# 18th Annual Grammy Awards

The 18th Annual Grammy Awards were held February 28, 1976, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1975.

## Award winners

* Record of the Year
** "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille (artist) & Daryl Dragon (producer)
* Album of the Year
** Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon (artist) - Phil Ramone & Paul Simon (producers)
* Song of the Year
** "Send In the Clowns" - Judy Collins (artist) - Stephen Sondheim (songwriter)
* Best New Artist
** Natalie Cole

### Children's

* Best Recording for Children
** Richard Burton for The Little Prince

### Classical

* Best Classical Performance – Orchestra
** Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
* Best Classical Vocal Performance
** Janet Baker for Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
* Best Opera Recording
** Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), Richard van Allan, Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Cotrubas, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Nicolai Gedda & the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House for Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
* Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
** Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Robert Page (choir director) the Cleveland Boys Choir & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus- Orff: Carmina Burana
* Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
** Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor), Alicia de Larrocha & the London Philharmonic for Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand and Concerto for Piano in G/Fauré: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
* Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
** Nathan Milstein for Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied
* Best Chamber Music Performance
** Pierre Fournier, Arthur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng for Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 in B Flat, Op. 99 and 2 in E Flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
* Album of the Year, Classical
** Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphonies (9) Complete

### Comedy

* Best Comedy Recording
** Richard Pryor for Is It Something I Said?

### Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition
** Michel Legrand for Images performed by Michel Legrand & Phil Woods
* Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
** John Williams (composer) for Jaws
* Best Instrumental Arrangement
** Pete Carpenter & Mike Post (arrangers) for "The Rockford Files" performed by Mike Post
* Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
** Ray Stevens (arranger) for "Misty"

### Country

* Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
** Linda Ronstadt for "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"
* Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
** Willie Nelson for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
* Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
** Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson for "Lover Please"
* Best Country Instrumental Performance
** Chet Atkins for "The Entertainer"
* Best Country Song
** Larry Butler & Chips Moman (songwriters) for "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" performed by B. J. Thomas

### Folk

* Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
** Muddy Waters for The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album

### Gospel

* Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
** The Imperials for No Shortage
* Best Soul Gospel Performance
** Andrae Crouch for Take Me Back performed by Andrae Crouch & the Disciples
* Best Inspirational Performance
** The Bill Gaither Trio for Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You

### Jazz

* Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
** Dizzy Gillespie for Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie
* Best Jazz Performance by a Group
** Chick Corea & Return to Forever for No Mystery
* Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
** Michel Legrand & Phil Woods for Images

### Latin

* Best Latin Recording
** Eddie Palmieri for Sun of Latin Music

### Musical show

* Best Cast Show Album
** Charlie Smalls (composer), Jerry Wexler (producer) & the original cast with Stephanie Mills & Dee Dee Bridgewater for The Wiz

### Packaging and notes

* Best Album Package
** Jim Ladwig (art director) for Honey performed by the Ohio Players
* Best Album Notes
** Pete Hamill (notes writer) for Blood on the Tracks performed by Bob Dylan
* Best Album Notes – Classical
** Gunther Schuller (notes writer) for Footlifters performed by Gunther Schuller

### Pop

* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
** "At Seventeen"-Janis Ian
* Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
** "Still Crazy After All These Years"-Paul Simon
* Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
** "Lyin' Eyes"-The Eagles
* Best Pop Instrumental Performance
** "The Hustle"-Van McCoy

### Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
** Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander & Russ Payne for Janis Ian's Between the Lines
* Best Engineered Recording, Classical
** Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete Ballet)
* Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
** Arif Mardin

### R&B

* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
** Natalie Cole for "This Will Be"
* Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
** Ray Charles for "Living for the City"
* Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
** Earth, Wind & Fire for "Shining Star"
* Best R&B Instrumental Performance
** Silver Convention for "Fly, Robin, Fly"
* Best Rhythm & Blues Song
** Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch & Betty Wright (songwriters) for "Where Is the Love" performed by Betty Wright

### Spoken

* Best Spoken Word Recording
** James Whitmore for Give 'Em Hell Harry