Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.org The Recording Academy GRAMMY Foundation MusiCares Home ► The Recording Academy ► GRAMMY Awards Lifetime Achievement Award This Special Merit Award is presented by vote of The Recording Academy's National Trustees to performers* who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. (*Through 1972, recipients included non-performers.) Past Recipients Roy Acuff The Allman Brothers Band Marian Anderson Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 2012 Awarded: 1991 Julie Andrews Louis Armstrong Eddy Arnold Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 1972 Awarded: 2005 Fred Astaire Chet Atkins Gene Autry Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 1993 Awarded: 2009 Burt Bacharach Joan Baez The Band Awarded: 2008 Awarded: 2007 Awarded: 2008 Count Basie The Beach Boys The Beatles Awarded: 2002 Awarded: 2001 Awarded: 2014 Harry Belafonte Tony Bennett Irving Berlin Awarded: 2000 Awarded: 2001 Awarded: 1968 Leonard Bernstein Chuck Berry Art Blakey Awarded: 1985 Awarded: 1984 Awarded: 2005 Bobby "Blue" Bland The Blind Boys Of Alabama Booker T. & The MG's Awarded: 1997 Awarded: 2009 Awarded: 2007 David Bowie James Brown Dave Brubeck Awarded: 2006 Awarded: 1992 Awarded: 1996 Maria Callas Cab Calloway Glen Campbell Awarded: 2007 file:///C|/Kasfiles/MPART/Lifetime%20Achievement%20Award%20%20%20GRAMMY.org.htm[12/21/2013 8:00:08 PM] Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.org Awarded: 2008 Awarded: 2012 Benny Carter (Original) Carter Family Enrico Caruso Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 2005 Awarded: 1987 Pablo Casals Johnny Cash Ray Charles Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 1999 Awarded: 1987 Clifton Chenier Van Cliburn Patsy Cline Awarded: 2014 Awarded: 2004 Awarded: 1995 Rosemary Clooney Leonard Cohen Nat "King" Cole Awarded: 2002 Awarded: 2010 Awarded: 1990 Ornette Coleman John Coltrane Perry Como Awarded: 2007 Awarded: 1992 Awarded: 2002 Sam Cooke Cream Bing Crosby Awarded: 1999 Awarded: 2006 Awarded: 1962 Bobby Darin Sammy Davis Jr. Miles Davis Awarded: 2010 Awarded: 2001 Awarded: 1990 Doris Day Bo Diddley Fats Domino Awarded: 2008 Awarded: 1998 Awarded: 1987 The Doors Bob Dylan David "Honeyboy" Edwards Awarded: 2007 Awarded: 1991 Awarded: 2010 Duke Ellington Bill Evans The Everly Brothers Awarded: 1966 Awarded: 1994 Awarded: 1997 Ella Fitzgerald The Four Tops Aretha Franklin Awarded: 1967 Awarded: 2009 Awarded: 1994 The Funk Brothers Judy Garland Marvin Gaye Awarded: 2004 Awarded: 1997 Awarded: 1996 Dizzy Gillespie Benny Goodman Glenn Gould Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 1986 Awarded: 2013 Morton Gould Stephane Grappelli Grateful Dead Awarded: 2005 Awarded: 1997 Awarded: 2007 Al Green Woody Guthrie Charlie Haden Awarded: 2002 Awarded: 2000 Awarded: 2013 Merle Haggard Roy Haynes Jascha Heifetz Awarded: 2006 Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 1989 Jimi Hendrix Woody Herman Billie Holiday Awarded: 1992 Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 1987 Buddy Holly John Lee Hooker Lightnin' Hopkins Awarded: 1997 Awarded: 2000 Awarded: 2013 file:///C|/Kasfiles/MPART/Lifetime%20Achievement%20Award%20%20%20GRAMMY.org.htm[12/21/2013 8:00:08 PM] Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.org