20th Annual Grammy Awards

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20th Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 23, 1978
Location Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byJohn Denver
Most awards John Williams (3)
Most nominations John Williams
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 20th Annual Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1978, and were broadcast live on American television. They were hosted by John Denver and recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1977. [1] [2]

Contents

Award winners

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Jazz

Latin

Musical show

Packaging and notes

Pop

Production and engineering

R&B

Spoken

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References

  1. "Jarreau Wins Jazz Grammy". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 24 February 1978. Retrieved 1 May 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "1977 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.