Tickets are now on sale for the second annual "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends" concert on Tuesday, July 11 at the historic Beacon Theatre in New York City.
Five-time GRAMMY winner Dionne Warwick and GRAMMY nominees Charlie Wilson and Catherine Russell have been added to an all-star lineup of performers that includes GRAMMY nominee Andra Day, two-time GRAMMY winner Dwight Yoakam, six-time GRAMMY winner Randy Newman, and 12-time GRAMMY winner Kirk Franklin.
The live concert, which will honor The Recording Academy's 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients, will feature a series of live tribute performances by GRAMMY-winning and -nominated artists celebrating the songs that made the recipients famous.
Who are the 2017 Special Merit Awards honorees?
Russell will perform in honor of trailblazing music publisher Ralph S. Peer; Warwick will pay tribute to Philadelphia sound architect Thom Bell, and Wilson will salute funk/soul pioneer Sly Stone.
Day will pay homage to the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone; Franklin will salute the First Lady of Gospel, Shirley Caesar; Newman will honor venerable Warner Bros. executive Mo Ostin; and Yoakam will tip his cap to the Father of Country Music, Jimmie Rodgers.
"GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends" will air on PBS as part of the network's "Great Performances" series on later this year.
Be a part of music history: Get your tickets to the "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends" now!
