Grammy Awards 1972
The 14th Grammy Awards · Held March 14, 1972 · 24 categories · everything in 1972
Album of the Year
- Winner The Concert for Bangla Desh
Best New Artist
- Winner Carly Simon
- Nominee Bill Withers
- Nominee Chase
- Nominee Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Best Children's Music Album
Best Comedy Album
- Winner This Is a Recording · Lily Tomlin
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Snowbird · Chet Atkins
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner After the Fire Is Gone · Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty
Best Country Song
Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
- Winner They Call Me Muddy Waters · Muddy Waters
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Tapestry · Carole King
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Inspirational Performance
- Winner Did You Think to Pray · Charley Pride
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner The Bill Evans Album · Bill Evans
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner The Bill Evans Album · Bill Evans
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner New Orleans Suite · Duke Ellington
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner When You're Hot, You're Hot · Jerry Reed
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner You've Got a Friend · James Taylor
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner A Natural Man · Lou Rawls
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Smackwater Jack · Quincy Jones
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Carpenters · The Carpenters
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Proud Mary · Ike & Tina Turner
Best R&B Song
- Winner Ain't No Sunshine · Bill Withers
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner Desiderata · Les Crane