This Special Merit Award is presented by the Recording Academy to individuals or groups for ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field. The GRAMMY Legend Award was inaugurated in 1990.
Past Recipients
In order by year
1990
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Liza Minnelli
Willie Nelson
Smokey Robinson
1991
Johnny Cash
Aretha Franklin
Billy Joel
Quincy Jones
1992
Barbra Streisand
1993
Michael Jackson
1994
Curtis Mayfield
Frank Sinatra
1998
Luciano Pavarotti
1999
Elton John
2003
Bee Gees