Posted in: Musicouching by BEAUTIFUL NIAGARA on February 7th, 2008 | 0 Comments
The Grammy celebrates its 50th year on February 10th. Here’s a look at the past 50 years of Grammy history.
Frank Sinatra won 10 Grammy Awards.
Elton John won 5 Grammy Awards.
Beatles won 29 Grammy Awards, including individual efforts by each member
The “Lifetime Achievement Award” is presented to performers who have made creative contributions of outstanding creative significance to the field of recording during their lifetime.
Bing Crosby was the first recipient of this award in 1962.
1965; Frank Sinatra, 1966; Duke Ellington, 1967; Ella Fitzgerald, 1968; Irving Berlin, 1971; Elvis Presley, 1972; Louis Armstrong, Mahilia Jackson, 1981; Fred Astaire, 1984; Chuck Berry, Charlie Parker, 1985; Leonard Bernstein, 1986; Benny Goodman, The Rolling Stones, Andres Segovia, 1987; Roy Acuff, Benny Carter, Enrico Caruso, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Woody Herman, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Isaac Stem, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Hank Williams Sr., 1989; Fred Astaire, Pablo Casals, Dizzy Gillespie, Jascha Heifetz, Lena Horne, Leontye Price, Bessie Smith, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughn, 1990; Nat “King” Cole, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, Paul McCartney, 1991; Marian Anderson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Kitty Wells, 1992; James Brown, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, 1993; Chet Atkins, Little Richard, Thelonious Monk, Bill Monroe, Pete Seeger, Fats Waller, 1994; Bill Evans, Aretha Franklin, Arthur Rubenstein, 1995; Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, Curtis Mayfield, Barbara Streisand, 1996; Dave Brubeck, Marvin Gaye, Georg Solti, Stevie Wonder, 1997; Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Everly Brothers, Judy Garland, Stephane Grappelli, Buddy Holly, Charles Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Frank Zappa, 1998; Bo Diddley, The Mills Brothers, Roy Orbison, Paul Robeson, 1999; Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, Mel Torme, 2000; Harry Belafonte, Woody Guthrie, John Lee Hooker, Mich Miller, Willie Nelson, 2001; The Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Marley, The Who, 2002; Count Basie, Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Al Green, Joni Mitchell, 2003; Etta James, Johnny Mathis, Glenn Miller, Tito Puente, Simon and Garfunkel, 2004; Van Cliburn, The Funk Brothers, Ella Jenkins, Sonny Rollins, Artie Shaw, Doc Watson, 2005; Eddy Arnold, Art Blakey, The Carter Family, Morton Gould, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jelly Roll Morton, Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, The Staple Singers, 2006; David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Robert Johnson, Jessye Norman, Richard Pryor, The Weavers, 2007; Joan Baez, Booker T. & The MG’s, Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Bob Wills, 2008; Burt Bacharach, The Band, Cab Calloway, Doris Day, Itzhak Perlman, Max Roach, Earl Scruggs.
Could it be Kayne West who leads the Grammy Nominations at 8?
How about Amy Winehouse with 6 Nominations?
Will Neil Young, the “Canadian Rock Legend” finally take home the prize?
What about Daniel Powter of American Idol fame?
