Bobby Darin was a presenter with Aretha Franklin at The 14th annual Grammy® Awards broadcasted live on ABC TV from New York's Madison Square Garden on March 14th, 1972.The couple presented the award for "Best Jazz Performance By A Group" to The Bill Evans Trio.
The program was hosted by Andy Williams,which was the first televised Grammy® Award ceremony and seemed relatively short in length compared to today's award telecasts.Other presenters and performers included Herb Alpert,Leonard Bernstein,Roberta Flack,Richard Harris,Anthony Newley, Freda Payne, Tammy Wynette, Jerry Reed, Three Dog Night,Ed Sullivan,Roberta Flack,Richard Harris,B.B. King, Kris Kristofferson,Issac Hayes, Loretta Lynn,Conway Twitty,Carpenters, Fifth Dimension, Henry Mancini,Smokey Robinson, the cast of the musical "Godspell" and a special preview of George Harrison's Bangladesh concert film.
Song Of the Year nominees included "Rose Garden","It's Impossible","Me and Bobby McGee","Help Me Make It Through The Night" and the winner was "You Got a Friend".Record Of The Year nominees included "Joy To The World","My Sweet Lord",The Theme From "Shaft", "You've Got A Friend" and the winner was "It's Too Late".
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