The16th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognised accomplishments by musicians from the year 1973.^[1][2]

• Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"
• Charlie Rich - "Behind Closed Doors"
• Eric Weissberg &Steve Mandell - "Dueling Banjos"
• Al Green - "Call Me (Come Back Home)"
• Little Richard - "Rip It Up"
• Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"
• Maureen McGovern - "The Morning After"
• Tony Orlando and Dawn - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
• Andy Williams - best songs medley
• Cleveland Quartet
• Stevie Wonder - "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"

• Shelly Manne &The Jackson 5 - Best R&B Recording by a Duo or Group
• Loretta Lynn &The DeFranco Family - Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
• Loggins & Messina &Glen Campbell - Best Country Instrumental Performance
• Chuck Berry &Little Richard - Best R&B Performance, Male
• Andy Williams - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
• The Carpenters - Best New Artist
• Andy Williams - Tribute toJim Croce
• Helen Reddy &Alice Cooper - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
• Henry Mancini - Presented theGrammy Hall of Fame
• Kris Kristofferson &Moms Mabley - Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
• Roberta Flack - Announced the winners before the telecast
• Andy Williams - Song of the Year
• Isaac Hayes &Lily Tomlin - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
• Zubin Mehta - Announced winners in the Classical category
• Cher &Telly Savalas - Album of the Year
• Diana Ross - Record of the Year

• Record of the Year
  • Joel Dorn (producer) &Roberta Flack for "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
• Album of the Year
  • Stevie Wonder (producer & artist) forInnervisions
• Song of the Year
  • Charles Fox &Norman Gimbel (songwriters) for "Killing Me Softly with His Song" performed byRoberta Flack
• Best New Artist
  • Bette Midler

• Best Recording for Children
  • Joe Raposo (producer) forSesame Street Live performed by theSesame Street cast

• Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) & theNew York Philharmonic forBartók:Concerto for Orchestra
• Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
  • Edward Downes (conductor),Leontyne Price & theNew Philharmonia Orchestra forPuccini: Heroines
• Best Opera Recording
  • Tom Mowrey (producer),Leonard Bernstein (conductor),Marilyn Horne,Tom Krause,Adriana Maliponte,James McCracken & theMetropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus forBizet:Carmen
• Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
  • André Previn (conductor),Arthur Oldham (choirmaster) & theLondon Symphony Orchestra & Chorus forWalton:Belshazzar's Feast
• Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
  • Georg Solti (conductor),Vladimir Ashkenazy & theChicago Symphony Orchestra forBeethoven:Concerti (5) for Piano and Orchestra
• Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
  • Vladimir Horowitz forHorowitz PlaysScriabin
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Gunther Schuller (conductor) & theNew England Ragtime Ensemble forScott Joplin:The Red Back Book
• Album of the Year, Classical
  • Thomas Z. Shepard (producer),Pierre Boulez (conductor) & theNew York Philharmonic forBartók:Concerto for Orchestra

• Best Comedy Recording
  • Cheech and Chong forLos Cochinos

• Best Instrumental Composition
  • Gato Barbieri (composer) for "Last Tango in Paris" performed by Gato Barbieri
• Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
  • Neil Diamond (composer) forJonathan Livingston Seagull performed by Neil Diamond
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Quincy Jones (arranger) for "Summer in the City" performed by Quincy Jones
• Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • George Martin (arranger) for "Live and Let Die" performed byPaul McCartney &Wings

• Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • Olivia Newton-John for "Let Me Be There"
• Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
  • Charlie Rich for "Behind Closed Doors"
• Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  • Rita Coolidge &Kris Kristofferson for "From the Bottle to the Bottom"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Steve Mandell &Eric Weissberg for "Dueling Banjos"
• Best Country Song
  • Kenny O'Dell (songwriter) for "Behind Closed Doors" performed by Charlie Rich

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
  • Doc Watson forThen and Now

• Best Gospel Performance
  • Blackwood Brothers forRelease Me (From My Sin)
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Dixie Hummingbirds for "Loves Me Like a Rock"
• Best Inspirational Performance
  • TheBill Gaither Trio forLet's Just Praise the Lord

• Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
  • Art Tatum forGod Is in the House
• Best Jazz Performance by a Group
  • Supersax forSupersax Plays Bird
• Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
  • Woody Herman forGiant Steps

• Best Score From the Original Cast Show Album
  • Stephen Sondheim (composer),Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast (Glynis Johns,Len Cariou,Hermione Gingold,Victoria Mallory,Patricia Elliott & Teri Ralston) forA Little Night Music

• Best Album Package
  • Wilkes & Braun (art director;Tom Wilkes andCraig Braun) forTommy (1972 orchestral version) performed by theLondon Symphony Orchestra & Choir
• Best Album Notes
  • Dan Morgenstern (notes writer) forGod Is in the House performed byArt Tatum
• Best Album Notes - Classical
  • Glenn Gould (notes writer) forHindemith: Sonatas for Piano (Complete) performed by Glenn Gould

• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • Roberta Flack for "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
  • Stevie Wonder for "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
• Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips for "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Eumir Deodato for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001: A Space Odyssey)"

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Malcolm Cecil &Robert Margouleff (engineers) forInnervisions performed byStevie Wonder
• Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers),Pierre Boulez (conductor) & theNew York Philharmonic forBartók:Concerto for Orchestra

• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
  • Aretha Franklin for "Master of Eyes"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
  • Stevie Wonder for "Superstition"
• Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips for "Midnight Train to Georgia"
• Best R&B Instrumental Performance
  • Ramsey Lewis for "Hang On Sloopy"
• Best Rhythm & Blues Song
  • Stevie Wonder (songwriter) for "Superstition"

• Best Spoken Word Recording
  • Richard Harris forJonathan Livingston Seagull

• The 16th Grammy Awards, at the Internet Movie Database

• Grammy Awards ceremonies
• 1974 music awards
• 1974 in Los Angeles
• 1974 in American music
• 1974 awards in the United States
• March 1974 in the United States

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