EWF, Celia Cruz, Run DMC among Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipients
buzzz worthy. . . RUTH BROWN, CELIA CRUZ, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, HERBIE HANCOCK, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, LINDA RONSTADT, AND RUN DMC TO BE HONORED WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY ® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JOHN CAGE, FRED FOSTER, AND CHRIS STRACHWITZ TO BE HONORED WITH TRUSTEES AWARD EMT AND DR. HARVEY FLETCHER TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL GRAMMY ® AWARDS SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2016) — The Recording Academy ® announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and 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. A special ceremony and concert celebrating the honorees will be held in the spring of 2016. Additional details regarding the ceremony will be announced in the com...