John Williams wins 3 Grammy Awards 1978

John Williams took home three Grammy Awards at the 20th annual celebration held February 23, 1978.  His composition of Star Wars soundtrack won Best Instrumental Composition for Main Title from Star Wars, Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, and Best Pop Instrumental Performance.  He had the most wins of that evening.

The Eagles went home with two wins: Record of the Year for Hotel California and Best Arrangement for Voices for New Kid In Town. 

Fleetwood Mac won Album of the Year for Rumours.

Herb Alpert wins Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance 1980

Herb Alpert released his instrumental piece Rise July 1979 and won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 22nd ceremony February 27, 1980.  Alpert is the only musician to have an instrumental performance and a vocal performance enter into the Billboard Hot 100.  His first entry was This Guy's In Love With You which reached #1 in 1968.

Rise reached #1 in October 1979 and remained for two weeks.  It also reached #4 on the R&B chart, #17 on the Disco chart, and #1 for a week on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Herb Alpert's "Rise" reaches #1 1979

Herb Alpert's Rise, a single released from his solo album Rise, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 October 20, 1979.  It remained there for two weeks.  It spent one week as #1 on the Adult Contemporary Charts, peaked at #4 on the R&B charts and #17 on the disco charts. 

It won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.