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David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Robert Johnson, Jessye Norman, Richard Pryor & The Weavers To Receive The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

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SANTA MONICA, CA (Recording Academy) - Recipients of the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical GRAMMY Award were announced today by The Recording Academy. David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Robert Johnson, Jessye Norman, Richard Pryor, and the Weavers will receive The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. Chris Blackwell, Owen Bradley and Al Schmitt will be honored with The Academy's Trustees Award. Tom Dowd and Bell Labs /Western Electric have been named recipients of the Technical GRAMMY Award.

"This year's honorees are a prestigious group of diverse and influential creators who have contributed some of the most distinguished and influential recordings," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "Their work exemplifies the highest artistic and technical standards, creating a timeless legacy that has positively affected multiple generations, and will continue to influence generations to come."

The Lifetime Achievement Award honors lifelong artistic contributions to the recording medium while the Trustees Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the industry in a non-performing capacity. Both awards are decided by vote of The Recording Academy's National Trustees. Technical GRAMMY Award recipients are determined by vote of the members of The Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing and The Academy's Trustees. The award is presented to individuals and companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.

Formal acknowledgment of these special merit awards will be made at an elite ceremony during GRAMMY Week on Tuesday, Feb. 7, as well as during the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which will be held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

Lifetime Achievement Award honorees:
David Bowie - A musical chameleon, David Bowie has had a vast, profound, and long-lasting impact on an amazingly wide variety of music genres. His early rock releases in the late '60s and early '70s, along with his different musical phases and interests, contributed to the creation of several sub-genres of music, including glam rock, punk, electronica, and new wave. His exceptionally original style and innovative approach to music has left a lasting impression on fans, the music community, and music performers everywhere.

Cream (Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton) - Considered one of the first jam bands, Cream's combination of blues and rock, along with their remarkably energetic style, left a permanent musical mark and established them as one of the greatest live bands of the '60s. They set a standard of inventiveness and originality, thus paving the road for many other hard and progressive rock bands that emerged after them.

Merle Haggard - One of country music's most prominent songwriters and performers, Haggard pushed the boundaries of country music, taking the entire genre to a new level by using electric instruments, borrowing elements of rock and roll, and presenting songs that had a raw and realistic edge. Becoming a huge part of the Bakersfield country scene in the '60s, his chart-topping hits and continued recognition spanned much of his career.

*Robert Johnson - Despite his short time as a musician - he died at only 27 - Robert Johnson managed to make a huge name for himself. He is commonly referred to as "the greatest blues singer of all time," and is considered by many to be the most distinguished, renowned, and illustrious musician in the history of the Delta blues. When Johnson's complete recordings were released in 1990, it was the first blues album in history to sell more than 2 million copies. His legacy continues to live on and provide inspiration and reason for celebration today and for future generations.

Jessye Norman - An outstanding and prominent opera, recital, and collaborative singer, Norman made her debut in Berlin in 1968 after winning an international music competition, quickly becoming a European success. A few years later she began performing in the United States, capturing attention and esteem from the music community. She is recognized globally for her vocal successes as well as her humanitarian efforts. In 1997, she became the youngest person to receive the Kennedy Center Honor. She has received approximately 30 decorations and awards, and was appointed as an honorary U.N. ambassador in 1990.

*Richard Pryor - A sharp tongued, imaginative, and ingenious comic, Pryor managed to tackle controversial topics and bring awareness to issues that had previously been ignored. In 1954, at the age of 14, he was involved in a theatrical group, and by 28 had moved to New York and made his comedic debut. His hilarious presence and daring subjects won over audiences of every race and background and opened doors for future comics to explore bold new topics and styles. Pryor's extensive collection of work will continue to be remembered and celebrated.

The Weavers (Original members) Ronnie Gilbert, *Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger) -
This pioneering folk quartet transformed pop culture during the 1950s. They brought folk music to a mainstream audience by intertwining it with other forms of pop and topical music. The group's direct style and political bravura resulted in a catalog of classic songs and a pivotal influence on such later musical giants as Bob Dylan.

Trustees Award honorees:
Chris Blackwell - This entrepreneur, producer and manager created one of the most recognized and legendary labels known today when he founded Island Records in 1959. His work played a major role in establishing and integrating reggae music into the traditional pop music culture. Starting off as an independent label, Island became one of the most successful in history, signing acts such as Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Traffic, Jethro Tull, and U2. Through his innovative and original vision, Blackwell was a significant influence in guiding the recording industry as a whole.

*Owen Bradley - This significant and influential country music producer had a major impact on country music during the '50s, '60s and beyond. He began playing piano professionally as a teenager and at the age of 20, he began working at WSM radio and was swiftly promoted to arranger and instrumentalist and then music director. Later, as the president of Decca Records' Nashville Division, he was able to produce a wide range of artists, including such luminaries as Patsy Cline and Kitty Wells, along the way helping develop what became known as "the Nashville Sound" or "Countrypolitan," a sound that became the country standard in the '60s.

Al Schmitt - This respected and hard-working engineer's career has spanned more than four decades. In that time he has earned 15 GRAMMY Awards and worked on more than 150 gold and platinum albums. In 1997, he was inducted into the Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards Hall of Fame, and he also has served on The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. Schmitt has worked and collaborated with some of the most recognized and notable artists in the music business, including George Benson, Natalie Cole, Steely Dan, Diana Krall and Frank Sinatra among others.

Technical GRAMMY Award honorees:
*Tom Dowd - During Dowd's work with Atlantic Records for more than 40 years, he gained extensive recognition and respect for his accomplishments as a cutting-edge engineer. He has worked as a producer and engineer for a vast number of artists, including Ray Charles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Coltrane, Eric Clapton, Chicago, and Rod Stewart. His creativity and ����inventive imagination have earned him four GRAMMY nominations and one GRAMMY Award as well as recognition through the documentary film Tom Dowd & The Language of Music.

Bell Labs and Western Electric, today both part of Lucent Technologies - have been a major force in the audio technology industry since the joint venture between AT&T and Western Electric in 1925. Many of the innovations from Bell Labs have changed and improved audio recording through the years. The invention of the condenser microphone in 1916 made Western Electric among one of the most powerful players in audio technology. Later, Bell Labs transmitted the first live stereo audio signals; then in the '40s they developed the transistor; and in the '50s, created one of the first computer programs to play electronic music.

Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers, and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs - including the creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download (www.WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.






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