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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Awarded for "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording" Country United States Presented by The Recording Academy First awarded 1963; 61 years ago (1963 ) Website grammy.com
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording."[ 1]
This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award , which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and the Grammy Trustees Award , which honors non-performers.
The honor was established in 1962, with the first awarded recipient in 1963.
Lifetime Achievement Award recipients [ edit ]
The following individuals have received Lifetime Achievement Awards, listed by year.
Year
Recipient
Ref.
1963
Bing Crosby
1965
Frank Sinatra
1966
Duke Ellington
1967
Ella Fitzgerald
1968
Irving Berlin
1971
Elvis Presley
1972
Louis Armstrong , Mahalia Jackson
1984
Chuck Berry , Charlie Parker
1985
Leonard Bernstein
1986
Benny Goodman , The Rolling Stones , Andrés Segovia
1987
Roy Acuff , Benny Carter , Enrico Caruso , Ray Charles , Fats Domino , Woody Herman , Billie Holiday , B.B. King , Isaac Stern , Igor Stravinsky , Arturo Toscanini , Hank Williams
1989
Fred Astaire , Pablo Casals , Dizzy Gillespie , Jascha Heifetz , Lena Horne , Leontyne Price , Bessie Smith , Art Tatum , Sarah Vaughan
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 Rubinstein
1995
Patsy Cline , Peggy Lee , Henry Mancini , Curtis Mayfield , Barbra Streisand
1996
Dave Brubeck , Marvin Gaye , Georg Solti , Stevie Wonder
1997
Bobby "Blue" Bland , The Everly Brothers , Judy Garland , Stéphane 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 Tormé
2000
Harry Belafonte , Woody Guthrie , John Lee Hooker , Mitch 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 & 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 , 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 M.G.'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
2009
Gene Autry , The Blind Boys of Alabama , The Four Tops , Hank Jones , Brenda Lee , Dean Martin , Tom Paxton
2010
Leonard Cohen , Bobby Darin , David "Honeyboy" Edwards , Michael Jackson , Loretta Lynn , André Previn , Clark Terry
2011
Julie Andrews , Roy Haynes , Juilliard String Quartet , The Kingston Trio , Dolly Parton , Ramones , George Beverly Shea
[ 2]
2012
The Allman Brothers Band , Glen Campbell , Antônio Carlos Jobim , George Jones , The Memphis Horns , Diana Ross , Gil Scott-Heron
2013
Glenn Gould , Charlie Haden , Lightnin' Hopkins , Carole King , Patti Page , Ravi Shankar , The Temptations
[ 3]
2014
The Beatles , Clifton Chenier , The Isley Brothers , Kraftwerk , Kris Kristofferson , Armando Manzanero , Maud Powell
[ 4]
2015
Bee Gees , Pierre Boulez , Buddy Guy , George Harrison , Flaco Jiménez , The Louvin Brothers , Wayne Shorter
[ 5]
2016
Ruth Brown , Celia Cruz , Earth, Wind & Fire , Herbie Hancock , Jefferson Airplane , Linda Ronstadt , Run-DMC
[ 6]
2017
Shirley Caesar , Ahmad Jamal , Charley Pride , Jimmie Rodgers , Nina Simone , Sly Stone , The Velvet Underground
[ 7]
2018
Hal Blaine , Neil Diamond , Emmylou Harris , Louis Jordan , The Meters , Queen , Tina Turner
[ 8]
2019
Black Sabbath , George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic , Billy Eckstine , Donny Hathaway , Julio Iglesias , Sam & Dave , Dionne Warwick
[ 9]
2020
Chicago , Roberta Flack , Isaac Hayes , Iggy Pop , John Prine , Public Enemy , Sister Rosetta Tharpe
[ 10]
2021
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five , Lionel Hampton , Marilyn Horne , Salt-N-Pepa , Selena , Talking Heads
[ 11]
2022
Bonnie Raitt
[ 12]
2023
Bobby McFerrin , Nirvana , Ma Rainey , Slick Rick , Nile Rodgers , The Supremes , Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart
[ 13]
2024
Laurie Anderson , The Clark Sisters , Gladys Knight , N.W.A , Donna Summer , Tammy Wynette
[ 14]
2025
Frankie Beverly , The Clash , Bobby Jones , Taj Mahal , Prince , Roxanne Shante , Frankie Valli
[ 15]
^ "Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.org" . Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2011 .
^ "The Recording Academy Announces Special Merit Award Honorees" . Grammy.com News . Retrieved December 22, 2010 .
^ "The Recording Academy Announces 2013 Special Merit Awards Re" . Grammy.com . December 12, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Special Merit Awards: Class Of 2014" . Grammy.com . December 12, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Special Merit Awards: Class Of 2015" . Grammy.com . December 18, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "Special Merit Awards: Class of '16" . Grammy.com . January 13, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "The Academy to honor Nina Simone, Sly Stone, more" . Grammy.com . December 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ Fabian, Renée (January 9, 2018). "Tina Turner To Queen: 2018 Recording Academy Special Merit Awards" . The Recording Academy .
^ "Special Merit Awards Recipients Revealed | Recording Academy" . GRAMMY.com. May 11, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
^ "Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Isaac Hayes, John Prine & More To Be Honored With 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award" . GRAMMY.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ "The Recording Academy Announces 2021 Special Merit Awards Honorees: Selena, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Talking Heads, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa And More" . GRAMMY.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020 .
^ "Bonnie Raitt to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Grammy Awards" . December 9, 2021.
^ "The Recording Academy Announces 2023 Special Merit Awards Honorees: Nirvana, Nile Rodgers, The Supremes, Ann Wilson And Nancy Wilson Of Heart, Slick Rick "The Ruler" & Many More" . GRAMMY.com. January 5, 2023.
^ "The Recording Academy Announces 2024 Special Merit Award & Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees: N.W.A, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, DJ Kool Herc & Many More" . GRAMMY.com. January 5, 2024.
^ "The Recording Academy Announces 2025 Special Merit Award Honorees: Prince, The Clash, Taj Mahal, Roxanne Shante & Many More" . GRAMMY.com. December 20, 2024.
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