Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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Awarded forGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_0_1_0	"performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording"Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_0_1_1
CountryGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_0_2_0	United StatesGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_0_2_1
Presented byGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_0_3_0	The Recording AcademyGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_0_3_1
First awardedGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_0_4_0	1963Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_0_4_1
WebsiteGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_0_5_0	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_0_5_1

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is a special Grammy Award that is awarded by The Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording." Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_sentence_0

This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and the Grammy Trustees Award, which honors non-performers. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_sentence_1

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The following individuals have received Lifetime Achievement Awards, listed by year. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_sentence_2

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YearGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_1_0_0	RecipientGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_1_0_1	Ref.Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_header_cell_1_0_2
1963Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_1_0	Bing CrosbyGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_1_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_1_2
1965Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_2_0	Frank SinatraGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_2_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_2_2
1966Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_3_0	Duke EllingtonGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_3_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_3_2
1967Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_4_0	Ella FitzgeraldGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_4_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_4_2
1968Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_5_0	Irving BerlinGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_5_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_5_2
1971Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_6_0	Elvis PresleyGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_6_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_6_2
1972Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_7_0	Louis Armstrong, Mahalia JacksonGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_7_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_7_2
1984Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_8_0	Chuck Berry, Charlie ParkerGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_8_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_8_2
1985Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_9_0	Leonard BernsteinGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_9_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_9_2
1986Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_10_0	Benny Goodman, The Rolling Stones, Andrés SegoviaGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_10_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_10_2
1987Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_11_0	Roy Acuff, Benny Carter, Enrico Caruso, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Woody Herman, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Isaac Stern, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Hank WilliamsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_11_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_11_2
1989Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_12_0	Fred Astaire, Pablo Casals, Dizzy Gillespie, Jascha Heifetz, Lena Horne, Leontyne Price, Bessie Smith, Art Tatum, Sarah VaughanGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_12_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_12_2
1990Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_13_0	Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, Paul McCartneyGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_13_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_13_2
1991Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_14_0	Marian Anderson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Kitty WellsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_14_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_14_2
1992Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_15_0	James Brown, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy WatersGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_15_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_15_2
1993Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_16_0	Chet Atkins, Little Richard, Thelonious Monk, Bill Monroe, Pete Seeger, Fats WallerGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_16_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_16_2
1994Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_17_0	Bill Evans, Aretha Franklin, Arthur RubinsteinGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_17_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_17_2
1995Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_18_0	Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, Curtis Mayfield, Barbra StreisandGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_18_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_18_2
1996Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_19_0	Dave Brubeck, Marvin Gaye, Georg Solti, Stevie WonderGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_19_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_19_2
1997Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_20_0	Bobby "Blue" Bland, The Everly Brothers, Judy Garland, Stéphane Grappelli, Buddy Holly, Charles Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Frank ZappaGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_20_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_20_2
1998Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_21_0	Bo Diddley, The Mills Brothers, Roy Orbison, Paul RobesonGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_21_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_21_2
1999Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_22_0	Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, Mel TorméGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_22_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_22_2
2000Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_23_0	Harry Belafonte, Woody Guthrie, John Lee Hooker, Mitch Miller, Willie NelsonGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_23_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_23_2
2001Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_24_0	The Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Marley, The WhoGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_24_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_24_2
2002Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_25_0	Count Basie, Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Al Green, Joni MitchellGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_25_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_25_2
2003Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_26_0	Etta James, Johnny Mathis, Glenn Miller, Tito Puente, Simon & GarfunkelGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_26_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_26_2
2004Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_27_0	Van Cliburn, The Funk Brothers, Ella Jenkins, Sonny Rollins, Artie Shaw, Doc WatsonGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_27_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_27_2
2005Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_28_0	Eddy Arnold, Art Blakey, The Carter Family, Morton Gould, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jelly Roll Morton, Pinetop Perkins, The Staple SingersGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_28_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_28_2
2006Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_29_0	David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Robert Johnson, Jessye Norman, Richard Pryor, The WeaversGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_29_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_29_2
2007Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_30_0	Joan Baez, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Bob WillsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_30_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_30_2
2008Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_31_0	Burt Bacharach, The Band, Cab Calloway, Doris Day, Itzhak Perlman, Max Roach, Earl ScruggsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_31_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_31_2
2009Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_32_0	Gene Autry, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Four Tops, Hank Jones, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, Tom PaxtonGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_32_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_32_2
2010Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_33_0	Leonard Cohen, Bobby Darin, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Michael Jackson, Loretta Lynn, André Previn, Clark TerryGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_33_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_33_2
2011Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_34_0	Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly SheaGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_34_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_34_2
2012Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_35_0	The Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antônio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, The Memphis Horns, Diana Ross, Gil Scott-HeronGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_35_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_35_2
2013Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_36_0	Glenn Gould, Charlie Haden, Lightnin' Hopkins, Carole King, Patti Page, Ravi Shankar, The TemptationsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_36_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_36_2
2014Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_37_0	The Beatles, Clifton Chenier, The Isley Brothers, Kraftwerk, Kris Kristofferson, Armando Manzanero, Maud PowellGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_37_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_37_2
2015Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_38_0	Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, George Harrison, Flaco Jiménez, The Louvin Brothers, Wayne ShorterGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_38_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_38_2
2016Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_39_0	Ruth Brown, Celia Cruz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, Jefferson Airplane, Linda Ronstadt, Run-DMCGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_39_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_39_2
2017Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_40_0	Shirley Caesar, Ahmad Jamal, Charley Pride, Jimmie Rodgers, Nina Simone, Sly Stone, The Velvet UndergroundGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_40_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_40_2
2018Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_41_0	Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, The Meters, Queen, Tina TurnerGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_41_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_41_2
2019Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_42_0	Black Sabbath, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave, Dionne WarwickGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_42_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_42_2
2020Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_43_0	Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy, Sister Rosetta TharpeGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_43_1	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award_cell_1_43_2

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