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Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018 Premieres Friday, October 5


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Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2018
Premieres Friday, October 5 at 9 p.m. on WOUB
Streams Saturday, October 6 on pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) honor this year’s selection of Lifetime Achievement Awards in the third annual Great Performances special. This year’s all-star concert honors Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, Queen, The Meters, Hal Blaine, Emmylou Harris, and Louis Jordan. Additional Special Merit Awards honorees celebrated include Bill Graham, Seymour Stein, and John Williams, who are this year’s Trustees Award honorees, and Tony Agnello and Richard Factor, who are the Technical GRAMMY Award recipients. Also being honored is Melissa Salguero, this year’s recipient of the Music Educator Award. A new roster of current artists gather to perform tributes to the music of the 2018 honorees.

Neil Diamond and Micky Dolenz Photo Credit: Joe Melendez
Trisha Yearwood and Emmylou Harris - GREAT PERFORMANCES "GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2018"
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, composer David Newman, and The American Youth Symphony perform onstage during the GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends at Dolby Theatre on July 14, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)
George Porter Jr. - GREAT PERFORMANCES "GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2018"
The Meters - GREAT PERFORMANCES "GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2018"
Sammy Hagar - GREAT PERFORMANCES "GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2018"
Recording artist Neil Diamond accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends at Dolby Theatre on July 14, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)