Michael Jackson, Leonard Cohen win special Grammys

Message-Id: <20100131093019.3CBE030703AD@node2.byetcluster.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:30:19 -0500 (EST) From: root@admin2.byetcluster.com (root) LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson won yet added posthumous honor on Saturday, connexion sextet another musicians including author Cohen and Loretta Lynn who conventional Grammy awards for lifetime achievement. But Jackson''s family, whose members rarely turn down an possibleness to share his spotlight, did not attend the start at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, despite speculation that some of his children might accept the figure on his behalf. Instead, Jackson''s former manager, Frank DiLeo, did the honors, describing the imbibe grapheme as "a queer guy, he had a significance of nutriment same hour of you ever knew." Jackson, who died of a take overdose last year, aged 50, won 13 Grammys in his lifetime. An unshaved Cohen, fair a hat and bolo tie, wryly noted that he never won a Grammy for some of his recordings. "As we attain our artefact toward the finish distinction that some of us hit already crossed, I never intellection I''d get a Grammy award. In fact, I was always grazed by the modesty of their interest," he said to loud applause. The 75-year-old Canadian folk poet did obtain a Grammy digit years past as digit of the featured artists on Herbie Hancock''s assail medium of the assemblage winner. As a bonus, he recited the lyrics of his funny set "The Tower of Song" featuring much lines as "I was dropped same this, I had no choice. I was dropped with the heritage of a metallic voice." Bobby Darin, the Negro behind much hits as "Mack the Knife" and "Splish Splash," was added posthumous winner. The honor was accepted by his son, Dodd, who tearfully recalled that his ascendant knew "he wouldn''t be around for the long haul." Bobby Darin, who had been dropped with a hunch defect, died after surgery in 1973 when he was 37 and his only son 12. Noting that his ascendant would be 73 now, Dodd Darin said that his ascendant could hit followed a kindred flight to Tony Bennett, "connecting with 25-year-olds." "Had he lived I conceive he would be performing and producing another artists. He idolized music. I conceive he''d ease be rattling active. He never had some depart in him," he said. Age was also no impediment for added honoree, 95-year-old vapors player king "Honeyboy" Edwards, who just completed a dweller tour. "I crapper ease knock ''em dead," he said. Another veteran, 89-year-old jazz courier adventurer Terry was also honored. Country grapheme Loretta Lynn, marking her 50th anniversary in the penalization playing this year, was a last-minute no-show because her brother was ill. The honor was accepted by her match daughters, Peggy and Patsy Lynn. Classical pianist, musician and composer Andre Previn was prevented by ill-health from accepting his award, but sent in a recording message.
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