Grammy Award Nominees 1980 - Grammy Award Winners 1980

The 22nd Grammy Awards show was held on February 27 1980, at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Kenny Rogers was the presenter for the evening. The Academy honored the musicians for their best performance in the music industry for the year 1979. The show was broadcasted live on American Television. This night can be quoted as one of the most memorable show in the history of Grammys. Bob Dylan was presented with ‘Best Rock Male Vocalist’ award, while Donna Summer was honored with the ‘Best Rock Female Vocalist’ award for “Hot Stuff”. Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond made an appearance on the stage to sing “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”. This performance received thunderous applauds at the award show. Supertramp, Donna Summer and Earth, Wind and Fire were nominated for 5 categories for the year. Supertramp was presented with 3 Grammys; whereas Earth, Wind & Fire took over 2 Grammys. Following given is the list of nominees and winners for the year 1980.

Grammy Award Winners 1980

Album Of The Year

The nominees were:

Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Donna Summer - Bad Girls Lyrics
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute Lyrics

Winner: Billy Joel - 52nd Street

Best Album Notes

The nominees were:

Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions
Billie Holiday - Giants of Jazz
Duke Ellington - Giants of Jazz

Winner: Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions

Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special

The nominees were:

John Williams - Superman
Carmine Coppola - Apocalypse Now
Jerry Goldsmith – Alien

Winner: John Williams - Superman

Best Album Package

The nominees were:

Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Chicago - Chicago–
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door Lyrics
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!
Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance
Martin Mull - Near Perfect/Perfect
Ramsey Lewis – Ramsey

Winner: Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(S)

The nominees were:

Sonny Fortune - With Sound Reason
Earth Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone Lyrics
Bernard Ighner - Everything Must Change
Dionne Warwick - I'll Never Love This Way Again Lyrics
Richard Evans - Round Midnight
Earth Wind & Fire - September Lyrics

Winner: Sonny Fortune - With Sound Reason

Best Cast Show Album

The nominees were:

Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
Gretchen Cryer - I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

Winner: Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes

Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal

The nominees were:

Dennis Russell Davies conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - Copland: Appalachian Spring
Tokyo Quartet - Debussy: Quartet in G Minor; Ravel: Quartet in F
Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell, Pinchas Zukerman - Dohnanyi: Serenade, Op. 10; Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8
Fitzwilliam Quartet - Shostakovich: Quartets Nos. 5 and 6
Michael Debost, James Galway - Telemann: 6 Sonatas for 2 Flutes
Yoshikazu Fukumura conducting the Koto Flute, Ransom Wilson and the New Koto Ensemble of Tokyo - Vivaldi: 4 Flute Concertos
Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zuerkman; Pay and Ensemble Inter-Contemporain - Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin; 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Pinchas Zukerman, Claude Bolling with Max Hediguer, Marcel Sabiani - Bolling: Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano

Winner: Dennis Russell Davies conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - Copland: Appalachian Spring

Best Classical Album

The nominees were:

Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete)
Vladimir Horowitz - The Horowitz Concerts'78/79
Colin Davis conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (solos: Vickers, Harper, Summers) - Britten: Peter Grimes
Mstislav Rostropovich conducting the London Philharmonic; Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Vishnevskaya, Gedda) - Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Pierre Boulez conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Orchestra and Julliard String Quartet - Webern: The Complete Works of Anton Webern, Vol. 1
Riccardo Muti conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinksy: The Firebird Suite

Winner: Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete)

Best Classical Orchestral Recording

The nominees were:

Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony - Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete)
Alexander Van Wijnkoop conducting the Camerata Bern; Andreas Holschneider, producer - Zalenka: Orchestral Works (Complete)
Andre Previn conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony - Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Dennis Russell Davies conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - Ives: Three Places in New England
Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Sibelius: Four Legens from the Kalevala
Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic - Holst: The Planets
Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony - Rachmaninov: Symphonies No. 2 in E Minor and No. 3 in A Minor

Winner: Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony - Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete)

Best Classical Peformance - Instrumental Soloist(S) Without Orchestra

The nominees were:

Vladimir Horowitz - The Horowitz Concerts'78/79
Rosalyn Tureck - Bach: Goldberg Variations
Glenn Gould - Bach: Toccatas, Vol. 1
Maurizio Pollini - Boulez: Sonata for Piano No. 2
Paul Jacobs - Debussy: Estampes, Images, Books 1 and 2
Artur Rubinstein - Franck: Prelude Chorale and Fugue for Piano; Bach-Busoni: Chaconne; Mozart: Rondo in A Minor
Ursula Oppens - Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated
Igor Kipnis - Scarlatti: Sonatas (12)
Julian Bream - Villa-Lobos: Etudes (12) and Suite Populaire Brasilienne

