In collaboration with PBS' "Great Performances" series, the Recording Academy™ presents "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®," the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients. Recorded in May at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, the event premieres nationwide Friday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings),pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app.
This year's
Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Black Sabbath,
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway,
Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave, and
Dionne Warwick.
Lou Adler,
Nickolas Ashford &
Valerie Simpson, and
Johnny Mandel are Trustees Award honorees; and Saul Walker is the Technical GRAMMY®Award recipient. Also being honored is Jeffery Redding, this year's recipient of the Music Educator Award™, which is presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum®.
Led by GRAMMY-nominated industry icon Greg Phillinganes as musical director and hosted by past GRAMMY nominee
Sheila E. the celebration and tribute concert features rare performances by honorees and never-before-seen renditions of their classic songs by those they've inspired.
Performance List (honoree in bold)
Dionne Warwick
"Walk On By" (performed by
Johnny Mathis)
"What
The World Needs Now" (performed by
Dionne Warwick)
Sam & Dave
Medley: "Hold On, I'm Comin'"/"Soul Man" (performed by
Sam Moore and
Garth Brooks)
"I Can't Stand Up For
Falling Down" (performed by
Sam Moore)
Lou Adler
"I Feel The Earth Move"/"It's Too Late" (performed by
Jessie Mueller)
Julio Iglesias
"Caruso" (performed by
Julio Iglesias)
Ashford & Simpson
Medley: "You're All I Need To Get By"/"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (performed by
Valerie Simpson and
Kenny Lattimore)
Johnny Mandel
"How Do You Keep The Music Playing" (performed by
Patti Austin and Greg Phillinganes)
Medley: "The Shadow Of Your Smile"/"Suicide Is Painless" (performed by
Patti Austin)
Black Sabbath
Medley: "War Pigs"/ Paranoid" (performed by Rival Sons)
Donny Hathaway
"A Song For You" (performed by Lalah Hathaway)
"Where Is The Love" (performed by
Lalah Hathaway and Kenya Hathaway)
Billy Eckstine
"Everything I Have Is Yours" (performed by
Gregory Porter)
"Dedicated To You" (performed by
Gregory Porter and
Patti Austin)
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
Medley: "One Nation Under A Groove"/"Mothership Connection"/"Flash Light" (performed by
George Clinton, William "Bootsy" Collins, Sativa, Eddie M,
Sheila E., and
Snoop Dogg)
A production of THIRTEEN LLC for WNET, "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends" on "
Great Performances" is written by David Wild and directed for television by
David Horn, with
Mitch Owgang as producer, and
David Horn and
Neil Portnow as executive producers.
Photo Credit: Snoop Dogg and Sheila E. Courtesy of the Recording Academy™/ photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images © 2019
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