Lena Horne Vladimir Horowitz The Isley Brothers Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 1990 Awarded: 2014 Mahalia Jackson Michael Jackson Etta James Awarded: 1972 Awarded: 2010 Awarded: 2003 Ella Jenkins Antonio Carlos Jobim Robert Johnson Awarded: 2004 Awarded: 2012 Awarded: 2006 George Jones Hank Jones Janis Joplin Awarded: 2012 Awarded: 2009 Awarded: 2005 Juilliard String Quartet B.B. King Carole King Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 2013 The Kingston Trio Kraftwerk Kris Kristofferson Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 2014 Awarded: 2014 Led Zeppelin Brenda Lee Peggy Lee Awarded: 2005 Awarded: 2009 Awarded: 1995 John Lennon Jerry Lee Lewis Little Richard Awarded: 1991 Awarded: 2005 Awarded: 1993 Loretta Lynn Henry Mancini Armando Manzanero Awarded: 2010 Awarded: 1995 Awarded: 2014 Bob Marley Dean Martin Johnny Mathis Awarded: 2001 Awarded: 2009 Awarded: 2003 Curtis Mayfield Paul McCartney The Memphis Horns Awarded: 1995 Awarded: 1990 Awarded: 2012 Glenn Miller Mitch Miller The Mills Brothers Awarded: 2003 Awarded: 2000 Awarded: 1998 Charles Mingus Joni Mitchell Thelonious Monk Awarded: 1997 Awarded: 2002 Awarded: 1993 Bill Monroe Jelly Roll Morton Willie Nelson Awarded: 1993 Awarded: 2005 Awarded: 2000 Jessye Norman Roy Orbison Patti Page Awarded: 2006 Awarded: 1998 Awarded: 2013 Charlie Parker Dolly Parton Tom Paxton Awarded: 1984 Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 2009 Pinetop Perkins Itzhak Perlman Oscar Peterson Awarded: 2005 Awarded: 2008 Awarded: 1997 Maud Powell Elvis Presley André Previn Awarded: 2014 Awarded: 1971 Awarded: 2010 Leontyne Price Richard Pryor Tito Puente file:///C|/Kasfiles/MPART/Lifetime%20Achievement%20Award%20%20%20GRAMMY.org.htm[12/21/2013 8:00:08 PM] Lifetime Achievement Award | GRAMMY.org Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 2006 Awarded: 2003 Ramones Otis Redding Max Roach Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 1999 Awarded: 2008 Paul Robeson Smokey Robinson The Rolling Stones Awarded: 1998 Awarded: 1999 Awarded: 1986 Sonny Rollins Diana Ross Artur Rubinstein Awarded: 2004 Awarded: 2012 Awarded: 1994 Gil Scott-Heron Earl Scruggs Pete Seeger Awarded: 2012 Awarded: 2008 Awarded: 1993 Andrés Segovia Ravi Shankar Artie Shaw Awarded: 1986 Awarded: 2013 Awarded: 2004 George Beverly Shea Simon & Garfunkel Frank Sinatra Awarded: 2011 Awarded: 2003 Awarded: 1965 Bessie Smith Georg Solti The Staple Singers Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 1996 Awarded: 2005 Isaac Stern Igor Stravinsky Barbra Streisand Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 1995 Art Tatum The Temptations Clark Terry Awarded: 1989 Awarded: 2013 Awarded: 2010 Mel Tormé Arturo Toscanini Sarah Vaughan Awarded: 1999 Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 1989 Fats Waller Muddy Waters Doc Watson Awarded: 1993 Awarded: 1992 Awarded: 2004 The Weavers Kitty Wells The Who Awarded: 2006 Awarded: 1991 Awarded: 2001 Hank Williams Bob Wills Stevie Wonder Awarded: 1987 Awarded: 2007 Awarded: 1996 Frank Zappa Awarded: 1997 The Recording Academy Overview GRAMMY Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award file:///C|/Kasfiles/MPART/Lifetime%20Achievement%20Award%20%20%20GRAMMY.org.htm[12/21/2013 8:00:08 PM].