Sound of Music star Julie Andrews, country singer Dolly Parton and jazz drummer Roy Haynes will be honoured with a lifetime achievement Grammy award next year for their artistic contribution to the recording medium.
The Recording Academy has also selected punk pioneers The Ramones, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio and 101-year-old gospel legend George Beverly Shea for the lifetime Grammy.
The artistes will receive their golden grammophones at an event in Los Angeles on February 12, a day before the 53rd annual Grammy Awards ceremony is held, the Grammy’s website said. “It is a great honour to recognise and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honourees who have been the creators of such timeless art,” said Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow.
“These influential performers and brilliant innovators have been of great inspiration to our culture and industry. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come.”
The 75-year-old Andrews is best remembered for her roles in 1960s musicals like Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, for which she won a Grammy award.