The 4th Annual American Music Awards (1977)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

John Moffitt

Release Date:

31 January 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Glen Campbell	...	Himself / Host
Lou Rawls	...	Himself / Host
Helen Reddy	...	Herself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herb Alpert	...	Himself
Daryl Dragon	...	Himself (Captain & Tennille)
Freddy Fender	...	Himself
Peter Frampton	...	Himself
Aretha Franklin	...	Herself
Merv Griffin	...	Himself
Lani Hall	...	Herself
Engelbert Humperdinck	...	Himself
Michael Jackson	...	Himself
George Jones	...	Himself
Jeff Lynne	...	Himself (Electric Light Orchestra) (as Electric Light Orchestra)
Loretta Lynn	...	Herself
Keith Moon	...	Himself
Donny Osmond	...	Himself
Marie Osmond	...	Herself
Dolly Parton	...	Herself
Charley Pride	...	Himself
Doc Severinsen	...	Himself
Donna Summer	...	Herself
Toni Tennille	...	Herself (Captain & Tennille)
Conway Twitty	...	Himself
Bobby Vinton	...	Himself
Dionne Warwick	...	Herself
Stevie Wonder	...	Himself
Ron Wood	...	Himself
Tammy Wynette	...	Herself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, California, USA

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Award Show Awards Show (2003) (TV)

Aretha Franklin Was Co-Host, Not Lou Rawls!

I remember seeing this show and marveling at how incredible Aretha Franklin looked. Aretha had lost a LOT of weight and looked like a model. She hosted the show along with Glen Campbell and Helen Reddy, I believe. Franklin's latest album was one that most critics called a "dud," but it was not as bad as they said it was. YOU had some very nice tunes and Aretha sang one of the up tempo songs on the show, "It Only Happens When I Look At You" which you can view on Google Videos.

This show was done during a period when the "best" artist won the award, not the one who had sold the most records. All of the "award shows" today seem to be about who sold the most. And, then too, today, we have all that riff raft (hip/hop and rock junkies) parading on stage wearing God knows what. These shows are unfortunately freak shows now, with people showing up, just to be seen, not because they have any musical talent. This particular program shows you how MUCH award shows have changed. The audience is dress and looking good and the performers were polished and serious musicians.

Aretha, of course, is superb.