Al Green

Al Green's extraordinary voice became known to the world through a string of legendary hits in the early 1970s, classics including "Tired of Being Alone," "Let's Stay Together," "I Can't Get Next to You," "I'm Still in Love With You," "Call Me," "Here I Am," "Let's Get Married" and "Love and Happiness." Recorded in Memphis with producer and arranger Willie Mitchell at Mitchell's Royal Recording Studios, those songs and Green's falsetto screams, impassioned whispers, ecstatic cries and choked shouts are etched into the minds of music fans everywhere. Thirty years, many hits and Grammy Awards later, I Can't Stop, his most recent Blue Note Records release, returns to and updates that classic early-70s sound.

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Johnny Mercer Award
Stevie Wonder

Abe Olman Publisher Award
Les Bider

Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award
Neil Sedaka

Patron of the Arts Award
Michael Goldstein

Towering Song
What the World Needs Now is Love

Hal David Starlight Award
Rob Thomas