19th Annual Grammy Awards
The 19th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 19, 1977, and were broadcast live on American television (CBS). It was the seventh and final year Andy Williams hosted the telecast. The ceremony recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1976. Helen Hayes's win made her the second person to become an EGOT. Award winners Record of the Year "This Masquerade" - George Benson (artist) & Tommy LiPuma (producer) Album of the Year Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder (artist) & Stevie Wonder (producer) Song of the Year "I Write the Songs" - Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (for performed by Barry Manilow) Best New Artist Starland Vocal Band Children's Best Recording for Children Karl Böhm (conductor) & Hermione Gingold for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals Classical Best Classical Orchestral Performance Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Beverly Sills for Herbert: Music of Victor Herbert Best Opera Recording Michael Woolcock (producer), Lorin Maazel (conductor), Leona Mitchell, Willard White & the Cleveland Orchestra for Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Best Choral Performance (other than opera) André Previn (conductor), Arthur Oldham (choirmaster) &