Clark Terry accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2010.
Legendary singer/guitarist Buddy Guy has become synonymous with the blues genre.
Jack Bruce accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Cream at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2006.
Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison accept The Recording Academy Lifetime Acheivement Award on behalf of the Beatles at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2014.
(George Jones accepts the GRAMMY for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male at the 23rd GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 25, 1981, in New York.)
Van Cliburn accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2004.
The Temptations accept The Recording Academy Lifetime Acheivement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2013.
Carole King's daughters Louise Goffin and Sherry Kondor accept The Recording Academy Lifetime Acheivement Award on behalf of Carole King at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2013.
Charlie Haden accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Acheivement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2013.
Granddaughter Bertha Kelly accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Lightnin Hopkins at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2013.
Tim Page accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Glenn Gould at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2013.
Peggy Layton and Daniel O'Curran accept The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2013.
Dave Bruebeck accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 38th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 28, 1996.
Kitty Wells accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Acheivement Award at the 33rd GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 20, 1991.
Booker T. & The MG's Donald "Duck" Dunn accepts The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2007.
The Allman Brothers Band accept The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception in 2012.