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Take a moment to reflect and salute the members of the music community who we lost in 2018–2019

GRAMMYs/Feb 11, 2019 - 09:32 am

(The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost in 2018–2019. The 61st GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to Jan. 8, 2019 are included in the official 61st GRAMMY Awards program book. The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community.)

José Antonio Abreu
        <div>Theo Adam</div>

        <div>Rusty Adams</div>

        <div>Graciela Agudelo</div>

        <div>Andie Airflix</div>

        <div>Joel Alanís</div>

        <div>Xiomara Alfaro&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Maartin Allcock</div>

        <div>Marty Allen</div>

        <div>Paul Allen</div>

        <div>Sammy Allred</div>

        <div>Barbara Ann Alston</div>

        <div>John Amirante&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Bill Amonette</div>

        <div>Eddy Amoo</div>

        <div>Clarence "Casey" Anderson</div>

        <div>Roberto Angleró Pepín</div>

        <div>Rayburn&nbsp; Anthony</div>

        <div>Khaira Arby</div>

        <div>Neil Argo</div>

        <div>Gerald Q. Arthur</div>

        <div>Robert Arthur</div>

        <div>Lys Assia</div>

        <div>Charles Aznavour</div>

        <div>Roy Bailey</div>

        <div>Winston "Shadow" Bailey</div>

        <div>Kenny&nbsp; Baker</div>

        <div>&nbsp;Balabhaskar&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Marty Balin</div>

        <div>Kaye Ballard</div>

        <div>Tommy Banks</div>

        <div>Rim Banna</div>

        <div>Dale Barclay</div>

        <div>Mamane Barka</div>

        <div>John Perry Barlow</div>

        <div>Yigal Bashan</div>

        <div>Stu Basore</div>

        <div>Richard Bateman</div>

        <div>Gary Beach</div>

        <div>Howell Begle</div>

        <div>Cody Belgard</div>

        <div>Delia Bell</div>

        <div>Max Bennett</div>

        <div>John T.&nbsp; Benson III</div>

        <div>Tim Bergling aka Avicii</div>

        <div>Franz Beyer</div>

        <div>Arun Bhaduri</div>

        <div>Vicente Bianchi</div>

        <div>David Bianco</div>

        <div>Roberto Bianco</div>

        <div>Edwin Birdsong</div>

        <div>Shane Bisnett</div>

        <div>“Big” Bill Bissonnette</div>

        <div>Mike Blackburn</div>

        <div>Troy Blakely</div>

        <div>Santos Blanco</div>

        <div>José Andrés Blanco aka Blanquito Man</div>

        <div>Paul Bloch</div>

        <div>Hamiet Bluiett</div>

        <div>Steve “Bogie” Bogdanovich</div>

        <div>Jack Boles</div>

        <div>Ponty Bone</div>

        <div>Greg Bonham</div>

        <div>Shirley Boone</div>

        <div>Inge Borkh</div>

        <div>Neal Boyd</div>

        <div>Scott Boyer</div>

        <div>Harold Bradley</div>

        <div>Glenn Branca</div>

        <div>Nick Breed</div>

        <div>Allan Bregman</div>

        <div>Fletcher Bright</div>

        <div>Alex Brown</div>

        <div>Maxine Brown</div>

        <div>Reuben Brown</div>

        <div>Brian Browne</div>

        <div>Jason Browning</div>

        <div>Colin Brumby</div>

        <div>Anshel Brusilow</div>

        <div>Alexander "Blender" Buchanan</div>

        <div>Rolf Budde</div>

        <div>Gary Burden</div>

        <div>Bill Burkette</div>

        <div>Jim Burns</div>

        <div>Roger V. Burton</div>

        <div>Blanche Burton-Lyles</div>

        <div>Don Bustany</div>

        <div>Henry Butler</div>

        <div>Ariel Bybee</div>

        <div>Montserrat Caballé</div>

        <div>Bill Caddick</div>

        <div>Jim Caine</div>

        <div>Tony Calder</div>

        <div>Tim Calvert</div>

        <div>George Cameron</div>

        <div>Tony Camillo</div>

        <div>Carmen Campagne</div>

        <div>Dorothy Campbell</div>

        <div>Doug Campbell</div>

        <div>Eddie C. Campbell</div>

        <div>Ace Cannon</div>

        <div>Tito Capobianco</div>

        <div>Jim Caradine</div>

        <div>Mary Carlisle</div>

        <div>Jeff Carlton</div>

        <div>Roy Carr</div>

        <div>Judy Carrier&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Mike Carroll</div>

        <div>Dawn Carter</div>

        <div>Jorge Casas</div>

        <div>David Cavanagh</div>

        <div>C. Gil Cawood</div>

        <div>Ndugu Chancler</div>

        <div>Tim Chandler</div>

        <div>Carol Channing</div>

        <div>Kak&nbsp; Channthy</div>

        <div>Don Cherry</div>

        <div>Jerry Chesnut</div>

        <div>Siva Choy</div>

        <div>George Christie</div>

        <div>Barry Chuckle</div>

        <div>Brandon Church</div>

        <div>Frank Cipra</div>

        <div>Stelvio Cipriani</div>

        <div>Roger Clark</div>

        <div>Roy Clark</div>

        <div>"Fast" Eddie Clarke</div>

        <div>Eddy Clearwater</div>

        <div>Dan Cleary</div>

        <div>Laurence Cleary</div>

        <div>Buzz Clifford</div>

        <div>Paul Clipson</div>

        <div>Angelica Cob-Baehler</div>

        <div>Lorrie Collins</div>

        <div>Hubert Cooke</div>

        <div>Nelson Cooke</div>

        <div>Ray Cooper</div>

        <div>Bruce Corbitt</div>

        <div>Jack "Mr. Bongo" Costanzo</div>

        <div>William Wirt Courtney</div>

        <div>Johnny Cowell</div>

        <div>Peter "Mars" Cowling</div>

        <div>Steve Coy</div>

        <div>Anthony Cruz</div>

        <div>Pete Cummings</div>

        <div>Larry Cunningham</div>

        <div>Paul Curcio</div>

        <div>Ben Daglish</div>

        <div>Jeffrey Lee Dalton</div>

        <div>Vic Damone</div>

        <div>Windu Andi Darmawan</div>

        <div>Akilah DaSilva</div>

        <div>Arthur Davies</div>

        <div>Ivan Davis</div>

        <div>John Davis</div>

        <div>Little Sammy Davis</div>

        <div>Nathan Davis</div>

        <div>Emanuel Dean</div>

        <div>Merle Debuskey</div>

        <div>Theryl "Houseman" DeClouet</div>

        <div>Michael DeFosche</div>

        <div>Refugio "Cuco" Del Cid</div>

        <div>Del Delker</div>

        <div>Mike Denneen</div>

        <div>June Denny</div>

        <div>Carlos Denogean&nbsp;</div>

        <div>André Di Cesare</div>

        <div>Evio&nbsp; Di Marzo</div>

        <div>Tom Diaz</div>

        <div>David DiChiera</div>

        <div>Matt Dike</div>

        <div>Dennis Dixon</div>

        <div>Ken Dodd</div>

        <div>Kim Dong-yoon</div>

        <div>Larry Keith Doolittle</div>

        <div>Lorna Doom</div>

        <div>Bob Dorough</div>

        <div>John L.&nbsp; Downs</div>

        <div>Patrick Doyle</div>

        <div>Oliver Dragojevic</div>

        <div>Daryl Dragon</div>

        <div>Saul "Sy" Dresner</div>

        <div>Ronald Dunbar</div>

        <div>Paul Lustig Dunkel</div>

        <div>Jim Dunlop Sr.</div>

        <div>Edward Easter</div>

        <div>Dennis Edwards</div>

        <div>Nokie Edwards</div>

        <div>Gene Eichelberger</div>

        <div>Shawn Elliott</div>

        <div>Jody Ellis</div>

        <div>Harlan Ellison</div>

        <div>Roy Ember</div>

        <div>Geoff Emerick</div>

        <div>Phil Emmanuel</div>

        <div>Lenore Engdahl</div>

        <div>Scott English</div>

        <div>Yvonne Ervin</div>

        <div>Terry Evans</div>

        <div>Nanette Fabray</div>

        <div>Brien Fain</div>

        <div>Harold Farberman</div>

        <div>Helen Farmer</div>

        <div>Jimmy Farrar</div>

        <div>Josh Fauver</div>

        <div>Jordan Feldstein</div>

        <div>Grant Fell</div>

        <div>Brian Ferriman</div>

        <div>Helmut Fest</div>

        <div>Alvin Fielder</div>

        <div>Lin Folk</div>

        <div>Claudia Fontaine</div>

        <div>D.J. Fontana</div>

        <div>Dean Ford</div>

        <div>Mark Ford</div>

        <div>Rob Fortney</div>

        <div>Sonny Fortune</div>

        <div>Mark Fosson</div>

        <div>Clarence Fountain</div>

        <div>Rick Fowler</div>

        <div>Hardy Fox</div>

        <div>Richard Frank</div>

        <div>Jerry Frankel</div>

        <div>Aretha Franklin</div>

        <div>Kevin Fret</div>

        <div>Andrew Frierson</div>

        <div>Dominic Frontiere</div>

        <div>Mikio Fujioka</div>

        <div>Bob Fuller</div>

        <div>Irwin Gage</div>

        <div>Renaud Gagneux</div>

        <div>Sarah Gaines</div>

        <div>France Gall</div>

        <div>Lucho Gatica</div>

        <div>Jeremy Geffen</div>

        <div>Mark Genfan</div>

        <div>Bonaldo Giaiotti&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Richard Gill</div>

        <div>Norman Gimbel</div>

        <div>Harold Goad</div>

        <div>Pete Goble</div>

        <div>Andy Goessling</div>

        <div>Jonathan Gold</div>

        <div>Otoniel Gonzaga</div>

        <div>Jerry González</div>

        <div>Marcelo "Chino" González</div>

        <div>Pedro "Perico" González Lino</div>

        <div>Jimmy Gonzalez&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Freddie Goodhart</div>

        <div>Lorraine Gordon</div>

        <div>Ron Grant</div>

        <div>Ben Graves</div>

        <div>Paul Gray</div>

        <div>Urbie Green</div>

        <div>Don Grierson</div>

        <div>Ross Grierson</div>

        <div>Jean Guillou</div>

        <div>Bonnie Guitar</div>

        <div>Enoch Zu Guttenberg</div>

        <div>Gary Haisman</div>

        <div>Carol Hall</div>

        <div>Dave Hall</div>

        <div>Rick Hall</div>

        <div>Bill Hamel</div>

        <div>Charles Hamlen</div>

        <div>Earla Harding</div>

        <div>Duane S. Hargis</div>

        <div>Roy Hargrove</div>

        <div>Barbara Harris</div>

        <div>Gary Harris</div>

        <div>Larry Harris</div>

        <div>Neil Harris</div>

        <div>Mike Harrison</div>

        <div>Freddie Hart</div>

        <div>Marc Hauser</div>

        <div>Al Hawkes</div>

        <div>Edwin Hawkins</div>

        <div>George Hawkins Jr.&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Eric Haydock</div>

        <div>Hairl Hensley</div>

        <div>Oli Herbert</div>

        <div>Héctor Everzon Hernández aka Samurai</div>

        <div>Kelso Herston</div>

        <div>Bill Hicks</div>

        <div>Jacques Higelin</div>

        <div>Bob Higgins</div>

        <div>Theresa Hightower</div>

        <div>Tony Hiller</div>

        <div>Jimmy&nbsp; Hills</div>

        <div>Algia Mae Hinton</div>

        <div>Jon Hiseman</div>

        <div>Richard Ho‘opi‘i</div>

        <div>Chas Hodges</div>

        <div>Irwin Hoffman</div>

        <div>Bret Hoffmann</div>

        <div>Leonard Hollifeld</div>

        <div>Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim</div>

        <div>Jeff Hooker</div>

        <div>Brian Henry Hooper</div>

        <div>Katherine Hoover</div>

        <div>Jerry Hopkins</div>

        <div>Yvette Horner</div>

        <div>Seth Howard</div>

        <div>John Hsu</div>

        <div>Alfred Hubay</div>

        <div>Sid Hudson</div>

        <div>Ronn Huff</div>

        <div>Richard Hundley</div>

        <div>Tab Hunter</div>

        <div>Scott Hutchison</div>

        <div>Søren Hyldgaard</div>

        <div>Madalena Iglésias</div>

        <div>Dan Ingram</div>

        <div>James Ingram</div>

        <div>Navid Izadi</div>

        <div>Joe Jackson</div>

        <div>Al James</div>

        <div>Hank Janney</div>

        <div>Jill Janus</div>

        <div>Joseph Jarman</div>

        <div>Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett</div>

        <div>Boyd Jarvis</div>

        <div>Ricky Jay</div>

        <div>Gloria Jean</div>

        <div>Brandon Jenkins</div>

        <div>Terry Jennings</div>

        <div>Marian Jewell</div>

        <div>Jóhann Jóhannsson</div>

        <div>Nick John</div>

        <div>Billy Johnson</div>

        <div>Dennis Johnson</div>

        <div>Pamela Joy Johnson</div>

        <div>Michael Wayne Jones</div>

        <div>Mickey Jones</div>

        <div>Spencer P. Jones</div>

        <div>Theodore Jones aka Young Greatness</div>

        <div>James Jordan</div>

        <div>John Joubert</div>

        <div>Nikolay Kaufman</div>

        <div>Brian Kellow</div>

        <div>Mike Kennedy</div>

        <div>Ed Kenney Jr.&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Brooks Kerr</div>

        <div>Kato Khandwala</div>

        <div>Ras Kimono</div>

        <div>Clydie King</div>

        <div>Ed King</div>

        <div>Morgana King</div>

        <div>Ralph A. King</div>

        <div>Tony Kinman</div>

        <div>Danny Kirwan</div>

        <div>George Klein</div>

        <div>Johnny Kline</div>

        <div>Nick Knox</div>

        <div>Tom Knox</div>

        <div>Oliver Knussen&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Iosif Kobzon</div>

        <div>Steve Kocour</div>

        <div>Takehisa Kosugi</div>

        <div>Beth Krakower</div>

        <div>M. William Krasilovsky</div>

        <div>Leah LaBelle</div>

        <div>Bert LaBour</div>

        <div>Francis Lai</div>

        <div>Jake Landers</div>

        <div>Tim Landers</div>

        <div>Honey Lantree</div>

        <div>Dona Ivone Lara</div>

        <div>Felipe de LaRosa</div>

        <div>Denise LaSalle</div>

        <div>Billy Ray Latham</div>

        <div>Trent LeClaire</div>

        <div>Mike Ledbetter</div>

        <div>Stan Lee</div>

        <div>Mike Leech</div>

        <div>Ted LeGarde</div>

        <div>Michel Legrand</div>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" width="308px">
        <div>Leslie "Lazy" Lester</div>

        <div>Miggie Lewis</div>

        <div>Polly Lewis</div>

        <div>Stan Lewis</div>

        <div>Tommie Lewis</div>

        <div>Shaun Lewis aka Stormin</div>

        <div>Collins Leysath aka DJ Ready Red</div>

        <div>Les Lieber</div>

        <div>Horst Liepolt</div>

        <div>Devin Lima</div>

        <div>Dionisio Lind</div>

        <div>Erik Lindmark</div>

        <div>Michael Lindsey</div>

        <div>Siegfried Linkwitz</div>

        <div>Wilma Lipp</div>

        <div>Roberto Livi</div>

        <div>Didier Lockwood</div>

        <div>Jeff Loeffelholz</div>

        <div>Pat Long</div>

        <div>Alan Longmuir</div>

        <div>Ellen Joyce Loo</div>

        <div>Jesús López-Cobos</div>

        <div>Garry Lowe</div>

        <div>Reggie Lucus</div>

        <div>Stewart Lupton</div>

        <div>Jason "J-Sin" Luttrell</div>

        <div>Rebecca Lynch</div>

        <div>Alfred Lynn aka Allah Real</div>

        <div>Galt MacDermot</div>

        <div>Wade Macey</div>

        <div>Craig MacGregor</div>

        <div>Craig Mack</div>

        <div>Suzanne MacNary&nbsp;</div>

        <div>Johnny Maddox</div>

        <div>Arthur Maia</div>

        <div>Dominick Maita</div>

        <div>Jean-Claude Malgoire</div>

        <div>Robbie Malinga</div>

        <div>James Mallinson</div>

        <div>Jim Malloy</div>

        <div>Hansjorg Malonek</div>

        <div>Stephen A. Mandell</div>

        <div>C.K. Mann</div>

        <div>Ellie Mannette</div>

        <div>Angela Maria</div>

        <div>Rose&nbsp; Marie</div>

        <div>Kenny Marks</div>

        <div>Matt Marks</div>

        <div>Gustavo Marquez</div>

        <div>Raúl&nbsp; Marrero</div>

        <div>Eric Marshall</div>

        <div>Penny Marshall</div>

        <div>Josh Martin</div>

        <div>Vince Martin</div>

        <div>Debi Martini</div>

        <div>Eddie Mascolo</div>

        <div>Hugh Masekela</div>

        <div>Draylen Mason</div>

        <div>Andrew Massey</div>

        <div>Joe Masteroff</div>

        <div>Joseíto&nbsp; Mateo</div>

        <div>Timmy Matley</div>

        <div>Joseph Maus</div>

        <div>Michael Mavrolas</div>

        <div>Jan Maxwell</div>

        <div>Mayra Mayra</div>

        <div>Marin Mazzie</div>

        <div>Robert "Kooster" McAllister</div>

        <div>"Big Tom" McBride</div>

        <div>Lisa McCay</div>

        <div>George McCeney</div>

        <div>George McCormick</div>

        <div>Malcolm "Mac Miller" McCormick</div>

        <div>Pilar McCurry</div>

        <div>Hugh McDowell</div>

        <div>Christine McGuire</div>

        <div>Don McGuire</div>

        <div>Ted McKenna</div>

        <div>Tom McKinney</div>

        <div>Van McLain</div>

        <div>Allyn Ann McLerie</div>

        <div>Jon James McMurray</div>

        <div>Trevor McNaughton</div>

        <div>Big Jay McNeely</div>

        <div>Victor Mecyssne</div>

        <div>Sam Mehran</div>

        <div>Fabio Melanitto</div>

        <div>László Melis</div>

        <div>Heather Menzies-Urich</div>

        <div>Floyd Miles</div>

        <div>Blue Miller</div>

        <div>Clarence "Count Prince" Miller</div>

        <div>Seo Minwoo</div>

        <div>Linda “ProKid”&nbsp; Mkhize</div>

        <div>Liliane Montevecchi</div>

        <div>Thom Moore</div>

        <div>Carlos Morean</div>

        <div>Wilson Moreira</div>

        <div>Patricia Morison</div>

        <div>Audrey Morris</div>

        <div>John Morris</div>

        <div>Alfred Morris III</div>

        <div>Johnny Mosby</div>

        <div>Oliver Mtukudzi</div>

        <div>Colin Michael Mulhern</div>

        <div>Brian Murphy</div>

        <div>Matt "Guitar" Murphy</div>

        <div>Willie Murphy</div>

        <div>Melton Mustafa</div>

        <div>Janka Nabay</div>

        <div>Queeneth Ndaba</div>

        <div>Buell Neidlinger</div>

        <div>Joe F.&nbsp; Neil</div>

        <div>Madeleine Yayodele Nelson</div>

        <div>Charles Neville</div>

        <div>Calvin Newborn</div>

        <div>Steve "Grizzly" Nisbett</div>

        <div>James "Nick" Nixon</div>

        <div>Jalal Mansur Nuriddin</div>

        <div>Russell Nype</div>

        <div>John O'Daniel</div>

        <div>Jackson Odell</div>

        <div>Kenny O'Dell</div>

        <div>Abi Ofarim</div>

        <div>Liam O'Flynn</div>

        <div>Ayub Ogada</div>

        <div>Baba Oje</div>

        <div>Herb O'Mell</div>

        <div>Jahseh Onfroy aka XXXTentacion</div>

        <div>Dolores O'Riordan</div>

        <div>Geoffrey Oryema</div>

        <div>Joe Osborn</div>

        <div>Mike Owens</div>

        <div>Hisashi Ozaki</div>

        <div>Cano Ozgener</div>

        <div>Bert Padell</div>

        <div>Cyril Pahinui</div>

        <div>Marlene Palmer</div>

        <div>Aldo Parisot</div>

        <div>Gaile Foote Parks</div>

        <div>Rebecca Parris</div>

        <div>Floyd Parton</div>

        <div>Vinnie Paul</div>

        <div>Kyle Pavone</div>

        <div>"Sunshine" Sonny Payne</div>

        <div>Alan R. Pearlman</div>

        <div>Danny Pearson</div>

        <div>Maurice Peress</div>

        <div>Francisco Jesús Pérez Cuevas aka Paco Luna</div>

        <div>Tom Perryman</div>

        <div>Stacy Phillips</div>

        <div>Steve Phillips</div>

        <div>Pat Pipolo</div>

        <div>Eugene Pitt</div>

        <div>Robert Plotnik</div>

        <div>Billy Poe</div>

        <div>Augusto Polo Campos</div>

        <div>Anca Pop</div>

        <div>Royce Porter</div>

        <div>Peter Posa</div>

        <div>J. Lyman Potts</div>

        <div>Maria Dolores Pradera</div>

        <div>Terence Prejean aka Big T</div>

        <div>Carlos Puig Premión</div>

        <div>Ronnie Prophet</div>

        <div>Felton Pruett</div>

        <div>Frank "Killjoy" Pucci</div>

        <div>Rico J.&nbsp; Puno</div>

        <div>M. Awal “Bani” Purbani</div>

        <div>Charlie Quintana</div>

        <div>Mowzey Radio</div>

        <div>Charlotte Rae</div>

        <div>Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson</div>

        <div>Joe Rainey</div>

        <div>Randy Rampage</div>

        <div>James Randolph</div>

        <div>Tom Rapp</div>

        <div>Liza Redfield</div>

        <div>Rusty Reed</div>

        <div>Maurice Reedus Jr. aka Sax Man</div>

        <div>Eddie Reeves</div>

        <div>Russ Regan</div>

        <div>Herb Remington</div>

        <div>Burt Reynolds</div>

        <div>John Reynolds</div>

        <div>Kenneth Reynolds</div>

        <div>Wes Rineer</div>

        <div>Jerry Riopelle</div>

        <div>Steve Ripley</div>

        <div>Jimmy Robinson</div>

        <div>Perry Robinson</div>

        <div>Richard Robinson</div>

        <div>Jim Rodford</div>

        <div>Norm Rogers</div>

        <div>Philip Roth</div>

        <div>Zeno Roth</div>

        <div>Glen Roven</div>

        <div>Dave Rowland</div>

        <div>Gennady Rozhdestvensky</div>

        <div>Chuck Rubin</div>

        <div>Arthur B.&nbsp; Rubinstein</div>

        <div>Roswell Rudd</div>

        <div>Otis Rush</div>

        <div>Rukmana “Ujang” Rustam</div>

        <div>Ira Sabin</div>

        <div>Chingiz Sadykhov</div>

        <div>Hideki Saijo</div>

        <div>Daniel Sais</div>

        <div>Albert Saladin</div>

        <div>Billy Sammeth</div>

        <div>Ronnie Samoset</div>

        <div>Fredo Santana</div>

        <div>Ralph Santolla</div>

        <div>Leo Sarkisian</div>

        <div>Conway Savage</div>

        <div>Ray Sawyer</div>

        <div>Sherytha Scaife</div>

        <div>Harvey Schmidt</div>

        <div>David Schober</div>

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Tribute to Tina Turner during the In Memoriam segment at the 2024 GRAMMYs.

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2024 GRAMMYs In Memoriam: Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz & More Pay Tribute To Late Icons

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A star-studded tribute honored the late leading lights of the music industry. In a heartfelt and exciting segment, Tina Turner was remembered with a spirited cover of "Proud Mary" and while Stevie Wonder did a tender posthumous duet with Tony Bennett.

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Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder and more graced the GRAMMYs stage for a star-studded tribute to Tina Turner, Tony Bennett and other stars we lost in 2023. 

The In Memoriam segment of the 2024 GRAMMYs began with Wonder honoring the "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" crooner, who passed away in July after a long battle with Alzheimer's. With Wonder on piano and an ethereal, archival video of Bennett singing, the two created a tearjerker posthumous duet of "For Once in My Life" before transitioning into "The Best is Yet to Come."

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Next, a video memorialized Jimmy Buffett before a visibly emotional Annie Lennox appeared on stage with Wendy and Lisa to remember Sinead O'Connor with a tender cover of the late Irish alt pioneer's classic single "Nothing Compares 2 U." "Artists for ceasefire! Peace in the world!" the Eurythmics icon shouted with raised fist at the end of her performance.

Elsewhere during the In Memoriam package, Burt Bacharach was celebrated for his unmistakable impact on popular music throughout the 20th century. Then, Lenny Kravitz paid respect to Clarence Avant as the "Godfather of Black Music" with a tribute that included a performance of "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me" by Jon Batiste. Ann Nesby, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and others joined later to perform "Optimistic."

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Last but certainly not least, Oprah Winfrey ushered in a tribute to Turner, saying "Tina Turner was always a towering figure. She is our forever goddess of rock and roll who inspired millions, a moving symbol of grace and grit, soul and power…And as those big wheels of time keep on turnin’, Tina’s voice continues to speak to all of us." 

