 the 20th annual grammy awards were held february 23, 1978, and were broadcast live on american television. they were hosted by folk music legend john denver, and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1977. == award winners == *record of the year **bill szymczyk (producer) & the eagles for "hotel california" *album of the year **ken caillat, richard dashut (producers) & fleetwood mac (producers and artist) for rumours *song of the year **barbra streisand & paul williams (songwriters) for "evergreen (love theme from a star is born)" performed by barbra streisand **joe brooks (songwriter) for "you light up my life" performed by debby boone *best new artist **debby boone ===children's=== *best recording for children **christopher cerf & jim timmens (producers) for aren't you glad you're you performed by various artists ===classical=== *best classical orchestral performance **gunther breest (producer), carlo maria giulini (conductor) & the chicago symphony orchestra for mahler: symphony no. 9 in d *best classical vocal soloist performance **neville marriner (conductor), janet baker & the academy of st. martin in the fields for bach: arias *best opera recording **thomas z. shepard (producer), john de main (conductor), donnie albert, carol brice, clamma dale & the houston grand opera orchestra for gershwin: porgy and bess *best choral performance (other than opera) **georg solti (conductor), margaret hillis (choir
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