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The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, and was the first time the ceremonies were broadcast on television by ABC. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted by Andy Williams.
Record of the Year
Simon & Garfunkel for "Bridge over Troubled Water"; Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers)
Best Recording for Children
Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) for Sesame Street performed by The Muppets
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) & 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 (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus & various artists for Berlioz: Les Troyens
Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
Gregg Smith (choir director), 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 (conductor), David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich & the Cleveland Orchestra for Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello)
Best Chamber Music Performance
Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Album of the Year, Classical
Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), various artists & the Royal Opera House Orchestra & Chorus for Berlioz: Les Troyens
Best Comedy Recording
Flip Wilson for The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress
Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Alfred Newman (composer) for "Airport Love Theme"
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr (composers) for Let It Be performed by The Beatles
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Theme From Z"
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon (arrangers) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
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 (songwriter) for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
T-Bone Walker for Good Feelin'
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"
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
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
Stephen Sondheim (composer), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast (Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, Elaine Stritch, Charles Kimbrough, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland) for Company
Packaging and notes
Best Album Cover
Robert Lockart (graphic artist) & Ivan Nagy (photographer) for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
Best Album Notes
Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith
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 (songwriter) for "Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
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 (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter
Best Spoken Word Recording
Martin Luther King, Jr. for Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam
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