
The
Recording Academy has finalized many of the details for its 2019 Special Merit Awards concert
Grammy Salute to Music Legends at
Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 5/11.
Bootsy Collins and
Snoop Dogg will salute honoree
George Clinton and
Parliament-Funkadelic;
Lalah Hathaway and
Kenya Hathaway will pay tribute to their father
Donny;
Johnny Mathis will honor
Dionne Warwick; and
Gregory Porter will pay tribute to
Billy Eckstine. Honorees
Sam Moore, Clinton and Warwick will perform as well.
No word yet on who will pay tribute to honoree
Black Sabbath,
Julio Iglesias,
Lou Adler, and
Nickolas Ashford &
Valerie Simpson.
Cheech & Chong are among the presenters.
Tickets for the event go on sale today at 10am PT.
Grammy Salute to Music Legends will air as part of the
Great Performances series on
PBS later this year.