{"id":1597,"date":"2024-06-11T19:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T19:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/?page_id=1597"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:05:26","slug":"artist-honors-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/collection\/artist-honors-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Honors and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/06\/Grammys.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1604\" style=\"width:435px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/06\/Grammys.jpg 311w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/06\/Grammys-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/06\/RRHF.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/06\/RRHF.png 422w, https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/musiclegacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/06\/RRHF-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Award Winners Frequented SUNY Cortland in the 60\u2019s, 70\u2019s, &amp; 80\u2019s<br>Did you know that in addition to SUNY Cortland being a popular concert venue for many artists in the 60\u2019s, 70\u2019s, &amp; 80\u2019s, many of those same artists went on to be winners of awards from Grammys, to Kennedy Center Honors, to Inductees of the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame? It just shows the HUGE pool of talent that SUNY Cortland students had access to during those past decades that stretched across all music genres from Rock and Pop To Classical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Musical Legacy Project was formed in 2018 to document those performances. The result of the work of that committee, in addition to this website, is a sculpture, shadow boxes of memorabilia, and an interactive iPad, all located in Corey Union. These<br>commemorate all artists who performed here including the following partial list of Award Winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Temptations Acceptance Speech at the 1989 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ZFplZARw6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rock and Pop<\/strong><br><strong>The Flamingos<\/strong>: appeared at Cortland in 1963; inducted into the <strong>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/strong> in 2001; \u201cI Only Have Eyes for You\u201d inducted into <strong>Grammy Hall of Fame<\/strong> in 2003<br><strong>Simon and Garfunkel<\/strong>: 1966; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>:1990; <strong>seven Grammy Awards<\/strong>; Paul Simon has won 16 <strong>Grammy Awards<\/strong> in total, <strong>Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong> for Paul Simon<br><strong>The Temptations<\/strong>: 1967; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1989; <strong>five Grammy Awards<\/strong> <br><strong>The Four Seasons<\/strong>: 1967; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1990; <strong>two Grammy nominations<\/strong><br><strong>Little Anthony and the Imperials<\/strong>: 1967; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2009; <strong>four Grammy Awards<\/strong><br><strong>The Hollies<\/strong>: 1967; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2010<br><strong>Martha and the Vandellas<\/strong>: 1968; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1995; \u201cDancing in the Street\u201d inducted into the <strong>Grammy Hall of Fame<\/strong> in 1999<br><strong>The Shirelles<\/strong>: 1968; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1996<br><strong>Neil Diamond<\/strong>: 1968; <strong>RRHF<\/strong> 2011; <strong>one Grammy Award, Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><br><strong>Al Kooper<\/strong>: 1969; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2023; <strong>one Grammy Award<\/strong><br><strong>The Beach Boys<\/strong>: 1970; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1988; <strong>Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong><br><strong>The Grateful Dead<\/strong>: 1971; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1994; <strong>Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award<\/strong>; <strong>Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong>: 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Hornsby Inducts the Grateful Dead into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame 1994\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ccnKwiCVst4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>The Byrds<\/strong>: 1971; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1991; \u201cTurn! Turn! Turn!