hamlisch

Honored for : The Entertainer

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Nominee Nominated Work
Love Unlimited Orchestra Rhapsody in White
Herbie Hancock Head Hunters
Quincy Jones Along Came Betty
Rick Wakeman Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Marvin Hamlisch The Entertainer
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Pointer Sisters

Honored for : Fairytale
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson

Honored for : A Very Special Love Song

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Nominee Nominated Work
Norro Wilson A Very Special Love Song
Billy Sherrill A Very Special Love Song
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Charlie Parker

Honored for : First Recordings!
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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Nominee Nominated Work
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen The Trio
Joe Pass The Trio
Oscar Peterson The Trio
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Woody Herman

Honored for : Thundering Herd
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Chet Atkins, Merle Travis

Honored for : The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chet Atkins The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show
Merle Travis The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Patrick Williams

Honored for : Threshold
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Tom Scott, Joni Mitchell

Honored for : Down to You

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joni Mitchell Down to You
Tom Scott Down to You
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Geoff Emerick

Honored for : Band on the Run
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Ed Thrasher, Christopher Whorf

Honored for : Come & Gone
(Art Directors)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Whorf Come & Gone
Ed Thrasher Come & Gone
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Dan Morgenstern

Honored for : The Hawk Flies High
(Album Notes Writer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dan Morgenstern The Hawk Flies High
Charles Townsend For the Last Time
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Charles Townsend

Honored for : For the Last Time
(Album Notes Writer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dan Morgenstern The Hawk Flies High
Charles Townsend For the Last Time
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

MFSB

Honored for : TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
(Track from: Love is the Message)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance

Rev. James Cleveland

Honored for : In the Ghetto
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Elvis Presley

Honored for : How Great Thou Art
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

The Oak Ridge Boys

Honored for : The Baptism of Jesse Taylor
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Merle Watson, Doc Watson

Honored for : Then and Now / Two Days in November
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doc Watson Then and Now / Two Days in November
Merle Watson Then and Now / Two Days in November
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Paul Winchell, Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway

Honored for : Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sterling Holloway Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too
Sebastian Cabot Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too
Paul Winchell Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Richard Pryor

Honored for : That Nigger's Crazy
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Peter Cook, Dudley Moore

Honored for : Good Evening
(Narrators)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Cook Good Evening
Dudley Moore Good Evening
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Mike Oldfield

Honored for : Tubular Bells
(Theme From The Exorcist)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman

Honored for : The Way We Were
(Composers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marilyn Bergman The Way We Were
Alan Bergman The Way We Were
Marvin Hamlisch The Way We Were
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan, Thomas Z. Shepard

Honored for : Raisin
(Composers, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Brittan Raisin
Judd Woldin Raisin
Thomas Z. Shepard Raisin
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

David Harvey, Georg Solti

Honored for : Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
(Artist, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
David Harvey Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Georg Solti

Honored for : Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Georg Solti, Richard Mohr

Honored for : La Bohème (London Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Georg Solti)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti La Bohème (London Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Georg Solti)
Richard Mohr La Bohème (London Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Georg Solti)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Colin Davis

Honored for : La damnation de Faust (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Wandsworth School Boys' Choir feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis)
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Pierre Fournier, Arthur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng

Honored for : Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 In D Minor
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Rubinstein Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 In D Minor
Pierre Fournier Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 In D Minor
Henryk Szeryng Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 In D Minor
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

David Oistrakh

Honored for : Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Alicia de Larrocha

Honored for : Albeniz: Iberia
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes: Classical

Angus Scrimm

Honored for : Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Kenneth Wilkinson

Honored for : Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Benny Goodman

Honored for : 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Bunny Berigan

Honored for : I Can't Get Started
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Artur Schnabel

Honored for : The Complete Piano Sonatas
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Duke Ellington

Honored for : Moon Indigo
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Enrico Caruso

Honored for : Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Act I: Vesti La Giubba
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Duke Ellington

Honored for : Moon Indigo