Van Cliburn, 1934–2013
(In 2004 GRAMMY winner Van Cliburn was honored with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. The following tribute penned by Joshua Cheek ran in the GRAMMY Awards program book that year. Cliburn died today at the age of 78.)The year was 1958. Tail fins were growing, rock and roll was winning the hearts and minds of youth around the world,…
