21st Annual Grammy Awards

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21st Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 15, 1979
Location Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by John Denver
Most awards Bee Gees (4)
Most nominations
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 21st Annual Grammy Awards were held in 1979, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1978. [1] [2]

Contents

Award winners

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical show

Packaging and notes

Pop

Production and engineering

R&B

Spoken

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References

  1. "In the groove: Grammys go disco". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 16 February 1979. Retrieved 1 May 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "1978 Grammy Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database. link. Accessed 2008 April 30.