‘Grammy Salute To Music Legends’ To Premiere on PBS in October

The Recording Academy collaborated with PBS’ ‘Great Performances’ on the all-star musical event.

‘GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends’ offers a primetime spotlight to for the Academy’s 2016 Special Merit Award recipients. The celebration will air Friday, Oct. 14 from 9–11:30 p.m. on PBS. In previous years it has been a part of The Grammy Week. This year The Recording Academy decided to celebrate Special Merit Awards with a stand-alone event and musical tribute.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Ruth Brown, Celia Cruz, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, Jefferson Airplane, Linda Ronstadt, and Run DMC. John Cage, Fred Foster and Chris Strachwitz are Trustees Award honorees; and EMT and Dr. Harvey Fletcher are Technical GRAMMY Award recipients. Also being honored is Phillip Riggs, this year’s recipient of the Music Educator Award™.

The star-studded event features performances by Patti Austin, Ry Cooder, Lila Downs, Earth, Wind & Fire, David Foster, Andy Garcia And The CineSon All Stars, Herbie Hancock,Jefferson Airplane, J’Nai Bridges, Kris Kristofferson, Lucrecia, Shelby Lynne, Magnolia Sisters, Martina McBride, Naughty By Nature, Anthony Parce, and JD Souther. Other presenters include David Crosby, Foster, Jimmy Jam, LL Cool J, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Don Was.

The full musical schedule follows:

Linda Ronstadt
“Faithless Love” (JD Souther)
“Gritenme Piedras Del Campo” (Lila Downs with Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano)
“Blue Bayou” (Martina McBride with JD Souther)

Fred Foster
“Me And Bobby McGee” (Kris Kristofferson with Shelby Lynne)
“Oh, Pretty Woman” (Shelby Lynne)

John Cage
“Water Walk” (Anthony Parce)
“The Wonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs” (J’Nai Bridges)

Ruth Brown
“(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean” (Patti Austin)

Jefferson Airplane
“Somebody To Love” (Jefferson Airplane)
Medley: “Embryonic Journey”/”Come Back Baby” (Jefferson Airplane)

Celia Cruz
“Guantanamera” (Andy García And The CineSon All Stars with Lucrecia)
“Quimbara” (Andy García And The CineSon All Stars with Lucrecia)

Run DMC
Medley: “King Of Rock”/”Rock Box”/”Peter Piper”/”My Adidas”/”It’s Tricky”/”Beats To The Rhyme” (Naughty By Nature)

Chris Strachwitz
“Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest” (Ry Cooder with Henry Gray)
Medley: “Blues De Voyage”/”Magnolia Hop” (Magnolia Sisters with “Ry Cooder)

Herbie Hancock
“Nuance” (Herbie Hancock with Wayne Shorter)

Earth, Wind & Fire
Medley: Intro/”Shining Star”/”Celebrate”/”In the Stone”/”Fantasy”/”September” (Earth, Wind & Fire with David Foster)
“That’s The Way Of The World” (Earth, Wind & Fire)