A Grammy Salute to Music Legends

All-Star Artists Pay Tribute to Their Musical Heroes

Edited by David Konjoyan

Each year, The Recording Academy (the organization behind the Grammy Awards) honors a handful of musical giants through its Special Merit Awards, which include the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award, and Technical Grammy Award. And each year, artists and others in the music-making community are invited to write heartfelt tributes to the honorees. These tributes are published in the exclusive Grammy Awards program book distributed to the stars and VIPs in attendance at the Grammy Awards telecast. Sometimes the relationship is obvious (Quincy Jones honoring Michael Jackson), and sometimes the influence is more indirect (Queen's Brian May paying tribute to Doris Day or Patti Smith writing on Jefferson Airplane). This captivating book gathers nearly 20 years' worth of these sometimes touching, sometimes humorous, always inspiring essays. For music fans of all kinds, these essays offer a glimpse into how artists are personally affected by their musical heroes, and the debt of gratitude, influence, and inspiration they owe each other.

Globe Pequot / Backbeat

Pages: 208 • Trim: 8¼ x 10¼

978-1-4950-4520-2 • Hardback • January 2017 • $29.99 • (£25.00)

Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / Appreciation, Music / Genres & Styles / General, Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

A Grammy Salute to Music Legends

All-Star Artists Pay Tribute to Their Musical Heroes

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Summary

Each year, The Recording Academy (the organization behind the Grammy Awards) honors a handful of musical giants through its Special Merit Awards, which include the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award, and Technical Grammy Award. And each year, artists and others in the music-making community are invited to write heartfelt tributes to the honorees. These tributes are published in the exclusive Grammy Awards program book distributed to the stars and VIPs in attendance at the Grammy Awards telecast. Sometimes the relationship is obvious (Quincy Jones honoring Michael Jackson), and sometimes the influence is more indirect (Queen's Brian May paying tribute to Doris Day or Patti Smith writing on Jefferson Airplane). This captivating book gathers nearly 20 years' worth of these sometimes touching, sometimes humorous, always inspiring essays. For music fans of all kinds, these essays offer a glimpse into how artists are personally affected by their musical heroes, and the debt of gratitude, influence, and inspiration they owe each other.

Details

Globe Pequot / Backbeat

Pages: 208 • Trim: 8¼ x 10¼

978-1-4950-4520-2 • Hardback • January 2017 • $29.99 • (£25.00)

Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / Appreciation, Music / Genres & Styles / General, Music / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal

Author

David Konjoyan (Los Angeles, CA) is the Vice President of Creative Services at the Recording Academy. In his role, he oversees the organization's publications and print and digital creative. In 2007, he edited And the GRAMMY Goes To..., a coffee-table book celebrating 50 years of the GRAMMY Awards. Prior to joining the Recording Academy, he worked as a music journalist and in radio promotion and public relations and has developed and executive-produced two albums – 1994's tribute to Karen and Richard Carpenter, If I Were a Carpenter, and the offbeat nod to the neo-lounge movement, Lounge-A-Palooza, in 1997.

The Recording Academy is a 25 000-member-strong organization best known for producing the GRAMMY Awards. The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency, and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position. The Recording Academy has also become the preeminent arts advocacy and outreach organization in the country. The Academy's goals are simple, but represent the heart and soul of the organization's efforts: to positively impact the lives of musicians, industry members, and our society at large.