Winner: Vladimir Horowitz - The Horowitz Concerts'78/79

Best Classical Performance - Choral

The nominees were:

Georg Solti, conductor, Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony and Chorus - Brahms: A German Requiem
Leonard Bernstein conducting the Radio Chorus of the N.O.S. Hilversum and Concertgebouworkest - Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre de Paris - Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Lorin Maazel, conductor; Robert Page, choral director, Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus - Berlioz: Requiem
Andre Prevein conducting the London Symphony Chorus; Richard Hickox, chorus master; St. Clement Danes School Boys' Choir; Keith Walters, choral director; London Symphony - Britten: Spring Symphony
Maurice Abravanel, conductor, Newell B. Wright, choral director, Utah Chorale and Utah Symphony - Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
John Oliver conducting the Tanglewood Festival Chorus - American Music for Chorus
Jerzy Semkow, conductor, Thomas Peck, choral director, St. Louis Symphony Chorus and Orchestra - Beethoven: Choral Fantasy; Elegiac Song; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

Winner: Georg Solti, conductor, Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony and Chorus - Brahms: A German Requiem

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(S) With Orchestra

The nominees were:

Maurizio Pollini (Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony) - Bartok: Concertos for Piano Nos. 1 and 2
James Galway (Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic) - Annie's Song and Other Galway Favorites
Krystian Zimerman (Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic) - Chopin: Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E Minor
Barry Tuckwell (English Chamber Orchestra) - Horn Concertos by Joseph Haydn and Michael Haydn
Isaac Stern, Jean-Pierre Rampal (Jerusalem Music Center Chamber Orchestra) - Isaac Stern and Jean-Pierre Rampal Play Vivaldi and Telemann
Anne-Sophie Mutter (von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic) - Mozart: Concertos for Violin No. 3 in G Major and No. 5 in A Major
Maurice Andre (Lopez-Cobos conducting the London Philharmonic) - Trumpet Concertos by Haydn, Telemann, Albinoni and Marcello

Winner: Maurizio Pollini (Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony) - Bartok: Concertos for Piano Nos. 1 and 2

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

The nominees were:

Luciano Pavarotti (Bologna Orchestra) - O Sole Mio (Favorite Neapolitan Songs)
Frederica von Stade (Katz, accompanist) - Frederica von Stade Song Recital
Leontyne Price (Garvey, accompanist) - Lieder by Schubert and Richard Strauss
Elly Ameling (Baldwin, accompanist) - Mozart: Lieder
Yevgeny Nesterenko (Shenderovich, Krainev, accompanists) - Mussorgsky: Songs
Jan de Gaetani (Dunkel, Anderson, Kalish, accompanists) - Ravel: Chansons Madecasses
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Richter, accompanist) - Schubert: Lieder
Victoria de los Angeles (Moore, accompanist) - Victoria de los Angeles in Concert

Winner: Luciano Pavarotti (Bologna Orchestra) - O Sole Mio (Favorite Neapolitan Songs)

Best Comedy Recording

The nominees were:

Robin Williams - Reality ...What a Concept
Blues Brothers - Rubber Biscuit Lyrics
Ray Stevens - I Need Your Help, Barry Manilow
Richard Pryor - Wanted
Steven Martin - Comedy Is Not Pretty

Winner: Robin Williams - Reality ...What a Concept

Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance

The nominees were:

Doc & Merle Watson - Big Sandy/Leather Britches
Osborne Brothers - Bluegrass Concerto
Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass - Fantastic Pickin'
Floyd Cramer - In Concert
Nashville Super Pickers - Live from Austin City Limits
Vassar Clements, Doug Jernigan, Jesse McReynolds, Buddy Spicher - Nashville Jam

Winner: Doc & Merle Watson - Big Sandy/Leather Britches

Best Country & Western Performance - Duo Or Group With Vocal

The nominees were:

Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia Lyrics
Kenny Rogers, Dottie West - All I Ever Need Is You
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers - All The Gold In California Lyrics
Willie Nelson, Leon Russell - Heartbreak Hotel
Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me Lyrics

Winner: Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia Lyrics

Best Country & Western Song

The nominees were:

Bob Morrison, Debbie Hupp - You Decorated My Life
David Bellamy - If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
Johnny Mullins - Blue Kentucky Girl
Larry Gatlin - All the Gold in California
Steve Dorff, Milton Brown, Snuff Garrett - Every Which Way but Loose

Winner: Bob Morrison, Debbie Hupp - You Decorated My Life

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female

The nominees were:

Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl Lyrics
Billie Jo Spears - I Will Survive
Barbara Mandrell - Just for the Record
Brenda Lee - Tell Me What It's Like Lyrics
Crystal Gayle - We Should Be Together

Winner: Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl Lyrics

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

The nominees were:

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler Lyrics
Charley Pride - Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)
Eddie Rabbitt - Every Which Way but Loose
Hank Williams Jr. - Family Tradition Lyrics
Willie Nelson - Whiskey River Lyrics

Winner: Kenny Rogers - The Gambler Lyrics

Best Disco Recording

The nominees were:

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Lyrics
Donna Summer - Bad Girls Lyrics
Earth Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland Lyrics
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy Lyrics

Winner: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive Lyrics

Best Engineered Recording

The nominees were:

Supertramp - Breakfast In America Lyrics
Styx - Cornerstone
Alan Parsons Project - Eve
LA-4 - Just Friends
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones

Winner: Supertramp - Breakfast In America Lyrics

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

The nominees were:

Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony; solo: Pollini - Bartok: Concertos for Piano Nos. 1 and 2
Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Borodin: Prince Igor
Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Sibelius: Four Legends from the Kalevala
Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony - Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3
Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony - Prokofiev: Scythian Suite; Lieutenant Kije
Maazel conducting the Cleveland Orchestra - Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Hindemith: Concert Music for Strings and Brass; Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber
Davis conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestera - Copland: Appalachian Spring; Ives: Three Places in New England
Davis conducting the Royal Opera House, Convent Garden; solos: Vickers, Harper, Summers - Britten: Peter Grimes
Isao Tomita - The Bermuda Triangle

Winner: Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony; solo: Pollini - Bartok: Concertos for Piano Nos. 1 and 2

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording

The nominees were:

Muddy Waters - Muddy Mississippi Waters Live
Otis Rush - So Many Roads
Shaw & the Wolf Gang, Left Hand Frank & His Blues Band - Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1
Uncle Dave Macon - Laugh Your Blues Away
Albert Collins - Ice Pickin'
Chieftans - The Chieftains 7
Eubie Blake, Charles Mingus, Roosevelt Sykes, Clifton Chenier - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
John Edwards Memorial Foundation - New England Traditional Fiddling
Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Pinetop Perkins & Sons of the Blues - Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 3

Winner: Muddy Waters - Muddy Mississippi Waters Live

Best Gospel Performance - Contemporary Or Inspirational

The nominees were:

Imperials - Heed the Call
Dan Peek - All Things Are Possible
Andrus, Blackwood & Co. - Following You
Amy Grant - My Father's Eyes
Evie Tornquist - Never the Same

Winner: Imperials - Heed the Call

Best Gospel Performance - Traditional

The nominees were:

Blackwood Brothers - Lift Up the Name of Jesus
Dottie Rambo Choir - A Choral Concert of Love
Mercy River Boys - Breakout
Rex Nelon Singers - Feelings
Cathedral Quartet - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet!

Winner: Blackwood Brothers - Lift Up the Name of Jesus

Best Historical Reissue

The nominees were:

Billie Holiday - Giants of Jazz
Duke Ellington - Giants of Jazz

Winner: Billie Holiday - Giants of Jazz

Best Inspirational Performance

The nominees were:

B.J. Thomas - You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
Mike Douglas - I'll Sing This Song for You
Pat Boone - Just the Way I Am
Noel Paul Stookey - Band and Bodyworks
Willie Nelson, Leon Russell - I Saw the Light

Winner: B.J. Thomas - You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

The nominees were:

George Benson - Soulful Strut
Freddie Hubbard - Lazy Afternoon
John Serry - Sabotage
Don Sebesky - Sebastian's Theme
Harvey Mason – Wave

Winner: George Benson - Soulful Strut

Best Instrumental Composition

The nominees were:

John Williams - Theme from Superman (Main Title)
Andy Armer, Randy Badazz - Rise
Bob James - Angela (Theme from Taxi)
Chick Corea - Central Park
Marian McPartland – Ambiance

Winner: John Williams - Theme from Superman (Main Title)

Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental

The nominees were:

Weather Report - 0.354166666666667
Stanley Turrentine - Betcha
Chick Corea Group - Chick Corea/Secret Agent
George Benson - Livin' Inside Your Love
Don Sebesky with Jazz Quintet & Soloists & Symphony Orchestra - Three Works for Jazz Soloists and Symphony Orchestra

Winner: Weather Report - 0.354166666666667

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band

The nominees were:

