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.

• 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
  • George Harrison & Phil Spector (producers) for The Concert for Bangla Desh performed by George Harrison & Friends

• 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 - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken[?]
  • Christopher Cerf[?], Joe Raposo[?], Lee Chamberlin[?] (producers), Bill Cosby & Rita Moreno[?] for The Electric Company performed by Bill Cosby & Rita Moreno[?]

Classical

• Best Classical Album[?]
  • Vienna Singverein Chorus[?] & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand) performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir[?], Vienna State Opera Chorus[?], Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists conducted by Georg Solti
• Best Classical Orchestral Performance[?]
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor conducted by Georg Solti
• Best Opera Recording[?]
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini conducted by Colin Davis
• Best Choral Performance, Classical[?]
  • Vienna Boys Choir[?], Vienna Singverein Chorus[?] & Vienna State Opera Chorus[?] for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand) performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists conducted by Georg Solti
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)[?]
  • Artur Rubinstein[?] for Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)[?]
  • Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz Plays Chopin
• Best Chamber Music Performance[?]
  • Julian Bream[?] for Julian And John (Works By Lawes, Carulli[?], Albeniz, Granados[?]) performed by John Christopher Williams[?] & Julian Bream[?]
• Best Classical Vocal Performance[?]
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau[?] for Brahms: Die Schone Magelone[?]

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical
  • George Carlin for FM and AM

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)[?]
  • Michel Legrand for "Brian's Song"
• Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television[?]
  • Nino Rota for The Godfather
• Best Instrumental Arrangement[?]
  • Don Ellis[?] for "Theme From The French Connection" performed by the Don Ellis Big Band[?]
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)[?]
  • Michel Legrand (arranger) for "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life" performed by Sarah Vaughan

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance[?]
  • Donna Fargo[?] for "Happiest Girl In The Whole USA"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Charley Pride[?] for Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[?]
  • 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'"

Folk

• Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording[?]
  • 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 Instrumental Performance, Soloist[?]
  • Gary Burton[?] for "Alone At Last"
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group[?]
  • Freddie Hubbard for "First Light"
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance[?]
  • Duke Ellington for Toga Brava Suite

Musical Show

• Best Musical Show Album[?]
  • Micki Grant[?] (composer) and Jerry Ragavoy[?] (producer) for Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope performed by Alex Bradford[?], Hope Clarke[?] & Bobby Hill[?]

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography[?]
  • 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 Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Helen Reddy[?] for "I Am Woman"
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Harry Nilsson for "Without You"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Donny Hathaway[?] & Roberta Flack for "Where Is The Love"
• Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer[?]
  • Billy Preston[?] for "Outa-Space"
• Grammy Award for 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 Classical Engineered Recording[?]
  • Kenneth Wilkinson[?] (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony Of A Thousand) conducted by Georg Solti

R&B

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Aretha Franklin for Young, Gifted and Black
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • Billy Paul[?] for "Me And Mrs. Jones"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • The Temptations for "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
• Best R&B Song
  • Norman Whitfield[?] (songwriter) for "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" performed by The Temptations
• Best R&B Instrumental Performance[?]
  • The Temptations for "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" performed by The Temptations & Paul Riser[?]

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album[?]
  • Bruce Botnick[?] (producer) for Lenny performed by the Original Cast