 the grammy award for best contemporary song was awarded between 1960 and 1971. the award had several minor name changes: *in 1960 the award was known as best performance by a "top 40" artist *in 1961 it was awarded as best performance by a pop single artist *from 1962 to 1965 it was awarded as best rock & roll recording *in 1966 it was awarded as contemporary (r&r) single *in 1967 it was awarded as best contemporary (r&r) recording *in 1968 it was awarded as best contemporary single *from 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as best contemporary song years reflect the year in which the grammy awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. ==1970s== *grammy awards of 1971 **paul simon (songwriter) for "bridge over troubled water" performed by simon & garfunkel *grammy awards of 1970 **joe south for "games people play" ==1960s== *grammy awards of 1969 **none *grammy awards of 1968 **johnny rivers & marc gordon (producers) & the 5th dimension for "up, up and away" *grammy awards of 1967 **new vaudeville band for "winchester cathedral" *grammy awards of 1966 **roger miller for "king of the road" *grammy awards of 1965 **petula clark for "downtown" *grammy awards of 1964 **april stevens & nino tempo for "deep purple" *grammy awards of 1963 **bent fabric for "alley cat" *grammy awards of 1962 **chubby checker for "let's twist again" *grammy awards of 1961 **ray charles for "georgia on my mind" *grammy awards of 1960 **nat "king" cole for "midnight flyer" 
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