13th Annual Grammy Awards
The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, on ABC, and marked the ceremony's first live telecast. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted for the first time by Andy Williams.
Performers
- The Osmonds - Everything is Beautiful
- Anne Murray - Fire and Rain
- Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Dionne Warwick - Let It Be
- Marty Robbins - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
- Charley Pride
- Conway Twitty
- Wanda Jackson
- Hank Williams Jr. - The Fightin' Side of Me
Presenters
- Burt Bacharach - Song of the Year
- John Wayne - Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special
- David Cassidy & Susan Dey - Best Pop Duo/Group with Vocals
- The 5th Dimension - Record of the Year
- Henry Mancini - Best New Artist
Award winners
General field
Record of the Year"Bridge over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters
- "Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens
- "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
- "Let It Be" - The Beatles
Song of the Year"Bridge over Troubled Water"
Best New ArtistThe Carpenters
Children's
Best Recording for ChildrenThe Sesame Street Book & Record -- The Aristocats -
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown -
- "Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson
- Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street - Loretta Long
Classical
- Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
- * Pierre Boulez & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- * Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Schubert: Lieder
- Best Opera Recording
- * Erik Smith, Colin Davis, the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus & various artists for Berlioz: Les Troyens
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- * Gregg Smith, the Gregg Smith Singers & the Columbia Chamber Ensemble for Ives: New Music of Charles Ives
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
- * George Szell, David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Cleveland Orchestra for Brahms: Double Concerto
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- * Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
- Album of the Year, Classical
- * Erik Smith, Colin Davis, various artists & the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus for ''Berlioz: Les Troyens''
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- * Alfred Newman for "Airport Love Theme"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
- * George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr for Let It Be performed by The Beatles
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- * Henry Mancini for "Theme From Z"
- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- * Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- * Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- * Ray Price for "For the Good Times"
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- * Johnny Cash & June Carter for "If I Were a Carpenter"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- * Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Me and Jerry
- Best Country Song
- * Marty Robbins for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"
Folk
- Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
- * T-Bone Walker for ''Good Feelin'''
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel)
- * The Oak Ridge Boys for "Talk About the Good Times"
- Best Soul Gospel Performance
- * Edwin Hawkins for "Every Man Wants to Be Free" performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
- Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
- * Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"
Jazz
- Best Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
- * Bill Evans for Alone
- Best Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- * Miles Davis for ''Bitches Brew''
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- * Stephen Sondheim, Thomas Z. Shepard & the original cast for ''Company''
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover
- * Robert Lockart & Ivan Nagy for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
- Best Album Notes
- * Chris Albertson for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith
Pop
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
- * Dionne Warwick for I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
- * Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful"
- Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
- * The Carpenters for "Close to You"
- Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
- * Henry Mancini for Theme From Z and Other Film Music
- Best Contemporary Song
- * Paul Simon for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- * Roy Halee for Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- * Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore, Pierre Boulez & the Cleveland Orchestra for ''Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps''
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- * "Don't Play That Song" by Aretha Franklin
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- * "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
- * "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" by The Delfonics
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- * General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word Recording
- * Martin Luther King Jr. for ''Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam''