GRAMMY Performers In 90 Seconds: 1980s
The GRAMMY Awards have presented an impressive array of performers over the years. From Michael Jackson and Prince to Sting, Eurythmics and Whitney Houston, take a look back at GRAMMY performers from the 1980s. How many memorable performances do you recognize from the chronological list below?
Andraé Crouch with Mighty Clouds Of Joy | Charlie Daniels Band | Dionne Warwick |
Doobie Brothers | Bob Dylan | James Galway |
Donna Summer and Kenny Rogers | Mighty Clouds Of Joy | Sarah Vaughan and Joe Williams |
Sister Sledge | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | Amanda McBroom |
Aretha Franklin | Christopher Cross | John Kander and Fred Ebb |
George Jones | The Archers, Cynthia Clawson, Andraé Crouch, Tremaine Hawkins, Walter Hawkins, Dony McGuire, Reba Rambo McGuire, and R.J. Thomas | Irene Cara |
Irene Cara, Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford | Mickey Gilley & The Urban Cowboy Band | Barbara Mandrell |
Chuck Mangione | The Oak Ridge Boys | Paul Simon |
Lionel Richie | Al Green | The Archers |
Bill Withers | Christopher Cross | Joe Cocker |
David Frizzell and Shelly West | Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss | James Ingram |
Al Jarreau | Jerry Lee Lewis | The Oak Ridge Boys |
Rick Springfield | Lionel Richie | Rick James |
Sheena Easton | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Terri Gibbs |
Alabama | Bill Monroe and Kentucky Thunder | Crystal Gayle |
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes | Ella Fitzgerald and Manhattan Transfer | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
Harvey & The Moonglows | John Denver | Joan Baez |
Linda Ronstadt | Lena Horne | Leontyne Price |
Little Richard | Miles Davis | Marvin Gaye |
Masters V and Kentucky Thunder | Men At Work | Ray Charles and Count Basie |
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder | The Spinners | Willie Nelson |
Albertina Walker | Bonnie Tyler | Big Country |
Eurythmics | Herbie Hancock | Irene Cara |
Linda Ronstadt | Original Cast of "La Cage Aux Follies" | The Oak Ridge Boys |
Phil Driscoll | Sheena Easton | Donna Summer |
Wynton Marsalis | Andraé Crouch | Amy Grant |
The Clark Sisters | Debbie Allen and Nia Peeples | Deniece Williams |
Hank Williams Jr. | Huey Lewis | Huey Lewis & The News |
Julia Migenes-Johnson | Cyndi Lauper | Kenny Loggins |
Pop Staples | Prince | Rev. James Cleveland and choir |
Tina Turner | Stevie Wonder, Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, and Howard Jones | A-Ha |
Buddy Rich, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Jordan, Michel Petrucciani, and Kenny Burrell | B.B. King | Stevie Wonder |
Phil Collins | Dizzy Gillespie | Huey Lewis & The News |
Joe Williams, Bobby McFerrin, Sarah Vaughan, Diane Schuur, and Manhattan Transfer | Ronnie Milsap | Christopher Parkening |
Carl Perkins | Starship | Sting |
Whitney Houston | Stevie Wonder | Anita Baker |
B.B. King, Albert King, Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, Tim Drummond, Robert Cray, Big Jay McNeely, Dr. John, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor, Junior Wells, and Etta James | Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross and Peter Cetera | Billy Idol |
Janet Jackson and Jimmy Jam | Kathleen Battle and Christopher Parkening | Bobby McFerrin and Herbie Hancock |
Sandi Patti | Steve Earle | Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
Simply Red | Randy Travis | Luther Vandross |
Willie Dixon and Koko Taylor | Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight | Whitney Houston |
Dwight Yoakam | Linda Thompson and Betsy Cook | K.T. Oslin |
Restless Heart | George Strait | Randy Travis |
The Angels | The Cadillacs | Dion |
The Flamingos | The Regents | Los Lobos |
Michael Jackson | George Benson | Cab Calloway |
Billy Joel | David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Marcus Miller, and Miles Davis | Celia Cruz |
Lou Reed | Run DMC | Michael Jackson |
Terence Trent D'Arby | Suzanne Vega | Whitney Houston |
Dizzy Gillespie | Dan Seals | Melissa Etheridge |
Itzhak Perlman | K.T. Olsin | Leontyne Price |
Lyle Lovett | Manhattan Transfer | James Hetfield |
Linda Ronstadt | Sarah Vaughan | Sinead O'Connor |
Tracy Chapman | Take 6 | Tony Childs |
Luther Vandross | Whitney Houston | The Winans Family |
Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens | ||