12 great musicians we lost in 2020 Updated
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In 2020 the world lost many wonderful musicians including South African legend, Joseph Shabalala; country music superstar Kenny Rogers and I Can See Clearly Now singer, reggae star Johnny Nash. East Coast Gold takes a look at 12 of the great musicians we lost in 2020.
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11 February 2020: Joseph Shabalala
Joseph Shabalala, the legendary founder of multi-Grammy Award
winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died on 11 February at the age of 78. He
passed away in hospital in Pretoria after a long illness. Ladysmith Black
Mambazo has been nominated for 19 Grammy Awards, taking home the honours on
Posted By Kelly Merka Nelson on Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 3:51 PM click to enlarge Facebook / Selena Selena is among the slate of artists that will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Recording Academy at the 2021 Grammys in January, MySA reports. Along with the Queen of Tejano, musicians including Salt-N-Pepa, Talking Heads, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton and Marilyn Horne will each receive a Special Merit Award during the 63rd annual event, scheduled for January 31, 2021. According to the Recording Academy, the award recognizes performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording.
Selena to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at 2021 GRAMMY Awards
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The Queen of Tejano will be recognized on music s biggest stage next year.
The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that Selena will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards.
The Corpus Christi-native is known for bringing Tejano music to the forefront. Her 1993 album,
Live, won Best Mexian-American Album at the 36th Annual GRAMMY Awards. This was the first time a female Tejano artist won this category.
Texans and Tejano-fans were devastated when her life was cut short in 1995. According to the Recording Academy, her posthumously released crossover album, Dreaming Of You, sold 175,000 copies on the day of its release, a then-record for a female vocalist.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, and Talking Heads to Be Honored With Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award
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Ed Cherney, Benny Golson and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds To Be Honored With Trustees Award; Daniel Weiss To Receive Technical GRAMMY
® Award
SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Recording Academy
® has announced the honorees for its 2021 Special Merit Awards. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, and Talking Heads. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds are Trustees Award honorees; and
Daniel Weiss is the Technical GRAMMY
® Award recipient. The honorees will be recognized on the