Tonight at the 2023 Grammy Awards, Loretta Lynn, Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, Takeoff, Jeff Beck, David Crosby, Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Yukihiro Takahashi, the Specials’ Terry Hall, Olivia Newton-John, Television’s Tom Verlaine, Coolio, Pharoah Sanders, and more were honored during the annual in memoriam segment. Watch it below.
Kacey Musgraves paid tribute to Loretta Lynn with a performance of her iconic ballad “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt also took the stage to perform “Songbird” in honor of Christine McVie. In another portion of the segment, Quavo and Maverick City Music joined forces for a rendition of “Without You,” in memory of Migos rapper Takeoff.
The segment also honored Anita Pointer, King Crimson’s Ian MacDonald, the Clash’s Keith Levene, Depeche Mode’s Andrew Fletcher, Lisa Marie Presley, Gal Costa, DJ Kay Slay, Irene Cara, Thom Bell, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Jerry Allison, the Rascals’ Dino Danelli, Donald “Tabby” Shaw, Alec John Such, Fred E. White, Tyrone Downie, Ronnie Hawkins, Hurricane G, Andrew Woolfolk, Sam Gooden, Bobby Rydell, Jeff Cook, Lamont Dozier, Jim Seals, Vangelis, and more.
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