GRAMMY Awards In Memorandum Tribute List

This is a moment of the Grammy Awards each year that I always look forward to because it is always so touching and makes us all slow down and realize all over again all the great people that made the transition each year. Some of these folks I covered here in LT's Jazzy Radio Loft & Lounge but some I did not, even in my year end list of artists, musicians, writers, composers, producers, etc. that died in 2006. The list each year amazes me because i can always remember what I was doing during the year when I heard each name that I can remember.

Here is the complete list from The Grammys Memorandum Tribute Sunday night:

1. Maynard Fergunson - Jazz Trumpeter
2. Michael Brecker - Jazz Tenor Saxophonist
3. Ray Baretto - Latin Conguero/Bandleader
4. Anita O' Day - Jazz Singer
5. Alice Coltrane - Jazz New Age Performer/Composer
6. Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Blues Man
7. Floyd Dickson - Jump Blues Singer/Pianist
8. June Pointer - Singer, The Pointer Sisters
9. Arthur Lee - Founder, Rock Band LOVE
10. Phil Walden - Founder, Capricorn Records
11. Elis Schwarzkopf - Opera Singer/Recitalist
12. Sir Malcolm Arnold - Classical Film Composer
13. Sarah Caldwell - Director, Boston Opera Company
14. Denny Doherty -Singer, Mamas and Papas
15. Henry Lewis - Producer/Engineer
16. Syd Barrett - Founding Member, Pink Floyd
17. Jan Copeland - Music Pioneer
18. Ali Farka Toure - West african Music Legend
19. Soraya - Latin Singer/Songwriter
20. Georgia Gibbs - 50's Pop Singer
21. Frankie Laine - Virtuoso Pop Crooner
22. Irving Greene - Co-founder, Mercury Records
23. Gene Pitney - Pop Singer
24. Buck Owens - Country Music Legend
25. Cindy Walker - Country Songwriter
26. Buddy Killen - Country Music Publisher
27. Freddie Fender - Country/Pop/Latin Singer/Songwriter
28. Desmond Dekker - Jamaican/Reggae Legend
29. Ed Bradley - Music Fan and Friend
30. J-Dilla - Hip-Hop R&B Producer
31. Ruth Brown - Rhythm & Blues/Blues Singer
32. Billy Preston - Organist/Pianist/Singer
33. Arif Mardin - Producer/Arranger
34. Gerald LeVert - Contemporary Soul Singer
35. Ahmet Ertegun - Music Industry Pioneer
36. James Brown - The Godfather!