This week has been unusually busy on Set List and inspiration to keep going remains.
In the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors post, I listed and briefly described the achievements of five impressive recipients, including Paul McCartney and Oprah Winfrey to name a few.
In 2010, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was handed to a select few honorees. These winners are listed on the main Grammy website...and on Set List.
September 21, 1934 - November 7, 2016
- Esteemed beyond the Grammy Lifetime -
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(Full accolades list - Wikipedia)
May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973
- Esteemed beyond the Grammy Lifetime -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Las Vegas Walk of Stars
August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009
- Esteemed beyond the Grammy Lifetime -
"King of Pop"
"...one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th Century..."
500 million records sold worldwide
13 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles
15 Grammy Awards
6 BRIT Awards
1 Golden Globe Award
39 Guinness World Records
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (twice)
Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Dance Hall of Fame (only artist to be inducted)
National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame
April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022
- Esteemed beyond the Grammy Lifetime -
Most well-known song - "Coal Miner's Daughter"
18 Grammy Award Nominations ... 3 Grammy Award Wins
Most awarded female country recording artist
24 No. 1 singles
60 albums ... 11 No. 1 albums
7 American Music Awards
8 Broadcast Music Incorporated Awards
14 Academy of Country Music Awards
8 Country Music Association honors
First woman named "Entertainer of the Year" (1972, Country Music Association)
Only woman named "Artist of the Decade" (1970)
Country Music Hall of Fame
Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Kennedy Center Honors (2003)
No. 65 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll
First female country artist with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Country Music Pioneer Award (Academy of Country Music)
BMI Icon
Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Presidential Medal of Freedom (by Barack Obama)
Billboard Legacy Award for Women in Music
Women Songwriters Hall of Fame
No. 132 on Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
Point of interest - Loretta Lynn's southern home is reportedly haunted and she did in fact open the doors to the reality program, Ghost Adventures. Her advice - If you are good to them, they will be good to you.
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is an esteemed honor. Yet, based on the accolades issued to the artists above, there are other profound honors above and beyond a lifetime.
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