Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song
Appearance
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song was awarded between 1959 and 1971. The award had several minor name changes:
- In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance by a "Top 40" Artist
- In 1961 it was awarded as Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist
- From 1962 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Rock & Roll Recording
- In 1966 it was awarded as Contemporary (R&R) Single
- In 1967 it was awarded as Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording
- In 1968 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Single
- From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Song
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Year | Songwriter | Performer | Contemporary Song | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | Joe South | Joe South | "Games People Play" | [10] |
David Clayton-Thomas | Blood, Sweat & Tears | "Spinning Wheel" | ||
Hal David and Burt Bacharach | B. J. Thomas | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | ||
Mac Davis | Elvis Presley | "In the Ghetto" | ||
Rod McKuen | Oliver | "Jean" | ||
1971 | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | [11] |
James Taylor | James Taylor | "Fire and Rain" | ||
John Lennon and Paul McCartney | The Beatles | "Let It Be" | ||
Paul Williams and Roger Nichols | The Carpenters | "We've Only Just Begun" | ||
Ray Stevens | Ray Stevens | "Everything Is Beautiful" |
References
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1959". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1961". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1962". Grammy. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1963". Grammy. Archived from the original on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1964". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1965". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1966". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1967". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1968". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1970". Grammy.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1971". Grammy.