Awards & Winners

1975 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1975 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 18th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

18th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Stephen Sondheim

Honored for : Send in the Clowns
(Songwriter)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Greenfield Love Will Keep Us Together
Neil Sedaka Love Will Keep Us Together
Morris Albert Feelings
Stephen Sondheim Send in the Clowns
Janis Ian At Seventeen
Larry Weiss Rhinestone Cowboy
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Natalie Cole

(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Brecker Brothers
Natalie Cole
Morris Albert
The Amazing Rhythm Aces
KC and the Sunshine Band
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Paul Simon, Phil Ramone

Honored for : Still Crazy After All These Years
(Paul Simon received one award for artrist and one as producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Janis Ian Between the Lines
Linda Ronstadt Heart Like a Wheel
Eagles One of These Nights
Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years
Elton John Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Natalie Cole

Honored for : This Will Be
(Track from: Inseparable)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Earth, Wind & Fire

Honored for : Shining Star
(Track from: That's the Way of the World)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Willie Clarke, Harry Wayne Casey, Betty Wright, Richard Finch

Honored for : Where Is the Love
(Songwriters)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Willie Clarke Where Is the Love
Songwriters
Betty Wright Where Is the Love
Songwriters
Harry Wayne Casey Where Is the Love
Songwriters
Richard Finch Where Is the Love
Songwriters
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Captain & Tennille, Daryl Dragon

Honored for : Love Will Keep Us Together
(Producer, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eagles Lyin' Eyes
Track from: One of These Nights
Barry Manilow Mandy
Track from: Barry Manilow II
Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy
Janis Ian At Seventeen
Track from: Between the Lines
Captain & Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Janis Ian

Honored for : At Seventeen
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Janis Ian At Seventeen
Judy Collins Send in the Clowns
Olivia Newton-John Have You Ever Been Mellow
Linda Ronstadt Heart Like a Wheel
Helen Reddy Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Linda Ronstadt

Honored for : I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
(Track from: Heart Like a Wheel)
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Willie Nelson

Honored for : Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Paul Simon

Honored for : Still Crazy After All These Years
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy
Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years
Morris Albert Feelings
Neil Sedaka Bad Blood
Elton John Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Eagles

Honored for : Lyin' Eyes
(Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gladys Knight & the Pips The Way We Were/Try to Remember
Eagles Lyin' Eyes
Captain & Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together
The Singers Unlimited A Capella II
Simon and Garfunkel My Little Town
Track from: Still Crazy After All These Years
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Van McCoy

Honored for : The Hustle

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chuck Mangione Chase the Clouds Away
Track from: Chase The Clouds Away
Mike Post Theme From \"The Rockford Files\"
Van McCoy
Tom Scott & the L.A. Express Tom Cat
The Ritchie Family Brazil
Track from: Brazil
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson

Honored for : Lover Please
(Track from: Breakaway)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kris Kristofferson Lover Please
Track from: Breakaway
Rita Coolidge Lover Please
Track from: Breakaway
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Chips Moman, Larry Butler

Honored for : (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
(Songwriters)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Larry Butler (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Songwriters
Chips Moman (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Songwriters
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Dizzy Gillespie

Honored for : Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie
(Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Return to Forever, Chick Corea

Honored for : No Mystery (feat. Chick Corea)
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chick Corea No Mystery (feat. Chick Corea)
Return to Forever No Mystery (feat. Chick Corea)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Phil Woods, Michel Legrand

Honored for : Images
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phil Woods Images
Michel Legrand Images
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Chet Atkins

Honored for : The Entertainer
(Track from: Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Pete Carpenter, Mike Post

Honored for : The Rockford Files
(Arrangers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Post The Rockford Files
Pete Carpenter The Rockford Files
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Ray Stevens

Honored for : Misty
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Brooks Arthur, Russ Payne, Larry Alexander

Honored for : Between the Lines
(Engineers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brooks Arthur Between the Lines
Russ Payne Between the Lines
Larry Alexander Between the Lines
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Jim Ladwig

Honored for : Honey
(Art director)
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Pete Hamill

Honored for : Blood on the Tracks
(Album notes writer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Arif Mardin

(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Ray Charles

Honored for : Living for the City
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Silver Convention

Honored for : Fly, Robin, Fly
(Single from: Save Me)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance

Andraé Crouch

Honored for : Take Me Back
(Track from: Take Me Back)
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Bill Gaither Trio

Honored for : Jesus, We Just Want To Thank You
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

The Imperials

Honored for : No Shortage
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Muddy Waters

Honored for : Muddy Waters
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Jerry Wexler, Charlie Smalls

Honored for : The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(Composer, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerry Wexler The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Charlie Smalls The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Richard Pryor

Honored for : ...Is It Something I Said?
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Pryor ...Is It Something I Said?
Monty Python The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief
Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording

Eddie Palmieri

Honored for : The Sun of Latin Music
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

James Whitmore

Honored for : Give 'em Hell, Harry!
(Narrator)
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Richard Burton

Honored for : The Little Prince
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

John Williams

Honored for : Jaws: Anniversary Collector's Edition
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Michel Legrand

Honored for : Images
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Georg Solti, Ray Minshull

Honored for : Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (feat. piano: Cyprien Katsaris)
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Colin Davis, Erik Smith

Honored for : Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
(Artist, Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Pierre Boulez

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Nathan Milstein

Honored for : Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Volume 1
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Janet Baker

Honored for : Nono: Il canto sospeso / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado)
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Page

Honored for : Orff: Carmina Burana
(Artist, Choir director)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Alicia de Larrocha

Honored for : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D major (for the Left Hand)
(Atist)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Arthur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier

Honored for : Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 In B Flat, Op. 99 And 2 In E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henryk Szeryng Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 In B Flat, Op. 99 And 2 In E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
Pierre Fournier Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 In B Flat, Op. 99 And 2 In E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
Arthur Rubinstein Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 In B Flat, Op. 99 And 2 In E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes: Classical

Gunther Schuller

Honored for : Footlifters
(Album notes writer)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Ray Moore, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
(Engineers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Milton Cherin Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Ray Moore Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Lehman Engel, Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams

Honored for : Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (opera)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Billie Holiday

Honored for : God Bless the Child
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra

Honored for : Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Honored for : Take the A Train / The Sidewalks of New York
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Alfred Drake, Howard Da Silva, Katharine Sergava, Joseph Bullof, Celeste Holm, Betty Garde, Marc Platt, Lee Dixon, Joan Roberts, Jay Blackton

Honored for : Oklahoma! Selections from The Theatre Guild Musical Play