Steve Jobs wins posthumous Grammy, accepted by Apple iTunes chief Eddy Cue
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The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences awards its Grammy Trustees Award every year to "individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording." Past recipients include Walt Disney and Dick Clark.
Jobs was recognized on Saturday as part of the Grammy Special Merit Awards, winning a trustee award for his part in creating the iPod and iTunes, and the effect both have had on the music industry.
Cue, accepting the award for Jobs, said people first questioned why Apple would make a music player when the first iPod was unveiled in 2001. He said that Apple chose to make the iPod because they loved music, and Jobs believed it's always good to do something you love.
"Steve was a visionary, a mentor, and a very close friend," Cue said. "I had the incredible honor of working with him for the last 15 years. Accepting this award means so much to me, because music meant so much to him."
Jobs won the award along with Dave Bartholomew, a prominent New Orleans band leader and arranger, and Rudy Van Gelder, an American recording engineer specializing in jazz.
That Jobs was awarded the Grammy was first announced in December, but the statue was not officially handed over until Saturday. A formal acknowledgement will be made during the Grammy Awards telecast Sunday evening.
The award is the second Grammy given to Jobs. Apple won a technical Grammy award in 2002.
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Nice! Congrats to Steve.
Jobs won the award along with Dave Bartholomew, a prominent New Orleans band leader and arranger, and Rudy Van Gelder, an American recording engineer specializing in jazz.
Does anybody really think Steve deserves to be mentioned alongside the great Rudy Van Gelder?
Does anybody really think Steve deserves to be mentioned alongside the great Rudy Van Gelder?
Yes. Recall Apple invented the iPod (1,000 songs in your pocket) and saved the recording industry from pirates. Thanks to Steve Jobs, Apple has long taken a leadership role in respecting the rights of musicians and the industry.
Yes. Recall Apple invented the iPod (1,000 songs in your pocket) and saved the recording industry from pirates. Thanks to Steve Jobs, Apple has long taken a leadership role in respecting the rights of musicians and the industry.
^^^^ Agree
Does anybody really think Steve deserves to be mentioned alongside the great Rudy Van Gelder?
Quite obviously, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences thinks so.
And you do realize Rudy Van Gelder did not win this Grammy for anything related to performing music?