TUNE IN ALERT: GREAT PERFORMANCES: "GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS®" HONORS RECORDING ACADEMY™ SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS RECIPIENTS
SPECIAL TO AIR OCT. 5 ON PBS WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO TONY AGNELLO AND RICHARD FACTOR, HAL BLAINE, NEIL DIAMOND, EMMYLOU HARRIS, LOUIS JORDAN, THE METERS, QUEEN, SEYMOUR STEIN, TINA TURNER AND JOHN WILLIAMS; FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY YOLANDA ADAMS, HERB ALPERT, MICKY DOLENZ, SAMMY HAGAR, LEDISI, AND TRISHA YEARWOOD; JOINED BY PRESENTERS GUSTAVO DUDAMEL AND HENRY ROLLINS SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (SEPT. 12, 2018) — In collaboration with PBS' "Great Performances" series , the Recording Academy™ presents " GRAMMY Salute To Music Legend s ® " , the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performances by honorees and never-before-seen renditions of their classic songs by those they've inspired. Recorded in July at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, the event premieres nationwide Friday, October 5 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) an...