
About The Show
This is truly the grand-daddy of all awards shows. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognizes outstanding musical achievements. The Grammys always prove to be a night of spectacle and performance that truly can't be missed.
Host: Andy Williams
Date: February 28, 1975
City: in New York
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Album Of The Year - Classical
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Winner:
Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony; Edinburgh Festival Chorus (solos: Baker, Armstrong) Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
- Various Artists Ives: The 100th Anniversary
- Isao Tomita Snowflakes Are Dancing
- Benjamin Britten conducting the English Chamber Orchestra (solos: Fischer-Dieskau, Pears, Shirley-Quirk) Schumann: Faust
- Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chors, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (solos: Gedda, Bastin, Veasey, Van Allan) Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust
- Carlos Kleiber conducting the Dresden State Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus (solos: Mathis, Janowitz, Schreier, Adam) Weber: Der Freischutz
Best Album Notes
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Winner:
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys For the Last Time -
Winner:
Coleman Hawkins The Hawk Flies - Les Paul, Mary Ford The World Is Still Waiting for the Sunrise
- Duke Ellington The Pianist
Best Album Notes - Classical
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Winner:
solo: Hoeischer; Mattes, conductor Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Davis conducting the Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Mozart: Don Giovanni
- Ormandy, conductor; Temple University Choirs Rachmaninov: The Bells and 3 Russian Songs
- Levine conducting the New Philharmonia Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
- Morris conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 10
- Kleiber, conductor Weber: Der Freischutz
- Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Herrmann: Citizen Kane
- Eichhorn conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra; solos: Moffo, Donath Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel
- Davis conducting the London Symphony Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust
Best Album Of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special
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Winner:
Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman The Way We Were - Mikis Theodorakis Serpico
- Michel Legrand The Three Musketeers
- Herbie Hancock Death Wish
- Jerry Goldsmith QB VII
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
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Winner: Joni Mitchell
Down to You
- Singers Unlimited Where Is Love
- Singers Unlimited We've Only Just Begun
- Carol Shive; Mahavishnu Orchestra with the London Symphony Smile of the Beyond
- Chuck Mangione, Hamilton Philharmonic Land of Make Believe
Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal
- Albenitz, Giuliani, Granados, etc. Julian and John, Vol. 2
Best Classical Performance - Choral
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Winner:
Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (solos: Gedda, Bastin, Veasey, Van Allan) Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust - Russell Burgess conducting the Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Wandsworth School Choir; Benjamin Britten conducting the English Chamber Orchestra Schumann: Faust
- John Alldis, chorus master, London Philharmonic Choir; Sir Adrian Boult conducting the orchestra Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
- Aleksander Svenshnikov conducting the USSR Russian Chorus Rachmaninov: Vespers (Mass), Op. 37
- Jozef Bok, chorus master, Chorus of National Philharmonic Warsaw; Wladyslaw Skoraczewski, chorus master, Pioneer Choir; Andrezej Markowski conducting the Symphony Orchestra of National Philharmonic Penderecki: Utrenja
- Sir Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra Holst: Choral Symphony
- Rudolf Kempe conducting the Royal Philharmonic and Brighton Festival Chorus Janacek: Glagolitic Mass (Slavonic Mass)
- Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra; Robert Page directing the Temple University Choirs Rachmaninov: The Bells
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra
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Winner:
David Oistrakh (M. Shostakovich conducting the New Philharmonic) Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Norbert Hauptmann (von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic) Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E Flat Major
- Barry Tuckwell (Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) Weber: Concertino in E Minor for Horn and Orchestra
- Kyung-Wha Chung (Previn conducting the London Symphony) Walton: Violin Concerto; Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
- Andre Watts (Leinsdorf conducting the London Symphony) Liszt: Todtentunz for Piano and Orchestra; Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
- Alfred Brendel (Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra) Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major
- Claudio Arrau (Inbal conducting the London Philharmonic) Chopin: Variations on La ci darem la mano; Fantasy on Polish Airs, Op. 13; Andante Spianato and Gran
- Itzhak Perlman (Previn conducting the London Symphony) Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra
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Winner:
Alicia de Larrocha Albeniz: Iberia - Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky Ravel and Debussy: Music for 2 Pianos/4 Hands
- Isao Tomita Snowflakes Are Dancing
- Itzhak Perlman Perpetual Motion
- David Burge Crumb: Makro Kosmos
- Glenn Gould Bach: French Suites, Vol. 2, Nos. 5 and 6
- Vladimir Horowitz Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 21 in C Major (Waldstein) and No. 23 in F Minor (Appassionata)
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
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Winner:
Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
- Jose Serebrier conducting the London Philharmonic Ives: Symphony No. 4
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Bernstein Conducts Ravel
- Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
- Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Holst: The Planets
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
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Winner:
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss - Elly Ameling Schubert: Goethe-Lieder
- Martina Arroyo There's a Meeting Here Tonight
- Birgit Nilsson, Helge Brilioth Wagner: Duets from Parsifal and Die Walkure
- Marilyn Horne French and Spanish Songs
- Julius Eastman Davies: 8 Songs for a Mad King
- Janet Baker Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
- Cathy Berberian Cathy Berberian at the Edinburgh Festival
- Jan DeGaetani Crumb: Night of the Four Moons
- Sherrill Milnes Amazing Grace (Agnus Dei, Bless the Lord, O My Soul, etc.)
