Cérémonie 22th Grammy award -Award 1979 :Award winners:Record of the YearTed Templeman (producer) & The Doobie Brothers for "What a Fool Believes"Album of the YearPhil Ramone (producer) & Billy Joel for 52nd StreetSong of the YearKenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) for "What a Fool Believes" performed by The Doobie BrothersBest New ArtistRickie Lee Jones[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenJim Henson & Paul Williams (producers) for The Muppet Movie performed by The Muppets[edit]ClassicalBest Classical Orchestral RecordingJames Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Brahms: Symphonies (1-4)Best Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceLuciano Pavarotti & the Bologna Orchestra for O Sole Mio - Favorite Neapolitan SongsBest Opera RecordingVittorio Negri (producer), Colin Davis (conductor), Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Jon Vickers & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for Britten: Peter GrimesBest Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director), & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Brahms: A German RequiemBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)Claudio Abbado (conductor), Maurizio Pollini & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Piano Cons. Nos. 1 & 2Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1978/79Best Chamber Music PerformanceDennis Russell Davies (conductor) & the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for Copland: Appalachian SpringBest Classical AlbumJames Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Brahms: Symphonies (1-4)[edit]ComedyBest Comedy RecordingRobin Williams for Reality...What a Concept[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental CompositionJohn Williams (composer) for "Superman Main Title Theme"Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television SpecialJohn Williams (composer) for SupermanBest Instrumental ArrangementClaus Ogerman (arranger) for "Soulful Strut" performed by George BensonBest Arrangement Accompanying VocalsMichael McDonald (arranger) for "What a Fool Believes" perfomed by The Doobie Brothers[edit]CountryBest Country Vocal Performance, FemaleEmmylou Harris for Blue Kentucky GirlBest Country Vocal Performance, MaleKenny Rogers for "The Gambler"Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or GroupThe Charlie Daniels Band for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"Best Country Instrumental PerformanceDoc Watson & Merle Watson for "Big Sandy/Leather Britches"Best Country SongDebbie Hupp & Bob Morrison (songwriters) for "You Decorated My Life" performed by Kenny Rogers[edit]DiscoBest Disco RecordingDino Fekaris & Freddie Perren (producers) & Gloria Gaynor for "I Will Survive"[edit]FolkBest Ethnic or Traditional RecordingMuddy Waters for Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live[edit]GospelBest Gospel Performance, TraditionalBlackwood Brothers for Lift Up the Name of JesusBest Gospel Performance, ContemporaryThe Imperials for Heed the CallBest Soul Gospel Performance, TraditionalMighty Clouds of Joy for Changing TimesBest Soul Gospel Performance, ContemporaryAndrae Crouch for I'll Be Thinking of YouBest Inspirational PerformanceB. J. Thomas for You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)[edit]HistoricalBest Historical ReissueMichael Brooks & Jerry Korn (producers) for Billie Holiday - Giants of Jazz[edit]JazzBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, SoloistOscar Peterson for JoustsBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, GroupChick Corea & Gary Burton for DuetBest Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big BandDuke Ellington for Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 LiveBest Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalWeather Report for 8:30Best Jazz Vocal PerformanceElla Fitzgerald for Fine and Mellow[edit]LatinBest Latin RecordingIrakere for Irakere[edit]Musical ShowBest Cast Show AlbumStephen Sondheim (composer & lyricist), Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) & the original cast with Angela Lansbury & Len Cariou for Sweeney Todd[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album PackageMick Haggerty & Mike Doud (art directors) for Breakfast in America performed by SupertrampBest Album NotesBob Porter & James Patrick (notes writers) for Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Sessions performed by Charlie Parker[edit]PopBest Pop Vocal Performance, FemaleDionne Warwick for "I'll Never Love This Way Again"Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleBilly Joel for 52nd StreetBest Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or ChorusThe Doobie Brothers for Minute by MinuteBest Pop Instrumental PerformanceHerb Alpert for "Rise"[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording, Non-ClassicalPeter Henderson (engineer) for Breakfast in America performed by SupertrampBest Engineered Recording, ClassicalAnthony Salvatore (engineer) & the original cast with Angela Lansbury & Len Cariou for Sondheim: Sweeney ToddProducer of the YearLarry ButlerClassical Producer of the YearJames Mallinson[edit]R&BBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleDionne Warwick for "Déjà vu"Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleMichael Jackson for "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"Best &B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or ChorusEarth, Wind & Fire for "After the Love Has Gone"Best R&B Instrumental PerformanceEarth, Wind & Fire for "Boogie Wonderland"Best Rhythm & Blues SongBill Champlin, David Foster & Jay Graydon (songwriters) for "After the Love Has Gone" performed by Earth, Wind & Fire[edit]RockBest Rock Vocal Performance, FemaleDonna Summer for "Hot Stuff"Best Rock Vocal Performance, MaleBob Dylan for "Gotta Serve Somebody"Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or GroupThe Eagles for "Heartache Tonight"Best Rock Instrumental PerformancePaul McCartney and Wings for "Rockestra Theme"[edit]SpokenBest Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama RecordingJohn Gielgud for Ages of Man - Readings From Shakespeare