He bagged 26 Grammys with a career that spanned close to seven decades.Quincy Jones is an African-American record producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. Yes, there's the traditional ("Silent Night"), and there's the contemporary traditional (José Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad"). We've compiled a list of the top 22 GRAMMY winners of all time.Black History Month is celebrated throughout the month of February in the United States in a collective effort to promote, preserve and research black history and culture year-round.© 2020 - Recording Academy. Girl power! Also, John Lennon and Paul McCartney won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Michelle" in 1967, and all four members of the … Drop us a comment and let us know who your picks are.The first producer to win for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Thom Bell (1974, the first year the award was presented).To help celebrate Black History Month, here are 25 GRAMMY records set by African-American artists. The former child prodigy earned his first in 1984 for "Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites." She won 18 Grammys plus several special awards from the Recording Academy (including a legend Award, a lifetime achievement Award and a MusiCares Person of the Year honor) throughout her long career. Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and famed composer Henry Mancini.Pierre Boulez won his Grammys doing what he does best: conducting. His most recent win came at the 60th Annual Grammys in 2018 for best arrangement for an instrumental or a cappella song for "Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from 'Catch Me If You Can. The hit-making team amassed 11 noms from 1986–2005. Dave himself has an additional five Grammys -- bringing his personal total to 16 -- from his work with Nirvana and collaborations with other artists. They have been nominated 46 times and made their Grammy stage debut in 2001. Since then, Dave Grohl and company have had quite an impressive run, winning a total of 11 Grammys, including four for best rock album. The 22-time GRAMMY winner holds the second-most wins by a female artist and is tied with Adele at six for most GRAMMY wins in one night by a female. Sadly, he died one year later at age 90.Like us on Facebook to see similar storiesCountry, folk and Americana artist Emmylou Harris has taken home 13 Grammys in 47 nominations over the decades.
One of the greatest music producers in history, Quincy Jones’ total Grammy wins is just short of the all-time mark.
Alison Krauss also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music which was awarded to her in 2012.The Hungarian-born British orchestra and operatic conductor is renowned for being the longest-serving conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Known for his amazing compositions, Vladimir has earned Grammys in every decade from the 1960s to the 1990s and also won the Recording Academy's lifetime achievement award in 1990. In addition to her 27 Grammys, the singer also has 14 International Bluegrass Awards, 9 Country Music Association Awards, 2 Academy of Country Music Awards, 2 Gospel Music Association Awards, and many others to her name. Below we listed (updated) rappers with the most Grammys won and the number of Best Rap Album wins in the brackets (since Best Rap Album is the most prestigious award in the rap category). Look no further. The late music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra won 31 Grammys throughout his critically acclaimed career. With a career spanning over six decades, he has got 80 Grammy Award nominations, out of which he won 28. Krauss, a bluegrass and country musician, is also the female artist to hold the most awards in … He also has several of the Recording Academy's special awards including a MusiCares Person of the Year honor as well as two lifetime achievement awards.Boy wonder! Number of Grammys – 28.
He can boast 80 -- yes, 80! Polka musician Jimmy Sturr also has 18 Grammys to his name.American composer John Williams earned most of his 24 Grammys after crafting some of Hollywood's most memorable film scores including for "Jaws," "Star Wars," "Schindler's List," "E.T. Grammy Awards.