Grammy Legend Award
The Grammy Legend Award and Grammy Living Legend Award, is a special price of annual Grammy Awards, which is irregularly awarded to selected artists with continued special influence on the music.
History and Background
The since 1958 awarded Grammy Awards (actually Gramophone Awards) are presented annually in several categories of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ( NARAS ) in the United States of America to artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance without regard to the album to honor sales or chart position.
The first Grammy Legend Awards were presented in 1990 at Andrew Lloyd Webber, Liza Minnelli, Smokey Robinson and Willie Nelson. The award was established to honor artists with a continuous influence on the music ( "ongoing Contributions and influence in the recording field "). The following year, were honored with Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash and Quincy Jones four other artists, followed by Barbra Streisand in 1992 and 1993, Michael Jackson. After 1994 Curtis Mayfield and Frank Sinatra were honored, and the award in subsequent years has been awarded irregularly. In 1998, the Italian opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti the award and the following year he went to the Brits Elton John. The Bee Gees, which were awarded in 2003, were the first band, which was honored with the award.
Regardless of the Grammy Legend Award is the NARAS and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, by many musicians received both awards.