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29th Annual Grammy Awards

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29th Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 24, 1987
LocationShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byBilly Crystal
Most awardsSteve Winwood, Anita Baker and Deniece Williams (2)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 29th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1987, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1][2]

Paul Simon won Album of the Year for Graceland, and Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager won Song of the Year for "That's What Friends Are For".[3][4]

Performers

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Presenters

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Award winners

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Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Blues

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Children's

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Classical

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Comedy

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Composing and arranging

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Country

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Folk

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Gospel

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Historical

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Jazz

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Latin

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Musical show

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Music video

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New Age

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Packaging and notes

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Polka

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Pop

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Production and engineering

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R&B

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Reggae

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Rock

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Spoken

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References

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  1. ^ "Simon's controversial album wins most prestigious Grammy". The Deseret News. 25 February 1987. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ "1986 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ O'Connor, John J. (1987-02-26). "29TH ANNUAL GRAMMYS: EVENING OF ODD TOUCHES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ "Memorable moments from every year in Grammy history". Stacker. Retrieved 2022-06-15.