20 Best Musicians Never to Win a Grammy
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The Academy Awards is one of the most famous awards of all time and is a huge accomplishment and honor. However, throughout the years we have seen many people and films nominated for the award that did nothing to deserve it. Here is a list of the worst Oscar nominations of all time.
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were really the first band to enter the realm of heavy metal, but overall there music encompassed multiple genres. The Zeppelins have gained a lot of attention from Rolling Stone and VH1, but never won an Oscar.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Jimi Hendrix
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The Doors
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The Who
This four person band that feature Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith moon was the core of one of the most electrifying and influential rock bands of all time. With over 100 million sold records and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is amazing that they have never won a Grammy.
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Buddy Holly
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David Bowie
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Queen
Queen’s have the distinct honor of having spent the most time on top of the UK’s album charts with 1,322 weeks. That number beats out heavyweights such as The Beatles and Elvis.
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Bob Marley
Bob Marley has become the face of reggae as the most well known and popular performer of all time. He played a large part in introducing the world to Jamaican.
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Dusty Springfield
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Grateful Dead
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Diana Ross
Although she has been nominated multiple times, Diana Ross never managed to win a Grammy. Her music really defined the trend during the 60s and 70s, and she has sold over 100 million records in her career.
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Jackie Wilson
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14.
Neil Young
15 points - added 13 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
He just won best rock song for "angry world"
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
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Mary Wells
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The Four Tops
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The Supremes
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Avril Lavigne
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Jessica Simpson
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The Backstreet Boys
-48 points - added 13 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
they truly deserve a Grammy award for their performance.
Added 12 years ago by guest, -11 points
they deserve 2 win grammy even they have 8 nomination but fail to get the awards.sad.Millenium one of the best selling album worlwide.PLUS they can sing,song writter and their harmonize in acapella is so great
Added 12 years ago by guest, -5 points
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50 Cent
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