Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Billy Joel wins Album of the Year, 52nd Street 1980


The 22nd Grammy Awards was held February 27, 1980 in Los Angeles and my man Billy Joel took home Grammy for Album of the Year and Pop Male Vocalist, 52nd Street!  It must have been an awesome night. Look at some of the other winners:

John Williams: Best Original Score for a Motion Picture, Best Instrumental Composition – Superman
Supertramp: Best Album Package. Best Engineered Recording – Breakfast in America
Doobie Brothers: Record of the Year, Best Cast Show Album – What a Fool Believes
Charlie Daniels Band: Best C&W Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal – Devil Went Down to Georgia
Kenny Rogers: Best C&W Male Vocal Performance – The Gambler
Gloria Gaynor: Best Disco Recording – I Will Survive
Ella Fitzgerald: Best Jazz Vocal Performance – Fine and Mellow
Herb Alpert: Best Pop Instrumental Performance – Rise
Earth Wind & Fire: Best R&B Instrumental Performance – Boogie Wonderland
Donna Summer: Rock Female Vocalist – Hot Stuff
The Eagles: Best Vocal Group – Heartache Tonight
Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald: Song of the Year – What A Fool Believes


These were up against some very stiff competition!


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