Tribute to Musical Icons at the 2025 Grammy Awards
At the 2025 Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy dedicated a poignant segment to remember the musicians who had passed away. The tribute featured a heartfelt piano performance of Coldplay’s “All My Love” by Chris Martin, who was accompanied by a string ensemble. This year’s memorial honored an extensive list of artists including Marianne Faithfull, Steve Albini, Sergio Mendes, Liam Payne, Frankie Beverly, Eric Carmen, Rich Homie Quan, Kris Kristofferson, Garth Hudson of the Band, and many others. The performance can be viewed below.
The segment continued to honor the memories of other notable figures in the music industry. The list of honored individuals included Angela Alvarez, Phil Lesh from Grateful Dead, comedian Bob Newhart, conductor Seiji Ozawa, children’s singer Ella Jenkins, Wayne Osmond, Alfa Anderson, record producer Richard Perry, JD Souther, jazz drummer Roy Haynes, music executive John Titta, Rico Wade, gospel singer Cissy Houston, blues artist John Mayall, Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band, Angela Bofill, Joe Bonsall, hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, gospel artist Sandra Crouch, composer Richard Sherman, drummer Joe Chambers, crooner Jack Jones, rockabilly star Duane Eddy, engineer Henry “Hank” Cicalo, Abdul Kareem Fakir, songwriter Will Jennings, country musician Kinky Friedman, Colombian accordionist Egidio Cuadrado, saxophonist David Sanborn, singer Steve Lawrence, hip-hop producer DJ Clark Kent, actress and singer Mary Martin, soul singer Sam Moore, Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5, country artist Toby Keith, and several others.
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