Grammy Awards of 1973

The 15th Grammy Awards were held in 1973, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1972.


Award winners:
Record of the Year
Joel Dorn (producer) & Roberta Flack for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack
Album of the Year
Phil Spector (producer), George Harrison (producer & artist), Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr & Klaus Voormann for The Concert for Bangla Desh
Song of the Year
Ewan MacColl (songwriter) for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack
Best New Artist
America

Children's
Best Recording for Children
Christopher Cerf, Lee Chamberlin, Joe Raposo (producers), Bill Cosby & Rita Moreno for The Electric Company

Classical
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Brahms: Die Schone Magelone
Best Opera Recording
Erik Smith (producer), Colin Davis (conductor) the BBC Symphony Orchestra & various artists for Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini
Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
Georg Solti (conductor), the Vienna Boys Choir, the Vienna Singverein Chorus, the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & various artists for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat (Symphony of a Thousand)
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Chopin
Best Chamber Music Performance
Julian Bream & John Christopher Williams for Julian and John (Works by Lawes, Carulli, Albeniz, Granados)
Best Classical Album
David Harvey (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), various artists, the Vienna Boys Choir, the Vienna Singverein Chorus & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat (Symphony of a Thousand)

Comedy
Best Comedy Recording
George Carlin for FM and AM

Composing and arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
Michel Legrand (composer) for "Brian's Song"
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special
Nino Rota (composer) for The Godfather
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Don Ellis (arranger) for "Theme From The French Connection" performed by the Don Ellis Big Band
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Michel Legrand (arranger) for "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" performed by Sarah Vaughan

Country
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
Donna Fargo for "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA"
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Charley Pride for Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
The Statler Brothers for "Class of '57"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Charlie McCoy for Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy
Best Country Song
Ben Peters (songwriter) for "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" performed by Charley Pride

Folk
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues)
Muddy Waters for The London Muddy Waters Session

Gospel
Best Gospel Performance
Blackwood Brothers for L-O-V-E
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Aretha Franklin for Amazing Grace
Best Inspirational Performance
Elvis Presley for He Touched Me

Jazz
Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist
Gary Burton for "Alone at Last"
Best Best Jazz Performance by a Group
Freddie Hubbard for "First Light"
Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
Duke Ellington for "Toga Brava Suite"

Musical Show
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
Micki Grant (composer), Jerry Ragavoy (producer) & the original cast (Alex Bradford, Hope Clarke & Bobby Hill) for Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope

Packaging and Notes
Best Album Cover
Acy R. Lehman (art director) & Harvey Dinnerstein (graphic artist) for The Siegel-Schwall Band performed by the Siegel-Schwall Band
Best Album Notes
Tom T. Hall for Tom T. Hall's Greatest Hits
Best Album Notes - Classical
James Lyons (notes writer) for Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony) conducted by Andre Previn

Pop
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Helen Reddy for "I am Woman"
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Harry Nilsson for "Without You"
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack for "Where Is the Love"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
Billy Preston for "Outa-Space"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring
Isaac Hayes for Black Moses

Production and engineering
Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
Armin Steiner (engineer) for Moods performed by Neil Diamond
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
Gordon Parry, Kenneth Wilkinson (engineers) Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)

R&B
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Aretha Franklin for Young, Gifted and Black
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Billy Paul for "Me and Mrs. Jones"
Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
The Temptations for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Paul Riser & Norman Whitfield (The Temptations) for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)"
Best R&B Song
Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield (songwriters) for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" performed by The Temptations

Spoken
Best Spoken Word Recording
Bruce Botnick (producer) for Lenny performed by the original cast