Led Zeppelin to Get Grammy for Lifetime Achievement

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Zeppelin to Get Grammy

Joplin, Lewis also to receive lifetime achievement awards


Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis and the late Janis Joplin are among those slated to be honored with the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys on February 13th at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

The other recipients are jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton, country pioneers the Carter Family, soul hitmakers the Staples Singers, country star Eddy Arnold, jazz drummer Art Blakey, composer Morton Gould and blues pianist Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins.

Songwriter extraordinaire Hoagy Carmichael, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion and recording artist and radio personality Dr. Billy Taylor will receive the Trustees Award, presented to important figures in music who contribute in a non-performing capacity. Producer Phil Ramone (Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel) will be honored with a technical Grammy.

"The Lifetime Achievement, Trustees and Technical Grammy Awards recognize music people who have made a lasting contribution to culture around the world," Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said in a statement. "These profoundly inspiring figures are being honored as legendary performers and archetypal musicians, cultural ambassadors and technical visionaries. Their outstanding accomplishments and passion for their craft have created a timeless legacy that has positively affected multiple generations, and will continue to influence generations to come."

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[jjones]

:beer:

 

[Pocatello]

Originally posted by: jjones
:beer:

 

[BW86]

Awesome, very cool.

 

[drum]

awesome :beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[Rudee]

I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

 

[meltdown75]

omg

i was going to post tonight to ask what everyone's favourite Led Zep tune too. crazy

ever hear Tesla's remake of The Ocean? And to believe they kept it off Encomium (sp)...

 

[quakefiend420]

gj for zeppelin

 

[Cobalt]

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

Bonham was as much a part of he band as everyone. They weren't Zeppelin without him and they probably did the right thing. Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? In their time they made some of the most remorable songs and sounds, personally I don't think that anyone surpasses them.

 

[meltdown75]

My brother-in-law had tickets to see them in Detroit and Bonham died before the show. He still has the tickets.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

how about having a non-single be the most requested song of all time? kthxbye

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

Bonham was as much a part of he band as everyone. They weren't Zeppelin without him and they probably did the right thing. Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? In their time they made some of the most remorable songs and sounds, personally I don't think that anyone surpasses them.

The only runner-up I can think of would be ACDC, even though their lead singer died.

RIP Bon Scot.

 

[imported_Papi]

about time.

i would have loved to see them live. only i was not thought of yet.....

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

Name two bands with more albums in the top 50 of all time.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

Bonham was as much a part of he band as everyone. They weren't Zeppelin without him and they probably did the right thing. Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? In their time they made some of the most remorable songs and sounds, personally I don't think that anyone surpasses them.

The only runner-up I can think of would be ACDC, even though their lead singer died.

RIP Bon Scot.

The Who. Although like Zeppelin, they really didn't play "hard rock", but their attitude, antics, loudness, and certain songs helped get it started.
Just listen to Live at Leeds.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

Bonham was as much a part of he band as everyone. They weren't Zeppelin without him and they probably did the right thing. Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? In their time they made some of the most remorable songs and sounds, personally I don't think that anyone surpasses them.

Post of the year. :beer:

This recognition is long overdue for the greatest band that has ever lived.

 

[glenn1]

By those standards, the Grateful Dead should get a lifetime achievement award too now that Jerry Garcia is dead. They're another example of an incredibly overrated band that was more about a cult of personality than any actual music that's been produced within the last quarter century (and in the Dead's case, for music that's not craptacularly bad it's more like forever). But I guess they haven't been disbanded for the death of one of their members for long enough, maybe once they reach RIP for 25 years they'll get one too.

 

[5LiterMustang]

Led Zeppelin>* I am listening to zep right now in fact.

 

[5LiterMustang]

Originally posted by: glenn1
By those standards, the Grateful Dead should get a lifetime achievement award too now that Jerry Garcia is dead. They're another example of an incredibly overrated band that was more about a cult of personality than any actual music that's been produced within the last quarter century (and in the Dead's case, for music that's not craptacularly bad it's more like forever). But I guess they haven't been disbanded for the death of one of their members for long enough, maybe once they reach RIP for 25 years they'll get one too.

zep is over rated? ughhhhh no

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: glenn1
By those standards, the Grateful Dead should get a lifetime achievement award too now that Jerry Garcia is dead. They're another example of an incredibly overrated band that was more about a cult of personality than any actual music that's been produced within the last quarter century (and in the Dead's case, for music that's not craptacularly bad it's more like forever). But I guess they haven't been disbanded for the death of one of their members for long enough, maybe once they reach RIP for 25 years they'll get one too.

You sir, are a totally clueless idiot that needs to stick to listening to Ashlee Simpson, because you just proved, by the drivel above, that you know absolutely nothing about music, whatsoever.

 

[5LiterMustang]

Originally posted by: BostonRedSox

Originally posted by: glenn1
By those standards, the Grateful Dead should get a lifetime achievement award too now that Jerry Garcia is dead. They're another example of an incredibly overrated band that was more about a cult of personality than any actual music that's been produced within the last quarter century (and in the Dead's case, for music that's not craptacularly bad it's more like forever). But I guess they haven't been disbanded for the death of one of their members for long enough, maybe once they reach RIP for 25 years they'll get one too.

You sir, are a totally clueless idiot that needs to stick to listening to Ashlee Simpson, because you just proved, by the drivel above, that you know absolutely nothing about music, whatsoever.

I concur

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Originally posted by: cobalt


Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? .

The Who and Jimi Hendrix.

Jethro Tull as well.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: Rudee
I love Led Zeppelin, but disbanding in 1980 after the death of John Bonham isn't what I would call a "lifetime achievement".

Bonham was as much a part of he band as everyone. They weren't Zeppelin without him and they probably did the right thing. Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? In their time they made some of the most remorable songs and sounds, personally I don't think that anyone surpasses them.

When I think of lifetime achievement, I think of a bands longevity. Bands like Aerosmith and KISS who are still pumping out the music decades later. I think of achievement as physical perseverance. No doubt Led Zeppelin is influential, in fact, it was Jimmy Page and Joe Satriani that made me pick up an electric guitar and learn it a long while back. I just think the name of that award is not correct. Lifetime accomplishment - yes. Lifetime achievement - no.

 

[glenn1]

Can you name another band besides maybe the Beatles, and I wouldn't say they were, as influentual to the hard rock sound than Led Zeppelin? .
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The Who and Jimi Hendrix.

Jethro Tull as well.

Or Neil Young.

 

[glenn1]

You sir, are a totally clueless idiot that needs to stick to listening to Ashlee Simpson, because you just proved, by the drivel above, that you know absolutely nothing about music, whatsoever.

Why, because I'm old enough to actually remember hearing some of their music in first release and can put it into context of its era? I have no problem giving them a "lifetime achievement" award even though they've been dead for 25 years and Robert Plant hasn't done anything listenable in ages, and Jimmy Page, what has he done except for a crappy turn in the bastard child band "The Firm" a few years ago?

But for crying out loud, if you're going to give a "lifetime achievement" award, you'd think the band would have put out some new music within the living memory of a good portion of the viewing audience. There were actually *gasp* other bands and musicians who were contemporaries of Led Zep in the era which have given as much to the rock genre and for a longer period than Led Zeppelin did. How about Neil Young? Or better yet, Peter Gabriel for both his solo work and time with Genesis?