Grammy Awards of 1982

Infobox Grammy Awards
name = 24th


imagesize = 125px
date = February 24
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network = CBS
next = 1983
last = 1981

The 24th Grammy Awards were held February 24, 1982, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1981.

Award winners:

*Record of the Year
**Val Garay (producer) & Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes"

*Album of the Year
**Jack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for "Double Fantasy"

*Song of the Year
**Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes

*Best New Artist
**Sheena Easton

Children's

*Best Recording for Children
**Dennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for "Sesame Country" performed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker

Classical

*Best Classical Orchestral Recording
**James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for "Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor"
*Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
**Richard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & the New York City Opera Orchestra for "Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti"
*Best Opera Recording
**James Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor), Jiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Zidek, Vaclav Zitek & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for "Janáček: From the House of the Dead"
*Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
**Neville Marriner (conductor) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Chorus for "Haydn: The Creation"
*Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
**Zubin Mehta (conductor), Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman & the New York Philharmonic for "Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration"
*Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
**Vladimir Horowitz for "The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80"
*Best Chamber Music Performance
**Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell & Itzhak Perlman for "Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor"
*Best Classical Album
**James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for "Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor"

Comedy

*Best Comedy Recording
**Richard Pryor for "Rev. Du Rite"

Composing and arranging

*Best Instrumental Composition
**Mike Post (composer) for "The Theme From "Hill Street Blues"
*Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
**John Williams (composer) for "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
*Best Instrumental Arrangement
**Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel (arrangers) for "Velas" performed by Quincy Jones
*Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
**Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Ai No Corrida" performed by Quincy Jones
*Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
**Gene Puerling (arranger) for "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" performed by The Manhattan Transfer

Country

*Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
**Dolly Parton for "9 to 5"
*Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
**Ronnie Milsap for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"
*Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**The Oak Ridge Boys for "Elvira"
*Best Country Instrumental Performance
**Chet Atkins for "Country After All These Years"
*Best Country Song
**Dolly Parton (songwriter) for "9 to 5"

Folk

*Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording
**B. B. King for "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere"

Gospel

*Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
**The Masters V for "The Masters V"
*Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational
**The Imperials for "Priority"
*Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
**Al Green for "The Lord Will Make a Way"
*Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
**Andrae Crouch for "Don't Give Up"
*Best Inspirational Performance
**B.J. Thomas for "Amazing Grace"

Historical

*Best Historical Album
**Michael Brooks & George Spitzer (producers) for "Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky"

Jazz

*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
**Ella Fitzgerald for "Digital III at Montreux"
*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
**Al Jarreau for "Blue Rondo a la Turk"
*Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group
**The Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
**John Coltrane for "Bye Bye Blackbird"
*Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group
**Chick Corea & Gary Burton for "In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979"
*Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
**Gerry Mulligan for "Walk on the Water"
*Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
**Grover Washington, Jr. for "Winelight"

Latin

*Best Latin Recording
**Clare Fischer for "Guajira Pa la Jeva"

Musical Show

*Best Cast Show Album
**Quincy Jones (producer) & Lena Horne for "Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway"

Music video

*Video of the Year
**Michael Nesmith for "Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts"

Packaging and Notes

*Best Album Package
**Peter Corriston (art director) for "Tattoo You" performed by The Rolling Stones
*Best Album Notes
**Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) for " Erroll Garner - Master of the Keyboard" performed by Erroll Garner

Pop

*Best Vocal Performance, Female
**Lena Horne for "Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway"
*Best Vocal Performance, Male
**Al Jarreau for "Breakin' Away"
*Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**The Manhattan Transfer for "The Boy from New York City"
*Best Pop Instrumental Performance
**Larry Carlton & Mike Post for "The Theme From "Hill Street Blues"

Production and engineering

*Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
**Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols (engineers) for "Gaucho" performed by Steely Dan
*Best Engineered Recording, Classical
**Andrew Kazdin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Zubin Mehta (conductor), Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, & the New York Philharmonic for "Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration"
*Producer of the Year
**Quincy Jones
*Classical Producer of the Year
**James Mallinson

R&B

*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
**Aretha Franklin for "Hold On I'm Comin'"
*Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
**James Ingram for "One Hundred Ways"
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**Quincy Jones for "The Dude"
*Best R&B Instrumental Performance
**David Sanborn for "All I Need Is You"
*Best Rhythm & Blues Song
**Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter (songwriters) for "Just the Two of Us" performed by Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers

Rock

*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
**Pat Benatar for "Fire and Ice"
*Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
**Rick Springfield for "Jessie's Girl"
*Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
**The Police for "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
*Best Rock Instrumental Performance
**The Police for "Behind My Camel"

poken

*Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
**Orson Welles for "Donovan's Brain"

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355159/ 24th Grammy Awards] , from the Internet Movie Database

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