Cérémonie 24th Grammy award -Award 1981 :Award winners:Record of the YearVal Garay (producer) & Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes"Album of the YearJack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for Double FantasySong of the YearDonna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim CarnesBest New ArtistSheena Easton[edit]Children'sBest Recording for ChildrenDennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for Sesame Country perfomed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker[edit]ClassicalBest Classical Orchestral RecordingJames Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C MinorBest Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceRichard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/PavarottiBest Opera RecordingJames Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor), Jiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Zidek, Vaclav Zitek & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Janáček: From the House of the DeadBest Choral Performance (other than opera)Neville Marriner (conductor) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Chorus for Haydn: The CreationBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)Zubin Mehta (conductor), Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman & the New York Philharmonic for Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary CelebrationBest Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)Vladimir Horowitz for The Horowitz Concerts 1979/80Best Chamber Music PerformanceVladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell & Itzhak Perlman for Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A MinorBest Classical AlbumJames Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor[edit]ComedyBest Comedy RecordingRichard Pryor for Rev. Du Rite[edit]Composing and arrangingBest Instrumental CompositionMike Post (composer) for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues"Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television SpecialJohn Williams (composer) for Raiders of the Lost ArkBest Instrumental ArrangementQuincy Jones & Johnny Mandel (arrangers) for "Velas" performed by Quincy JonesBest Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)Jerry Hey & Quincy Jones (arrangers) for "Ai No Corrida" performed by Quincy JonesBest Vocal Arrangement for Two or More VoicesGene Puerling (arranger) for "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" performed by The Manhattan Transfer[edit]CountryBest Country Vocal Performance, FemaleDolly Parton for "9 to 5"Best Country Vocal Performance, MaleRonnie Milsap for "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Oak Ridge Boys for "Elvira"Best Country Instrumental PerformanceChet Atkins for Country After All These YearsBest Country SongDolly Parton (songwriter) for "9 to 5"[edit]FolkBest Ethnic or Traditional RecordingB. B. King for There Must Be a Better World Somewhere[edit]GospelBest Gospel Performance, TraditionalThe Masters V for The Masters VBest Gospel Performance, Contemporary or InspirationalThe Imperials for PriorityBest Soul Gospel Performance, TraditionalAl Green for The Lord Will Make a WayBest Soul Gospel Performance, ContemporaryAndrae Crouch for Don't Give UpBest Inspirational PerformanceB.J. Thomas for Amazing Grace[edit]HistoricalBest Historical AlbumMichael Brooks & George Spitzer (producers) for Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky[edit]JazzBest Jazz Vocal Performance, FemaleElla Fitzgerald for Digital III at MontreauxBest Jazz Vocal Performance, MaleAl Jarreau for "Blue Rondo a la Turk"Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or GroupThe Manhattan Transfer for "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)"Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, SoloistJohn Coltrane for Bye Bye BlackbirdBest Instrumental Jazz Performance, GroupChick Corea & Gary Burton for Chick Corea & Gary Burton in Concert - Zurich, October 28, 1979Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big BandGerry Mulligan for Walk on the WaterBest Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or InstrumentalGrover Washington, Jr. for Winelight[edit]LatinBest Latin RecordingClare Fischer for "Guajira Pa la Jeva"[edit]Musical ShowBest Cast Show AlbumQuincy Jones (producer) & Lena Horne for Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway[edit]Music videoVideo of the YearMichael Nesmith for Michael Nesmith in Elephant Parts[edit]Packaging and NotesBest Album PackagePeter Corriston (art director) for Tattoo You performed by The Rolling StonesBest Album NotesDan Morgenstern (notes writer) for Erroll Garner - Master of the Keyboard performed by Erroll Garner[edit]PopBest Vocal Performance, FemaleLena Horne for Lena Horne - The Lady and Her Music, Live on BroadwayBest Vocal Performance, MaleAl Jarreau for Breakin' AwayBest Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Manhattan Transfer for "Boy From New York City"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceLarry Carlton & Mike Post for "The Theme From Hill Street Blues"[edit]Production and engineeringBest Engineered Recording, Non-ClassicalBill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Jerry Garszva & Roger Nichols (engineers) for Gaucho performed by Steely DanBest Engineered Recording, ClassicalAndrew Kazdin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers), Zubin Mehta (conductor), Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, & the New York Philharmonic for Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary CelebrationProducer of the YearQuincy JonesClassical Producer of the YearJames Mallinson[edit]R&BBest R&B Vocal Performance, FemaleAretha Franklin for "Hold On I'm Comin'"Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleJames Ingram for "One Hundred Ways"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalQuincy Jones for The DudeBest R&B Instrumental PerformanceDavid Sanborn for "All I Need Is You"Best Rhythm & Blues SongBill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter (songwriters) for "Just the Two of Us" performed by Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill WithersGrammy Award for Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, DAZZ BAND for "Let It Whip"[edit]RockBest Rock Vocal Performance, FemalePat Benatar for "Fire and Ice"Best Rock Vocal Performance, MaleRick Springfield for "Jessie's Girl"Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalThe Police for "Don't Stand So Close to Me"Best Rock Instrumental PerformanceThe Police for "Behind My Camel"Grammy Award for Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, DAZZ BAND for "Let It Whip"[edit]SpokenBest Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama RecordingOrson Welles for Donovan's Brain