The Grammy Awards paid tribute to Etta James at the beginning of Sunday's (Feb. 12) show -- and that was apparently enough, because James was not part of the "In Memoriam" montage in the final hour of the show.
Ditto for "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius and hip-hop pioneer Gil Scott-Heron. Both men were mentioned at other points in the show but not in the video montage, and that seemed to be the M.O. throughout the show -- people who had passed in the previous 12 months and had moments elsewhere in the show weren't in the montage. (One exception was Whitney Houston, who died Saturday and was mentioned throughout the night. She was the final slide in the "In Memoriam" video.)
Other names that didn't make the tribute (that we noticed, anyway) were Mike Starr of Alice in Chains, Warrant singer Jani Lane and frequent Frank Zappa collaborator Jim Sherwood.
Ditto for "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius and hip-hop pioneer Gil Scott-Heron. Both men were mentioned at other points in the show but not in the video montage, and that seemed to be the M.O. throughout the show -- people who had passed in the previous 12 months and had moments elsewhere in the show weren't in the montage. (One exception was Whitney Houston, who died Saturday and was mentioned throughout the night. She was the final slide in the "In Memoriam" video.)
Other names that didn't make the tribute (that we noticed, anyway) were Mike Starr of Alice in Chains, Warrant singer Jani Lane and frequent Frank Zappa collaborator Jim Sherwood.
- 2/13/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.