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Can a voice from the grave earn a Grammy?

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Released on October 3, 2006, _Ray Sings, Basie Swings_, combines archival, never-heard-before Ray Charles' vocals with brand new recordings from the Count Basie Orchestra. I haven't bought the album, but it's on my list & I have heard most of it on Sirius. Absolutely fantastic. It's remarkable what these sound engineers can do. Amazon.com sample of "Let The Good Times Roll" As Grammy nominations come in, the question is raised whether this type of recording should be eligible. The rules say that it is technically a recording from the 1970s, so it should not be. The Grammy's haven't meant much to me for awhile, but I still find this interesting. Yet another example of how technology is changing the world we live in.Read the full _New Zealand Herald_ article here
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  1. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says At last count, about 70 Grammys were given out in one year. The ceremony's reputation as a yardstick/benchmark to great music has long since been diluted to dirty water. It's a marketing tool, and therefore I see no problem with a little award for Best Dead Dude We Forgot About statuette being handed out. It's as important/meaningless as all the others. The Oscars are constantly dismissed for their lack or worth, but at least they've stuck to just 23 awards a year, with the occasional Lifetime Achievement Honour.
    Permalink posted 11/22/2006
  2. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says In the early 90s, I was banned from the BBC for comments I made about Eric Clapton's Grammy successes, on the back of his MTV Unplugged album. The album itself was honoured, but then there were several peripheral awards for specific songs, namely the jazzy version of Layla and the heartfelt ballad Tears In Heaven, about Eric's son who had tragically died from falling out of the window of a tall building. My on air reaction was that it was remarkable that someone should be honoured for songs which (a) recounted the stealing of his best friend's wife, and (b) exploited the unnecessary death of a child. The interviewer, clearly a lifelong Clapton fan, suggested, quite crassly in my opinion, that an award for Tears In Heaven might be quite healing for a distressed father. Enraged by such a fatuous comment, I suggested that "Eric doesn't need another Grammy, he needs some double-glazing." The second the remark left my lips, I knew it was in bad taste, but I also felt Clapton's commercialisation of a personal tragedy left a bad taste in thousands of listeners' mouths. It was unforgiveably cruel of me, but prompted by something that had struck me as cold and callous in the first place. So, in answer to your original post question, I think this would not be the first time a voice from the grave has won a Grammy...
    Permalink posted 11/22/2006
  3. kat3260
    kat3260 says thank you for your posts Terry...I count on you to present these insightful reflections to help me look at things from a different point of view :) I adore Clapton, but I understand where you are coming from. BBC forgive you yet?
    Permalink posted 11/22/2006
  4. Terry Staunton
    Terry Staunton says I also adore Clapton, which makes my behaviour even more strange. I have since been invited back to the BBC, although not that often.
    Permalink posted 11/22/2006
  5. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says is not RC a master he always speaks to my soul i long for some yesteryear tech is pissing me
    Permalink posted 11/22/2006

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