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AWARD WINNERS:

Record Of The Year

--- Roy Halee (producer), Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers and artists) for " Bridge Over Troubled Water "

Album Of The Year

--- Roy Halee (producer), Art Garfunkel & Paul Simon (producers and artists) for '' Bridge Over Troubled Water '' performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Song Of The Year

--- Paul Simon (songwriter) for " Bridge Over Troubled Water " performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Best New Artist

--- Carpenters

Children's

Best Recording For Children

--- Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) for ''Sesame Street'' performed by The Muppets

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"

Jazz

Best Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group

--- Bill Evans for ''Alone''

Best Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group

--- Miles Davis for '' Bitches Brew ''

Musical Show

Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album

--- Stephen Sondheim (composer), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast ( Dean Jones , Barbara Barrie , George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland) for ''Company''

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Cover

--- Robert Lockart (graphic artist) & Ivan Nagy (photographer) for ''Indianola Mississippi Seeds'' performed by B.B. King

Best Album Notes

--- Chris Albertson (notes writer) for ''The World's Greatest Blues Singer'' performed by Bessie Smith

Pop

Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female

--- Dionne Warwick for ''I'll Never Fall in Love Again''

Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male

--- Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful"

Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus

--- Carpenters for "Close to You"

Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance

--- Henry Mancini for ''Theme From Z and Other Film Music''

Best Contemporary Song

--- Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical

--- Roy Halee (engineer) for ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'' performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Best Engineered Recording, Classical

--- Arthur Kendy , Fred Plaut , Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for '' Stravinsky : Le Sacre du Printemps''

R&B

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female

--- Aretha Franklin for "Don't Play That Song"

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male

--- B.B. King for " The Thrill Is Gone "

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group, Vocal Or Instrumental

--- The Delfonics for "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

--- General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter

Spoken

Best Spoken Word Recording

--- Martin Luther King Jr. for ''Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam''

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