Duke Ellington Lyrics
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band - Kogun
Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra - Naturally
Louie Bellson & the Explosion - Note Smoking
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Umo - Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Umo

Winner: Duke Ellington Lyrics

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group

The nominees were:

Gary Burton, Chick Corea - Duet
Bill Evans, Toots Thielemans - Affinity
Arnett Cobb - Arnett Cobb and the Muse All Stars/Live at Sandy's
Great Jazz Trio (Hank Jones, Buster Williams, Tony Williams) - Love for Sale
Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie - The Gifted Ones
Zoot Sims - Warm Tenor

Winner: Gary Burton, Chick Corea - Duet

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist

The nominees were:

Oscar Peterson - Jousts
Dexter Gordon - Manhattan Symphonie
Paul Desmond - Paul Desmond
Pepper Adams - Reflectory
Zoot Sims - Warm Tenor

Winner: Oscar Peterson - Jousts

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

The nominees were:

Ella Fitzgerald - Fine and Mellow
Sarah Vaughan - I Love Brazil
Joe Williams - Prez and Joe
Helen Humes - Sneakin' Around
Eddie Jefferson - The Live-liest

Winner: Ella Fitzgerald - Fine and Mellow

Best Latin Recording

The nominees were:

Irakere - Irakere
Fania All Stars - Cross Over
Airto Moreira - Touching You, Touching Me
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco – Eternos

Winner: Irakere - Irakere

Best Opera Recording

The nominees were:

Colin Davis conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (solos: Vickers, Harper, Summers) - Britten: Peter Grimes
James Levine conducting the National Philharmonic (solos: Domingo, Scotto, Milnes) - Verdi: Otello
Julius Rudel conducting the Philharmonia Orchestera and Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Sills, Kraus, Milnes) - Verdi: Rigoletto
Mstislav Rostropovich conducting the London Philharmonic, Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Vishnevskaya, Gedda) - Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Rafael Kubelik conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony and Bavarian Radio Chorus (solos: Fischer-Dieskau, King) - Hindemith: Mathis der Maler

Winner: Colin Davis conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (solos: Vickers, Harper, Summers) - Britten: Peter Grimes

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

The nominees were:

Herb Alpert - Rise
Chuck Mangione - An Evening of Magic
Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic - Manhattan (music from the film)
Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer
John Williams - Theme from Superman (Main Title)

Winner: Herb Alpert - Rise

Best Recording For Children

The nominees were:

Jim Henson, creator - The Muppet Movie
Charlie Brown - You're in Love
Anne Murray - Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation
Jim Henson, creator - Sesame Disco!
Jim Henson, creator - The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street

Winner: Jim Henson, creator - The Muppet Movie

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance

The nominees were:

Earth Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland Lyrics
Hubert Laws - Land of Passion
Herbie Hancock - Ready or Not
Harvey Mason - Wave
Junior Walker - Wishing on a Star

Winner: Earth Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland Lyrics

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

The nominees were:

David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin - After the Love Has Gone
Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren - Reunited
Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Anderson - Deja Vu
Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards - We Are Family

Winner: David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin - After the Love Has Gone

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo, Group Or Chorus

The nominees were:

Earth Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone Lyrics
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Commodores - Midnight Magic
Peaches & Herb - Reunited
Sister Sledge - We Are Family Lyrics

Winner: Earth Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone Lyrics

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

The nominees were:

Dionne Warwick - Deja Vu Lyrics
Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights Lyrics
Natalie Cole - I Love You So Lyrics
Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood Lyrics
Minnie Ripperton - Minnie
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell Lyrics

Winner: Dionne Warwick - Deja Vu Lyrics

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

The nominees were:

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' Lyrics
Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go
George Benson - Love Ballad Lyrics
Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love Lyrics
Ray Charles - Some Enchanted Evening

Winner: Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

The nominees were:

Wings - Rockestra Theme
Neil Larsen - High Gear
Dixie Dregs - Night of the Living Dregs
Allman Brothers Band - Pegasus Lyrics
Frank Zappa - Rat Tomago Lyrics

Winner: Wings - Rockestra Theme

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Contemporary

The nominees were:

Andrae Crouch - I'll Be Thinking of You
Cassietta George - Cassietta in Concert
Myrna Summers - Give Me Something to Hold On To
Bili Thedford - More Than Magic
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Walter Hawkins & Family, Edwin Hawkins, Push Choir, Jackie Verdell, Danniebelle, Bili Thedford, Jessy Dixon, Andrae Crouch - Push for Excellence
Kevin Yancy directing Fountain of Life Joy Choir - Thank You

Winner: Andrae Crouch - I'll Be Thinking of You

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Traditional

The nominees were: