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George Clinton & Carlon Clinton

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George Clinton: "The Funk Is Just Beginning" | GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

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Clinton & the Parliament-Funkadelic filled the stage with funky grooves at the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends, with a lively performance that included "One Nation Under A Groove"
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 14, 2019 - 10:03 am

George Clinton's decades-long, funky-as-hell impact on music is inescapable. From his sprawling '70s funk records with the Parliament (which eventually evolved into the Parliament-Funkadelic) to his collaborations with Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus and many more, to his oft-sampled groovy beats, it's hard to imagine music without Clinton and his funky crew.

At the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends, George Clinton & the Parliament-Funkadelic were celebrated with the Recording Academy's high honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award.

George Clinton On Keeping The Funk Alive

"This part of the funk is just beginning," Clinton said backstage at the event, reflecting on his music's impact. "The funk that we did in the '60s and '70s has evolved into the '80s and '90s with the hip-hop generation and jazz, and it's gonna be here a long time."

During the show, members of the funk family, including Clinton and Bootsy Collins, filled the stage with an infectious energy and several of their hits, including "One Nation Under A Groove." They may have been the last honorees and performance during the event, but they still got everyone dancing.

Clinton & the Parliament-Funkadelic were part of a handful of artists presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year's show. Black Sabbath, Donny Hathaway, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave and Dionne Warwick are the other 2019 recipients.

In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award artists, the Trustees Awards, given to Lou Adler, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and Johnny Mandel this year, celebrated exemplary contributors to music, outside of performance. Additionally, the Technical GRAMMY Award was presented (posthumously) to API Audio Co-Founder Saul Walker, and Florida high school choir director Jeffery Redding was celebrated with the Music Educator Award.

Don't forget to tune into GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends on Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings) to catch the groove.

George Clinton On Louie Vega, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat & More

Black Sabbath in 1970

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Black Sabbath On Their Legacy: "We've Already Influenced A Lot Of Bands" | GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

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Watch GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends on Fri. Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings)
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 17, 2019 - 5:05 pm

Moments before they received the Recording Academy's high honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward of GRAMMY-winning metal group Black Sabbath took a moment to reflect on their influential half-century-long career.

"It's great, after all these years. We were written off as nothing when we first started out, and here we are getting a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award," Butler shared backstage at the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends, where the awards were given to a handful of music icons.

Black Sabbath Discuss Their Legacy

"As for the future generations, we've already influenced a lot of bands, a lot of bands that are out now and starting out now and citing us as their main influence," Butler added when asked about their hope to influence the next group of hard rockers.

During the show, Rival Sons, who toured as main support for Sabbath's The End Tour, paid tribute with a medley sampling a few of their big songs.

Read: GRAMMY Facts: Black Sabbath's GRAMMY-winning "God Is Dead"

Black Sabbath were part of a handful of artists presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year's show. George Clinton & the Parliament-Funkadelic, Donny Hathaway, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave and Dionne Warwick are the other 2019 recipients.

The other honors bestowed to life-long music industry influencers included the Trustees Awards, given to Lou Adler, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and Johnny Mandel this year, celebrated exemplary contributors to music, outside of performance. Additionally, the Technical GRAMMY Award was presented (posthumously) to API Audio Co-Founder Saul Walker and Florida high school choir director Jeffery Redding was celebrated with the Music Educator Award.

Watch GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends on Fri. Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings).

Bootsy Collins Shares Gratitude For Loyal Fans | GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

Sam Moore at the 2019 GRAMMYs

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Sam Moore On His Lifetime Achievement Award: "It Means More To Me Than Anything" | GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

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The iconic "Soul Man"—and half of GRAMMY-winning soul/R&B duo Sam & Dave—reflects on what the prestigious honor means to him
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 16, 2019 - 10:13 am

Sam Moore first introduced the world to his soulful voice and contagious smile back in 1966, as half of GRAMMY-winning—and Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers—soul/R&B duo Sam & Dave. You've probably sung along to their upbeat 1967 hit "Soul Man," which earned the pair a GRAMMY for Best R&B Group Performance at the 10th GRAMMY Awards and later, in 1999, an induction into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. 

This year, at the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends, Sam & Dave (Dave Prater passed away in 1988) received the Recording Academy's high honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sam Moore Celebrates Lifetime Achievement Award

"It means more to me than anything in the world. It means that my work—what I've done and what I'm going to do in the near future—is not in vain," Moore shared backstage at the celebration.

During the show, Moore shared his bright smile (his sequin blazer wasn't the only thing shining) and electric voice on stage, joined by GRAMMY-winning country star Garth Brooks. The pair offered a vibrant rendition of "Soul Man," and Brooks shared his praises for the icon.

Sam & Dave were part of a handful of artists presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year's show. Black Sabbath, Donny Hathaway, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, George Clinton & the Parliament-Funkadelic and Dionne Warwick are the other 2019 recipients.

In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award artists, the Trustees Awards, given to Lou Adler, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and Johnny Mandel this year, also celebrated exemplary contributors to music, albeit outside of performance. Additionally, the Technical GRAMMY Award was presented (posthumously) to API Audio Co-Founder Saul Walker and Florida high school choir director Jeffery Redding was celebrated with the Music Educator Award.

Don't forget to tune into GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends this Friday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings).

George Clinton: "The Funk Is Just Beginning" | GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

Lou Adler

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The 2019 Trustee Award recipient famously signed and worked with GRAMMY winners Cheech & Chong and Carole King
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Oct 11, 2019 - 11:36 am

GRAMMY-winning music producer, label founder and film director Lou Adler has lifted up countless artists over the years, such as comedians Cheech & Chong and singer/songwriter Carole King, all fellow GRAMMY winners. His deep impact and influence in music and film is still felt in his longtime home of Los Angeles, from the Roxy Theatre he co-owns with his son to far beyond.

At the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends, Adler was one of four music industry icons honored with the Recording Academy's annual Trustees Award. His celebration during the program included performances by Jessie Mueller, who portrayed King on Broadway and, at the GRAMMY Salute, sang two of the singer/songwriter's songs from the Adler-produced 1971 album, Tapestry.

Record Exec Lou Adler Reflects On His Career

Mueller offered a vibrant rendition of "I Feel The Earth Move" and "It's Too Late," from Tapestry. The emotive LP earned both King and Adler the prestigious Album Of The Year gramophone at the 14th GRAMMY Awards, and the latter track also gave them both Record Of The Year wins. King took home two more GRAMMYs that year for that project and, in 2004, received the Trustees Award, followed by the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

Now, this year, Adler's contributions to her music and many others' have him joining the inspiring group of Special Merit honorees.

"A lot of the things that I did are still going, so they will cross over to a new generation. I hope that it's some kind of musical history lesson that they can latch on to," Adler said backstage, reflecting on his musical impact. 

Don't forget to tune into GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends on Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings) to watch Mueller's performance and discover all the magical moments of the celebration honoring music's biggest lifetime contributors.

Watch Jessie Mueller Honor Lou Adler & Carole King At GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

Kenny Lattimore

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Kenny Lattimore Pays Tribute To Mentors Ashford & Simpson At GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

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Find out what early Marvin Gaye hits Lattimore and Valerie Simpson sang together during the celebratory show
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Oct 9, 2019 - 10:48 am

"Wow, when I think about it, [Ashford & Simpson] have been like mentors in a way, and embraced me from the beginning," GRAMMY-nominated R&B great Kenny Lattimore said while backstage at the 2019 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends.

 During the celebration, GRAMMY nominees Valerie Simpson and her late husband Nickolas Ashford, who wrote and produced decades of hits as Ashford & Simpson, received the Recording Academy's prestigious Trustees Award.

Watch Kenny Lattimore & Valerie Simpson Duet

To pay tribute to their indelible musical impact, Lattimore and Simpson herself took the stage together to duet two early Ashford & Simpson-penned hits, originally recorded by the one and only GRAMMY-winning Prince Of Soul, Marvin Gaye.

The pair sang "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need To Get By," both of which were recorded by Gaye and Tami Terrell at Motown, in 1967 and 1968, respectively. The former song was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1999.

"But doing this duet program tonight is just the highest honor I could do for Mr. Nickolas Ashford," Lattimore added, before offering up his smooth, rich vocals to bring the unforgettable songs to life.

Don't forget to tune into GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends on Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings) to watch Simpson's and Lattimore's full performance and many more heartwarming moments.

Watch Asia Ashford Honor Her Parents, Ashford & Simpson, At GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends

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