29th Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 24, 1987
LocationShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted byBilly Crystal
Most awardsSteve Winwood, Anita Baker and Deniece Williams (2)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS

The 29th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1987, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[1][2]

Paul Simon won Album of the Year for Graceland, and Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager won Song of the Year for "That's What Friends Are For".[3][4]

Award winners

Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Blues

Children's

Classical

Comedy

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical show

Music video

New Age

Packaging and notes

Polka

Pop

Production and engineering

R&B

Reggae

Rock

Spoken

References

  1. "Simon's controversial album wins most prestigious Grammy". The Deseret News. 25 February 1987. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. "1986 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. O'Connor, John J. (1987-02-26). "29TH ANNUAL GRAMMYS: EVENING OF ODD TOUCHES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. "Memorable moments from every year in Grammy history". Stacker. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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