Music Icons snubbed from a Grammy

Tomorrow, February 10, 2013, Music’s biggest night returns to the Los Angeles Staples Center for the 55^th annual Grammy Awards at 8/7c.

Some of Music’s greatest will be awarded a Grammy tomorrow night, but there are many music legends that never got the chance to hold one of these awards in their hands.

Music legends from Buddy Holly to Diana Ross to the Beach Boys have never snagged a Grammy. These are some of the best ever in the music business whom have inspired many artists of today.  

Some of music’s most inspiring artists have not received a Grammy Award. However, all of these icons have ironically received a lifetime achievement award for their work and contribution.

Diana Ross, whether it be solo, collaboration, or with the Supremes, has been up for multiple Grammy nominations including 1969 with the Supremes for “Baby Love”. Two more times after that with one being the biggest possible nomination, that being Record of the Year. Ross finally took home her first Grammy for the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

The most notable reggae artist of all time and international icon Bob Marley was never nominated for a Grammy in his lifetime, but his Legend album is one of the best-selling albums of all time. It was not until 2001 when Marley finally received recognition for his work.

Rock icons Janis Joplin and Led Zepplin, both rock and heavy metals biggest icons have had multiple top hits but it wasn’t until 2005 when both took home a Lifetime achievement award. Although Zepplin did not win as a band, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page won for collaboration in 1998 and Plant took home an astonishing 6 in 2007.

The King of Rock n’ Roll, Buddy Holly has had a multiple #1 hits with the Crickets including “That’ll Be the Day”. A mere 3 months later his solo song “Peggy Sue” achieved the honor as well. The rock legend died 54 years ago this month in a plane crash. 

Some others who have been snubbed of the Grand awards include the British band The Who, The Doors, the Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead and country music’s first chart topper Patsy Cline.

            Tomorrow night the 55^th Grammy Awards will be awarding Glenn Gould and Lang Lang, both notable pianists, the Lifetime Achievement Award.