The 13th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, on ABC, and marked the ceremony's first live telecast. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970. The ceremony was hosted for the first time by Andy Williams.
Award winners
General field
Record of the Year
"Bridge over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters
Jack Daugherty, producer
"Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens, producer
"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
Peter Asher, producer
"Let It Be" - The Beatles
George Martin, producer
Album of the Year
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon, producers
Chicago - Chicago
James William Guercio, producer
Close to You - The Carpenters
Jack Daugherty, producer
Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young, producers
Elton John - Elton John
Gus Dudgeon, producer
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
Peter Asher, producer
Song of the Year
"Bridge over Troubled Water" Paul Simon, songwriter (Simon and Garfunkel) "Everything is Beautiful" Ray Stevens, songwriter (Ray Stevens) "Fire and Rain" James Taylor, songwriter (James Taylor) "Let It Be" John Lennon, Paul McCartney, songwriters (The Beatles) "We've Only Just Begun" Roger Nichols & Paul Williams, songwriters (The Carpenters)
Best New Artist
The Carpenters
Elton John
Melba Moore
Anne Murray
The Partridge Family
Children's
Best Recording for Children
The Sesame Street Book & Record - (various artists) Joan Ganz Cooney, Thomas Z. Shepard, producers The Aristocats - (various artists) A Boy Named Charlie Brown - (various artists) "Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street - Loretta Long
Classical
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
Comedy
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
Country
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"
Folk
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues) T-Bone Walker for Good Feelin'
Gospel
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"