The following individuals have received Lifetime Achievement Awards, listed by year.
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| 1962 | Bing Crosby
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| 1965 | Frank Sinatra
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| 1966 | Duke Ellington
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| 1967 | Ella Fitzgerald
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| 1968 | Irving Berlin
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| 1971 | Elvis Presley
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| 1972 | Louis ArmstrongLouis Daniel Armstrong ( August 4, 19011 July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo was an African American jazz musician. Probably the most famous jazz musician of the 20th century, Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative performer whose musical s, Mahalia JacksonCarl Van Vechten Mahalia Jackson ( October 26, 1911 January 27, 1972) was a United States gospel singer, widely regarded as one of the best in the history of the genre. She grew up in the "Black Pearl" section of the Carrollton neighborhood of uptown New
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| 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe | Chuck BerryCharles Edward Berry (born October 18, 1926), better known as Chuck Berry is an American guitarist, singer and composer. Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was the first member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( 1986). He received Kennedy Center H, Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker ( August 29, 1920 March 12, 1955) was a jazz saxophonist and composer, and one of the top musical innovators of the 20th century. Parker is commonly considered one of the half-dozen greatest jazz musicians, on a level with Louis Armstrong,
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| 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor | Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein ( August 25, 1918 October 14, 1990) was an American Jewish composer and orchestra conductor. Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and studied at Harvard. He was highly regarded as a conductor, composer, pianist, and educator.
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| 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa | Benny Goodman, Rolling Stones, Andrés Segovia
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| 1987 | Roy Acuff, Benny Carter, Enrico Caruso, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Woody Herman, Billie Holiday, B. B. King, Isaac Stern, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Hank Williams Sr.
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| 1989 | Fred Astaire, Pablo Casals, Dizzy Gillespie, Jascha Heifetz, Lena Horne. Leontyne Price, Bessie Smith, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughan
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| 1990 | Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Vladimir Horowitz, Paul McCartney
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| 1991 | Marian Anderson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Kitty Wells
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| 1992 | James Brown, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters
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| 1993 | Chet Atkins, Little Richard, Thelonius Monk, Bill Monroe, Pete Seeger, Fats Waller
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| 1994 | Bill Evans, Aretha Franklin, Artur Rubenstein
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| 1995 | Patsy Cline, Peggy Lee, Henry Mancini, Curtis Mayfield, Barbra Streisand
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| 1996 | Dave Brubeck, Marvin Gaye, Georg Solti, Stevie Wonder
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| 1997 | Bobby "Blue" Bland, Everly Brothers, Judy Garland, Stephane Grappelli, Buddy Holly, Charles Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Frank Zappa
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| 1998 | Bo Diddley, Mills Brothers, Roy Orbison, Paul Robeson
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| 1999 | Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, Mel Tormé
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| 2000 | Harry Belafonte, Woody Guthrie, John Lee Hooker, Mitch Miller, Willie Nelson
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| 2001 | Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Marley, The Who
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| 2002 | Count Basie, Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Al Green, Joni Mitchell
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| 2003 | Etta James, Johnny Mathis, Glenn Miller, Tito Puente, Simon and Garfunkel
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