\u201d (2000); \u201cSweetheart of the Rodeo\u201d (1999); \u201cEight Miles High\u201d (1998); \u201cMr. Tamborine Man\u201d (1997) inducted into the <strong>Grammy Hall of Fame<\/strong><br><strong>Billy Joel<\/strong>: 1972, 1974; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1999; <strong>six Grammy Awards and the Grammy Legend Award (1990), Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billy Joel Accepts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Award in 1999\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9C9RQUrHhHo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter Frampton<\/strong>: 1973; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2024<br><strong>Earth, Wind and Fire<\/strong>: 1973; <strong>six Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><br><strong>Aerosmith<\/strong>: 1973; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1981; <strong>four Grammy Awards<\/strong><br><strong>James Brown<\/strong>: 1974; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1986; <strong>Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award <\/strong>(1992)<br><strong>Jackson Browne<\/strong>: 1974; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2004; <strong>five Grammy Awards<\/strong><br><strong>Linda Ronstadt<\/strong>: 1974; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2014; <strong>11 Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><br><strong>The Eagles<\/strong>: 1974; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1998; <strong>six Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><br><strong>John Sebastian<\/strong>: 1974; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2000 (as a member of The Lovin\u2019 Spoonful); <strong>two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards<\/strong>: \u201cSummer in the City\u201d (1998); \u201cDo You Believe in Magic\u201d (2001)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Ramones<\/strong>: 1984;<strong> RRHF<\/strong>: 2002; <strong>Grammy Life Time Achievement Award<\/strong> (2011)<br><strong>The Kinks<\/strong>: 1990; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1990; <strong>Grammy Hall of Fame Award<\/strong> \u201cYou Really Got Me\u201d (1998)<br><strong>James Taylor<\/strong>: 1985; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 2000; <strong>six Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performing Arts<\/strong><br><strong>Louis Armstrong<\/strong>: 1959; <strong>RRHF<\/strong>: 1990; <strong>one Grammy Award, Grammy Life Time Achievement<\/strong> <strong>Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><br><strong>Eileen Farrel<\/strong> (soprano): 1968; <strong>Grammy Award<\/strong><br><strong>Alexis Weissenberg<\/strong> (piano): 1970; <strong>two Grammy nominations<\/strong><br><strong>Vienna Boys Choir<\/strong>: 1971<br><strong>Julian Bream <\/strong>(classical guitar): 1972; <strong>many awards including four Grammy Awards &amp; a Grammy LifeTime Achievement Award<\/strong><br><strong>Igor Kipnis<\/strong> (harpsichord): 1972 &amp; 1980; <strong>many awards including nine Grammy nominations<\/strong><br><strong>PDQ Bach <\/strong>(Peter Schickele): 1973 &amp; 1975; <strong>four Grammy Awards, one Grammy nomination<br>The Waverly Consort<\/strong>: 1973 &amp; 1981; <strong>many honors from various organizations<\/strong><br><strong>Shirley Varrett<\/strong> (soprano): 1974; <strong>many honors from various organizations and universities<\/strong><br><strong>Boys Choir of Harlem<\/strong>: 1987; <strong>National Medal of Arts<\/strong><br><strong>Chuck Mangione<\/strong>: 1987; <strong>two Grammy Awards, fourteen Grammy nominations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lincoln Memorial Concert | Voice of Freedom | American Experience | PBS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwPqu4xTuu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Detroit Symphony<\/strong>: appeared at Cortland in 1962 &amp; 1964; one time <strong>Grand Prix du Disque winner<\/strong><br><strong>The Baltimore Symphony<\/strong>: 1963; <strong>two Grammy Awards, three Grammy nominations<\/strong><br><strong>Leon Fleisher<\/strong> (piano) (w\/The Baltimore Symphony): 1963; <strong>many awards including Kennedy Center Honors<\/strong><br><strong>Andres Segovia<\/strong> (classical guitar): 1965; <strong>Grammy Life Time Achievement Award and many other prizes and honors<\/strong><br><strong>Robert Shaw Chorale &amp; Orchestra<\/strong>: 1966; at least <strong>two Grammy Awards<\/strong><br><strong>The Cleveland Orchestra<\/strong>: 1967 &amp; 1972; <strong>seven Grammy Awards<\/strong><br><strong>The Buffalo Philharmonic<\/strong>: 1967; <strong>Grammy Award<\/strong><br><strong>Gregg Smith Singers<\/strong>: 1969; <strong>three Grammy Awards<\/strong><br><strong>Marian Anderson<\/strong> (soprano) (w\/ Syracuse Symphony): 1964; <strong>many awards including Grammy LifeTime Achievement, Kennedy Center Honors &amp; American Classical Music Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lincoln Memorial Concert | Voice of Freedom | American Experience | PBS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PwPqu4xTuu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award Winners Frequented SUNY Cortland in the 60\u2019s, 70\u2019s, &amp; 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