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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

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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...