Following her remarks lionizing the Queen of Rock 'n Roll and nine-time GRAMMY winner, Oprah ceded the stage to Fantasia Barrino for a transcendent, celebratory performance (with much dancing, as Turner would have wanted) of "Proud Mary" that went from the stage to the audience and back.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Kendrick Lamar Honors Hip-Hop's Greats While Accepting Best Rap Album GRAMMY For 'To Pimp a Butterfly' In 2016

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Upon winning the GRAMMY for Best Rap Album for 'To Pimp a Butterfly,' Kendrick Lamar thanked those that helped him get to the stage, and the artists that blazed the trail for him.

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Updated Friday Oct. 13, 2023 to include info about Kendrick Lamar's most recent GRAMMY wins, as of the 2023 GRAMMYs.

A GRAMMY veteran these days, Kendrick Lamar has won 17 GRAMMYs and has received 47 GRAMMY nominations overall. A sizable chunk of his trophies came from the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards in 2016, when he walked away with five — including his first-ever win in the Best Rap Album category.

This installment of GRAMMY Rewind turns back the clock to 2016, revisiting Lamar's acceptance speech upon winning Best Rap Album for To Pimp A Butterfly. Though Lamar was alone on stage, he made it clear that he wouldn't be at the top of his game without the help of a broad support system. 

"First off, all glory to God, that's for sure," he said, kicking off a speech that went on to thank his parents, who he described as his "those who gave me the responsibility of knowing, of accepting the good with the bad."

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He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.

"We'd never forget that: Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage, to be the best that they can be," Lamar — a Compton native himself — continued, leading into an impassioned conclusion spotlighting some of the cornerstone rap albums that came before To Pimp a Butterfly.

"Hip-hop. Ice Cube. This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle. This is for Illmatic, this is for Nas. We will live forever. Believe that."

To Pimp a Butterfly singles "Alright" and "These Walls" earned Lamar three more GRAMMYs that night, the former winning Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and the latter taking Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (the song features Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat). He also won Best Music Video for the remix of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood." 

Lamar has since won Best Rap Album two more times, taking home the golden gramophone in 2018 for his blockbuster LP DAMN., and in 2023 for his bold fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.

Watch Lamar's full acceptance speech above, and check back at GRAMMY.com every Friday for more GRAMMY Rewind episodes. 

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Clarence Avant accepts the Industry Icons Award onstage during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Clarence Avant at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 9, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California

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Remembering Clarence Avant: The Black Godfather, Renowned Entertainment Mentor & Recording Academy Honoree

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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. Reid and Babyface, and Jimmy Iovine counted the entertainment pioneer as an essential piece of their success. The manager, label and broadcast media owner, and mentor died on Aug. 13 at age 92.

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Known variously as the Black Godfather, the Godfather of Black Music and the Godfather of Black Entertainment, industry legend Clarence Avant was a pioneer over some seven decades in entertainment. The manager, label and broadcast media owner, and mentor died on Aug. 13 at age 92.

The breadth of Avant’s impact cannot be overstated. For his myriad accomplishments — many of which were historic and groundbreaking — he received the Recording Academy's Trustees Award in 2008. In 2019, Avant received the GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Award.

"Clarence Avant will forever be remembered as a trailblazer and changemaker whose commitment to music and the community paved the way for opportunity and greater inclusion within our industry," said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. "He fundamentally transformed the musical landscape for the better. The depth of Clarence’s legacy will last for generations."

A lengthy list of luminaries in the worlds of entertainment, music, politics and more paid tribute to Avant on social media.

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Bill Clinton tweeted, "It was impossible to spend time with Clarence Avant and not come away feeling more positive and wanting to follow his example."

The Rev. Al Sharpton called Avant "a revolutionary," adding that "When people in the entertainment world were delegated to a near master/slave relationship, he broke through that wall of exploitation and made us respected business people.

"This man was singularly responsible for helping so many Black artists get paid their worth," civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill tweeted.

Magic Johnson tweeted, "He knew how to touch every individual he met and meet them where they were in order to get them where they needed to be."

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation reflected on Avant's legacy:

Born Feb. 25, 1931, in North Carolina, Avant began his career under the tutelage of Louis Armstrong manager Joe Glaser. He would soon branch out on his own to manage artists including Sarah Vaughan, Freddie Hubbard and pioneering Black record producer Tom Wilson. Avant opened a Los Angeles office in 1964.

