18th Annual Grammy Awards
1976 music award ceremony
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.
Natalie Cole is the first African American to win Best New Artist.
Performers
Natalie Cole - This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Barry Manilow - Mandy/Could It Be Magic
Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme - Jazz scat performance
The Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
Janis Ian - At Seventeen
Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
Bert and Ernie - I Refuse to Sing Along
Presenters
Stevie Wonder & Joan Baez - Record of the Year
Captain & Tennille - Album of the Year
Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme - Best Jazz Performance by a Group
Helen Reddy & Neil Sedaka - Best New Artist
Brian Wilson & Dennis Wilson - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Henry Mancini - Narrated a tribute to the music of Chicago
Aretha Franklin & The Lockers - Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group
Lily Tomlin - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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 (1st African American to win)
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?
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