19th Annual Grammy Awards
The 19th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 19, 1977, and were broadcast live on American television (CBS). It was the seventh and final year Andy Williams hosted the telecast. The ceremony recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1976. Helen Hayes's win made her the second person to become an EGOT. Award winners Record of the Year "This Masquerade" - George Benson (artist) & Tommy LiPuma (producer) Album of the Year Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder (artist) & Stevie Wonder (producer) Song of the Year "I Write the Songs" - Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (for performed by Barry Manilow) Best New Artist Starland Vocal Band Children's Best Recording for Children Karl Böhm (conductor) & Hermione Gingold for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals Classical Best Classical Orchestral Performance Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Beverly Sills for Herbert: Music of Victor Herbert Best Opera Recording Michael Woolcock (producer), Lorin Maazel (conductor), Leona Mitchell, Willard White & the Cleveland Orchestra for Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Best Choral Performance (other than opera) André Previn (conductor), Arthur Oldham (choirmaster) & the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Rachmaninoff: The Bells Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the London Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra) Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Concerts 1975/76 Best Chamber Music Performance David Munrow (conductor) & the Early Music Consort of London for The Art of Courtly Love Best Classical Album Max Wilcox (producer), Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the London Philharmonic for Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos Comedy Best Comedy Recording Richard Pryor for Bicentennial Nigger Composing and arranging Best Instrumental Composition Chuck Mangione (composer) for Bellavia Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Norman Whitfield (composer) for Car Wash performed by Rose Royce Best Instrumental Arrangement Chick Corea (arranger) for "Leprechaun's Dream" Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) James William Guercio & Jimmie Haskell (arrangers) for "If You Leave Me Now" performed by Chicago Best Arrangement for Voices (duo, group or chorus) Starland Vocal Band (arranger) for "Afternoon Delight" Country Best Country Vocal Performance, Female Emmylou Harris for Elite Hotel Best Country Vocal Performance, Male Ronnie Milsap for "(I'm a) Stand By My Woman Man" Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Amazing Rhythm Aces for "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" Best Country Instrumental Performance Chet Atkins & Les Paul for Chester and Lester Best Country Song Larry Gatlin (songwriter) for "Broken Lady" Folk Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording John Hartford for Mark Twang Gospel Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel) The Oak Ridge Boys for "Where the Soul Never Dies" Best Soul Gospel Performance Mahalia Jackson for How I Got Over Best Inspirational Performance Gary S. Paxton for The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible,