12th September 2018

Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony To Perform We Will Rock You

GREAT PERFORMANCES: "GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS®" HONORS RECORDING ACADEMY SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS RECIPIENTS 

In collaboration with PBS' "Great Performances" series, the Recording Academy™ presents "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®", the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy’s 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert features rare performances by honorees and never-before-seen renditions of their classic songs by those they've inspired. Recorded in July at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, the event premieres nationwide Friday, October 5 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/gperf and PBS apps. 

This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, Queen, and Tina Turner. Additional Special Merit Awards honorees celebrated include concert promoter Bill Graham, Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein, and five-time Academy Award-winning film score composer John Williams, who are this year’s Trustees Award honorees; Tony Agnello and Richard Factor are the Technical GRAMMY® Award recipients. Melissa Salguero is this year’s recipient of the Music Educator Award™.

Grammy winner Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Montrose) and Michael Anthony (Van Halen) will perform 'We Will Rock You; on the night, paying tribute Queen.