Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners

Pete Seeger was born on May 3, 1919 in Patterson, NY. Having been raised in a musical family, Seeger picked up a love for music throughout his childhood years. He later became one of the most well known American folk singers. Seeger spent the first years of his career collaborating with singer-songwriter, Woody Guthrie. Both artists, Seeger and Guthrie, shared similar point of views, in that they were both social activists. In 1948, Seeger continued his music with an American folk quartet called The Weavers. Not long after Pete Seeger had joined The Weavers, he was blacklisted by the government, causing the end of the quartet group. Although the group ended, Seeger continued to record and perform songs. Pete Seeger’s songs impacted the American people in many ways, mainly because he was an activist of so many different social issues. He was an environmental activist, an anti-war activist, and a civil right activist. In 1966, Seeger recorded the song ‘Bring them Home’ as an anti-war song and protest towards the Vietnam War. This song had sort of a happy tone to it, representing the peace he was trying to promote. It is seen in several videos of his concerts online, how he would greatly unite the crowd with this song. Additionally, Seeger supports his protest against the war with several different reasons. One of those reasons includes that he had experienced war when he served during World War II. As a matter of fact, in his song ‘Waist Deep in the Big Muddy’, he tells a…

Rock and Roll began with jazz, blues, folk, and gospel, and from there, it has morphed into the almost all-encompassing classification that we label the genre today. Throughout the history of Rock and Roll music, it has been an example of evolution, not just in the music industry, but in American culture. The history of Rock and Roll is intertwined with our nation’s history, oftentimes being a catalyst for our country's progress. Today, Rock and Roll exists as a beautiful collection of sounds…

4 Black Artists who Won a Grammy for Album of the Year When it comes to awards and recognitions for musicians, the Grammys is certainly the cream of the crop. Here are four African-American artists who earned the most prestigious, Album of the Year. 1. Michael Jackson – The legendary King of Pop won Album of the Year for Thriller in 1984. Thriller was released in 1982 and became a huge phenomenon. It became Jackson’s first number one album for 37 weeks. In 1984, he became the first artist to…

Kanye West is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the MTV Video Music Awards as the network announced on Tuesday. The multi-millionaire will accept the event’s highest honor, the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award, in recognition for his visual mediums. The 35-year-star’s celebrated “ground-breaking videos, legendary performances and continued impact on music, art, fashion and culture” will now be recognized. He is following the footsteps of the previous winners which include…

since she was a child, and has won 39 awards for her impeccable voice. In 1986, when Parton was 40 years old, she opened Dollywood, a family amusement park with 3 million people attending daily. Aside from starting an amusement park, she has also formed her record label in 2000, Dolly Records. So, without further ado, here's Dolly Parton! Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, to Robert Lee Parton, an illiterate sharecropper and farmer, and Avie Lee Owens…