American Music Awards of 1974

1st Annual American Music Awards
1st Annual American Music Awards
Date	February 19, 1974
Country	United States
Hosted by	Donny Osmond; Michael Jackson; Rodney Allen Rippy;
Television/radio coverage
Runtime	120 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
	American Music Awards; 1975 →;

The first Annual American Music Awards was a televised awards show, produced by Dick Clark Productions, which aired on ABC February 19, 1974.

Winners and nominees[]

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Jim Croce	Elton John Stevie Wonder
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Helen Reddy	Roberta Flack Diana Ross
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	The Carpenters	Gladys Knight & The Pips Tony Orlando & Dawn
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Lady Sings The Blues - Diana Ross	Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts The World Is A Ghetto - War
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando & Dawn	"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce "Killing Me Softly" - Roberta Flack
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Stevie Wonder	James Brown Al Green
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Roberta Flack	Aretha Franklin Betty Wright
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	The Temptations	Gladys Knight & The Pips The O'Jays
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green	Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye The World Is A Ghetto - War
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	"Superstition" - Stevie Wonder	"Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul "Midnight Train to Georgia" - Gladys Knight & the Pips
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Charley Pride	Merle Haggard Conway Twitty
Favorite Country Female Artist	Lynn Anderson	Loretta Lynn Tammy Wynette
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	The Carter Family	The Osborne Brothers The Statler Brothers
Favorite Country Album	A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride - Charley Pride	Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich - Tammy Wynette
Favorite Country Song	"Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich	"Why Me" - Kris Kristofferson "You've Never Been This Far Before" - Conway Twitty
Merit
Bing Crosby

References[]

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1974/amas.htm