GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2017® Preview
Preview: Season 45 Episode 2 | 30s
This all-star concert spotlights the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards recipients.
In collaboration with the Recording Academy®, Great Performances presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017®, the second annual all-star concert offering a spotlight for the Academy’s 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration, led by Paul Shaffer as musical director, was recorded at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2017® Preview
Preview: Season 45 Episode 2 | 30s
In collaboration with the Recording Academy®, Great Performances presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017®, the second annual all-star concert offering a spotlight for the Academy’s 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration, led by Paul Shaffer as musical director, was recorded at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
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Past GRAMMY nominee Andra Day performs "Mississippi Goddam" (2m 19s)
Catherine Russell performs "Crazy Blues"
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Past GRAMMY winner Catherine Russell performs "Crazy Blues". (1m 46s)
Charlie Wilson, Valerie Simpson, Vernon Reid perform
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Charlie Wilson, Valerie Simpson, and Vernon Reid perform Sly Stone's "Dance to the Music". (2m 28s)
Dionne Warwick performs "Then Came You"
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Five-time GRAMMY winner Dionne Warwick performs "Then Came You". (2m 8s)
Dionne Warwick Performs "Then Came You"
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Five-time GRAMMY winner Dionne Warwick performs "Then Came You" (2m 8s)
Shirley Caesar performs "Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name"
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Shirley Caesar performs "Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name" (3m 5s)
The Velvet Underground Tribute: "I'm Waiting for the Man"
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John Cale Band with Maureen “Moe” Tucker perform “I’m Waiting for The Man." (2m 17s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...