Best Comedy Recording
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Winner:
Richard Pryor That Nigger's Crazy - Robert Klein Mind over Matter
- National Lampoon Missing White House Tapes
- David Steinberg Booga! Booga!
- Cheech And Chong Cheech and Chong's Wedding Album
Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Chet Atkins, Merle Travis The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show - Floyd Cramer The Young and the Restless
- Charlie McCoy The Nashville Hit Man
- Charlie McCoy, Barefoot Jerry Boogie Woogie
- Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass Nashville Brass in Blue Grass Country
Best Country & Western Song
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Winner:
Norris Wilson, Billy Sherrill A Very Special Love Song - Ray Pennington I'm a Ramblin' Man
- Merle Haggard If We Make It Through December
- Janice Torre, Fred Spielman Paper Roses
- Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer Fairytale
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group
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Winner: Pointer Sisters
Fairytale
- The Statler Brothers Whatever Happened To Randolph Scott
- Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge Loving Arms
- Willie Nelson, Tracy Nelson After the Fire is Gone
- Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. Daddy What If
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
Best Engineered Recording
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Winner:
Geoff Emerick Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings) - Rik Pekkonen, Peter Granet Southern Comfort (Crusaders)
- Tommy Vicari, Larry Forkner Powerful People (Gino Vannelli)
- Bill Schnee Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues, Vol. 3 (Lincoln Mayorga)
- Ken Scott, John Jansen Crime of the Century (Supertramp)
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
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Winner:
Kenneth Wilkinson Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony) - Anthony Salvatore Puccini: La Boheme (Solti conducting the London Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Caballe)
- Isao Tornita Snowflakes Are Dancing (Isao Tomita)
- Marc Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz Percussion Music (New Jersey Percussion Ensemble)
- Paul Goodman, Robert Auger Ives: Symphony No. 4 (Serebrier conducting the London Philharmonic)
- Bud Graham, Ray Moore Bernstein: Candide (original cast)
- Stanley Tonkel, Ray Moore, Milt Cherin Copland: Appalachian Spring (Copland conducting the Columbia Chamber Players)
Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording
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Winner:
Doc & Merle Martin Two Days in November - Willie Dixon Catalyst
- Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf London Revisted
- Howlin' Wolf The Back Door Wolf
- Bukka White Big Daddy
Best Gospel Performance
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Winner: Oak Ridge Boys
The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor
- Blackwood Brothers There He Goes
- Wendy Bagwell & the Sunliters The Carpenter's Tool
- Imperials Follow the Man with the Music
- LeFevres Stepping on the Clouds
Best Inspirational Performance
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Winner: Elvis Presley
How Great Thou Art
- Sister Janet Mead The Lord's Prayer
- Bill Gaither Trio Thanks for Sunshine
- Tennessee Ernie Ford Make a Joyful Noise
- Bill Pursell Listen
Best Instrumental Arrangement
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Winner:
Pat Williams Threshold (Pat Williams) - Bob James Night on Bald Mountain
- Les Hooper Look What They've Done (Les Hooper Big Band)
- Don Sebesky Firebird/Birds of Fire (Don Sebesky)
- Les Hooper Circumvent (Les Hooper Big Band)
Best Instrumental Composition
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Winner: Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist)
- Barry White Rhapsody in White
- Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Bernie Maupin, Harvey Mason Chameleon
- Barry White Barry's Theme
- Benny Golson Along Came Betty
Best Jazz Performance - Big Band
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Winner:
Woody Herman Thundering Herd - Don Sebesky Giant Box
- Pat Williams Threshold
- Les Hooper Big Band Look What They've Done
- Chuck Mangione, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Land of Make Believe
Best Jazz Performance - Group
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Winner:
Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Niels Pedersen The Trio - Bill Evans The Tokyo Concert
- McCoy Tyner Sama Layuca
- Supersax Salt Peanuts
- Freddie Hubbard High Energy
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist
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Winner: Charlie Parker
First Recordings!
