SHIRLEY CAESAR, AHMAD JAMAL, CHARLEY PRIDE, JIMMIE RODGERS, NINA SIMONE, SLY STONE, AND THE VELVET UNDERGROUND TO BE HONORED WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
buzzz worthy. . . THOM BELL, MO OSTIN AND RALPH S. PEER TO BE HONORED WITH TRUSTEES AWARD ALAN DOWER BLUMLEIN TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL GRAMMY ® AWARD SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Recording Academy ® announced its 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients today. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Shirley Caesar , Ahmad Jamal , Charley Pride , Jimmie Rodgers , Nina Simone , Sly Stone , and the Velvet Underground . Thom Bell , Mo Ostin and Ralph S. Peer are Trustees Award honorees; Alan Dower Blumlein is the Technical GRAMMY ® Award recipient. "This year's Special Merit Awards recipients comprise a prestigious group of diverse and influential creators who have crafted or contributed to some of the most distinctive recordings in music history," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "These exceptionally...