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CHICAGO, ROBERTA FLACK, ISAAC HAYES, IGGY POP, JOHN PRINE, PUBLIC ENEMY AND SISTER ROSETTA THARPE TO BE HONORED WITH RECORDING ACADEMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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KEN EHRLICH, PHILIP GLASS AND FRANK WALKER TO BE HONORED WITH TRUSTEES AWARD; GEORGE AUGSPURGER TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL GRAMMY ®  AWARD SANTA MONICA, CALIF. -- On DEC. 19, 2019 t he Recording Academy ®  is announced its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are  Chicago ,  Roberta Flack ,  Isaac Hayes ,  Iggy Pop ,  John Prine ,  Public Enemy  and  Sister Rosetta Tharpe .  Ken Ehrlich ,  Philip Glass  and  Frank Walker  are Trustees Award honorees; and  George Augspurger  is the Technical GRAMMY ®  Award recipient. A special award presentation ceremony and concert celebrating the honorees will be held on April 18, 2020, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Additional details regarding the ceremony will be announced shortly. "Our industry is one that prides itself on influence and paying it forward, and each year the Recording Academy has the privilege of ...