In 1967, Avant helped negotiate what is said to be the first joint venture between a Black artist and a major label when he mediated a deal for Motown writer-producer William "Mickey" Stevenson with MGM for the soul subsidiary Venture Records.

In 1969, Avant founded his own label, Sussex. The label’s first release was Cold Fact, the unsuccessful debut from the late Sixto Rodriguez, who would years later become the subject of the Oscar-winning doc Searching for Sugar Man. While it took 50 years for Rodriguez to get his due, such was not the case for other Sussex releases such as Dennis Coffey’s smash funky instrumental "Scorpio" and certainly not for Bill Withers, who from 1971 to 1972 had three singles go platinum or gold.

During this time, Avant also bought what became one of the first Black-owned U.S. radio stations, Los Angeles R&B outlet KTYM. Both this venture and Sussex would wind down by 1975, which led to Avant’s founding of Tabu Records.

It was at Tabu that Avant discovered the songwriting and production talents of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who had both been members of the Prince-owned band the Time. Jam and Lewis would create one of the most gravity-defying sounds of the ’80s, and Avant would eventually introduce them to Janet Jackson.

That kind of behind-the-scenes dot-connecting was the norm for Avant. He was considered an important mentor by Jam and Lewis, L.A. Reid and Babyface, industry titans Sylvia Rhone, Jheryl Busby, Jon Platt and Jimmy Iovine, and many others — including football great Jim Brown, whom Avant reportedly convinced to take up acting.

He was a political activist, especially for Black causes, and was an unofficial advisor to Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama.

He would also serve as Chairman of Motown Records and would become the first Black person to serve on the international management board for PolyGram. He was the subject of the 2019 documentary The Black Godfather.

In addition to his Recording Academy Trustees Award, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 and is due to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 7.

There was no blueprint for Avant’s storied career. "I kept hearing about this guy Clarence Avant, but no one seemed to know what his actual official title was," Jim Brown recalled.

"My whole career has been like this," Avant once told Variety. "People ask me, ‘how did you do all this?’ How the f— do I know? I just do things. I just like to take shots."

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Kacey Musgraves paying tribute to Loretta Lynn during the 2023 GRAMMYs

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The moving GRAMMY Awards segment featured friends, family and bandmates honoring their departed loved ones in song — including tributes from Kacey Musgraves, Quavo, and Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt.

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A moving 2023 GRAMMYs segment featured friends, family and bandmates honoring their departed loved ones in song — including tributes from Kacey Musgraves, Quavo, and Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt.

The GRAMMY Awards' annual tribute to music industry icons who passed in the preceding year is always a bittersweet highlight of the ceremony — and this year's moving edition was certainly no exception.

In addition to honoring the many artists, producers, executives, and more who we lost, three legendary musicians received individual recognition from their close friends, collaborators, and loved ones.

A longtime admirer of Loretta Lynn, Kacey Musgraves became friends with the late country legend after opening for Lynn's 2012 tour — and thus was the perfect person to honor the four-time GRAMMY-winner.

Surrounded by a spray of red flowers and wearing a red dress that would've suited the Songwriter Hall of Fame honoree, Musgraves delivered a sterling rendition of Lynn's autobiographical "Coal Miner's Daughter."

With each strum of her guitar — with Lynn’s name inlaid on the neck in enamel — Musgraves brought more of her hero's trademark warmth and country legacy into fuller bloom, the names and images of other lost legends materializing behind her.

The rap world was stunned when it lost Migos member Takeoff in a tragic shooting in November, and his uncle and bandmate Quavo paid tribute with the elegiac "Without You." The rapper's soulful delivery was rounded out by the rich harmonies of gospel group Maverick City Music, the pain evident in his face as he sat next to an empty stool, his nephew’s chain hanging from a tragically unused mic stand.

As the song concluded, Quavo rose, holding that chain up to the heavens, his hope to see Takeoff again ringing out.

While clips of heroes like Jeff Beck and David Crosby surely brought tears to many an eye, the heartfelt tributes were rounded out by the trio of Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, and Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood. Together, they honored Christine McVie with a poignant rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird."

While Fleetwood stood with a resonant hand drum, Crow took to the piano with Raitt seated at her side. "And the songbirds are singing/ Like they know the score," they sang: "And I love you, I love you, I love you/ Like never before."

The crystalline performance immaculately suited the songwriter's immense spirit and unparalleled writing, with Fleetwood’s somber hand drum lending a beautiful final note.

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