Joins David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, Jessye Norman, Richard Pryor, and The Weavers in 2006 awards by the 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 honoured with The Academy's Trustees Award. Tom Dowd and Bell Labs /Western Electric have been named recipients of the Technical GRAMMY Award.
Formal acknowledgment of these special merit awards will be made at a 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.
"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."
[Claud Johnson, Robert Johnson's son, will accept this award on his father's behalf.]
