29th Annual Grammy Awards

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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]

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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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]

Award winners edit

Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Blues edit

Children's edit

Classical edit

Comedy edit

Composing and arranging edit

Country edit

Folk edit

Gospel edit

Historical edit

Jazz edit

Latin edit

Musical show edit

Music video edit

New Age edit

Packaging and notes edit

Polka edit

Pop edit

Production and engineering edit

R&B edit

Reggae edit

Rock edit

Spoken edit

References edit

  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.