The 1979 Grammy Awards The awards given in 1980 were for recordings made in 1979. Notes & Highlights: The Rock categories were added. << p r e v h o m e n e x t >>
	Album of the Year Billy Joel For: 52nd Street Record of the Year The Doobie Brothers For: What a Fool Believes Song of the Year Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins (songwriter) For: What a Fool Believes Best New Artist Rickie Lee Jones Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Billy Joel For: 52nd Street Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female Dionne Warwick For: I'll Never Love This Way Again Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Doobie Brothers For: Minute by Minute Best Pop Instrumental Performance Herb Alpert For: Rise Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male Bob Dylan For: Gotta Serve Somebody Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female Donna Summer For: Hot Stuff Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Eagles For: Heartache Tonight Best Rock Instrumental Performance Wings For: Rockestra Theme Best Rhythm and Blues Song David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin (songwriters) For: After the Love Has gone Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, male Michael Jackson For: Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, female Dionne Warwick For: Deja Vu Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Earth, Wind and Fire For: After the Love Has Gone Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance Earth, Wind and Fire For: Boogie Wonderland Best Disco Recording Gloria Gaynor For: I Will Survive Best Jazz Fusion Performance (vocal or instrumental) Weather Report For: 8:30 Best Jazz Vocal Performance Ella Fitzgerald For: Fine and Mellow Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist Oscar Peterson For: Jousts Best Jazz Performance by a Group Jerry Burton, Chick Corea For: Duet Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band Duke Ellington For: At Fargo, 1940 Live Best Country Song Bob Morrison, Debbie Hupp (songwriter award) For: You Decorated My Life Best Country Vocal Performance, Male Kenny Rogers For: The Gambler Best Country Vocal Performance, Female Emmylou Harris For: Blue Kentucky Girl Best Country Performance by duo or group Charlie Daniels Band For: The Devil Went Down to Georgia Best Country Instrumental Performance Doc & Merle Watson For: Big Sandy/Leather Britches Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational Imperials For: Heed the Call Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary Andrae Crouch For: I'll Be Thinking of You Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional Mighty Clouds of Joy For: Changing Times Best Gospel Performance, Traditional Blackwood Brothers For: Lift Up the Name of Jesus Best Inspirational Recording B. J. Thomas For: You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer) Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording Muddy Waters For: Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live Best Latin Recording Irakere For: Irakere Best Instrumental Arrangement Claus Ogerman For: Soulful Strut (George Benson) Best Instrumental Composition John Williams (composer) For: Theme from Superman (Main Title) Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Michael McDonald For: What a Fool Believes (Doobie Brothers) Best Cast Show Album Stephen Sondheim For: Sweeney Todd Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV Show John Williams For: Superman Album of the Year, Classical Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra For: Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete) Best Classical Orchestral Recording, (conductors award) Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra For: Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete) Best Chamber Music Performance (instrumental or solo) Dennis Russell Davies conducting the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra For: Copland: Appalachian Spring Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra) Maurizio Pollini (Abbado conducting the Chicago Symphony) For: Bartok: Concertos for Piano, Nos 1 and 2 Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra) Vladimir Horowitz For: The Horowitz Concerts 1978/79 Best Opera Recording Colin Davis conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House For: Britten: Peter Grimes Best Classical Performance, Choral (other than opera) Sir Georg Solti, conductor, Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra For: Brahms: A German Requiem Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist Luciano Pavarotti For: O Sole Mio (Favorite Neapolitan Songs) Best Engineered Recording, Classical Anthony Salvatore For: Sondheim: Sweeney Todd Classical Producer of the Year James Mallinson Best Spoken Word: Documentary or Drama Recording Sir John Gielgud For: The Ages of Man (Readings from Shakespeare) Best Comedy Recording Robin Williams For: Reality...What a Concept Best Recording for Children Jim Henson, creator For: The Muppet Movie Best Engineered Recording Peter Henderson For: Breakfast in America (Supertramp) Best Album Package Mike Doud, Mick Haggerty For: Breakfast in America (Supertramp) Best Album Notes Bob Porter, James Patrick For: Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy Sessions Best Historical Reissue Billie Holiday (Giants of Jazz) Producer of the Year Larry Butler
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