- Keith Jarrett Solo Concerts
- McCoy Tyner Naima
- Hubert Laws In the Beginning
- Freddie Hubbard High Energy
Best Opera Recording
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Winner:
Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic (solos: Caballe, Domingo, Milnes, Blegen, Raimondi) Puccini: La Boheme - Kurt Eichhorn conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra (solos: Moffo, Ludwig, Fischer-Dieskau) Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel
- Rafael Kubelik conducting the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Donath, Fassbaender, Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau, Prey) Pfitzner: Palestrina
- James Levine conducting the New Philharmonia; John Alldis Choir (solos: Arroyo, Domingo, Milnes, Raimondi) Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
- Georg Solti conducting the London Philharmonic (solos: Lorengar, Berganza, Berbie, Davies, Krause, Bacquier) Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
- Colin Davis conducting the Chorus and Orchestra Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (solos: Wixell, Ganzarolli, Arroyo, Te Kanawa, Freni, Burrows) Mozart: Don Giovanni
- Carlos Kleiber conducting the Dresden State Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus (solos: Mathis, Janowitz, Schreier, Adam, Crass, Weikl) Weber: Der Freischutz
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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Winner: Marvin Hamlisch
The Entertainer
- Love Unlimited Orchestra Rhapsody in White
- Rick Wakeman Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Herbie Hancock Head Hunters
- Quincy Jones Along Came Betty
Best Recording For Children
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Winner:
Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway, Paul Winchell Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too - various artists, narrated by Roger Miller Robin Hood
- Mel Blanc New Adventures of Bugs Bunny, Vol. 2
- Eli Wallach Eli Wallach Reads Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Burl Ives, others America Sings
Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
MFSB TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - Billy Preston Struttin'
- Crusaders Scratch
- Average White Band Pick Up The Pieces
- Kool & The Gang Light of Worlds
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
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Winner: Stevie Wonder
Living in the City
- Ken Gamble For the Love of Money
- Henry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch Rock Your Baby
- Harold Davis, Don Fletcher, Dean Parts Dancing Machine
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo, Group Or Chorus
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
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Winner: Aretha Franklin
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
- Shirley Brown Woman to Woman
- Thelma Houston You've Been Doing Wrong for So Long
- Tina Turner Tina Turns the Country On!
- Etta James StLouis Blues
- Millie Jackson If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right
- Ann Peebles (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
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Winner: Stevie Wonder
Boogie On Reggae Woman
- George Mccrae Rock Your Baby
- Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye - Live
- Johnny Bristol Hang On in There Baby
- Eddie Kendricks Boogie Down
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
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Winner:
Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan Raisin - Stephen Schwartz The Magic Show
- Richard O'Brien The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Over Here
- Earl Wilson Jr., Phil Oesterman Let My People Come
Best Soul Gospel Performance
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Winner:
James Cleveland & the Southern California Community Choir In the Ghetto - Ike & Tina Turner The Gospel According to Ike and Tina
- Five Blind Boys My Desire
- Edwin Hakwins Singers Edwin Hawkins Singers Live
- Ike Turner Father Alone
Best Spoken Word Recording
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Winner:
Peter Cook, Dudley Moore Good Evening - Sam Ervin Senator Sam at Home
- Rod McKuen Autumn
- Eric Sevareid An Ear to the Sounds of Our History
Hall Of Fame
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Winner:
Enrico Caruso Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, Act I: Vesti La Giubba -
Winner: Duke Ellington
Mood Indigo
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Winner:
Bunny Berigan I Can't Get Started -
Winner: Benny Goodman
Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
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Winner:
Artur Schnabel Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
New Artist
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Winner: Marvin Hamlisch
- Phoebe Snow
- Bad Company
- Johnny Bristol
- David Essex
- Graham Central Station
Pop Female Vocalist
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Winner: Olivia Newton-John
I Honestly Love You
- Carole King Jazzman
- Roberta Flack Feel Like Makin' Love
- Joni Mitchell Court & Spark
- Cleo Laine Cleo Laine Live at Carnegie Hall
Pop Male Vocalist
Pop Vocal Group
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Winner: Paul McCartney & Wings
Band on the Run
- The Stylistics You Make Me Feel Brand New
- Dionne Warwick and the Spinners Then Came You
- Steely Dan Ricky, Don't Lose That Number
- Quincy Jones Body Heat
Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Thom Bell - Billy Sherrill
- Stevie Wonder
- Lenny Waronker
- Rick Hall
Record Of The Year
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch The Way We Were - Paul Williams, Ken Ascher You and Me against the World
- Jeff Barry, Peter Allen I Honestly Love You
- Eugene McDaniels Feel Like Makin' Love
- David Nichtern Midnight at the Oasis
