This week, the week of February 15-19, 2016, we will be looking at Grammy Losers!

We call it:  "Who needs your stinking trophy anyway?!?!"

February 19, 2016

It is Grammy week and over the years there have been notable snubs from year to year and winners who probably didn't deserve to win or who went on to do nothing more in their careers.  this week we'll glance at a few that the Grammys never thought were quite good enough to win at all.

The Jackson 5's first four songs went to #1 on the Billboard Charts.  They had another half dozen songs go to the top twenty in their five years as a performing group.  They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

Yet they received only two Grammy nominations.  One in 1970 and one in 1974.  And had zero wins.

I think that Michael kid did Ok as a solo artist though.  

That's it for this week!  Thanks for stopping by!

Next week five new songs with a brand new theme!

~ Glenn

his week, the week of February 15-19, 2016, we will be looking at Grammy Losers!

We call it:  "Who needs your stinking trophy anyway?!?!"

February 18, 2016

It is Grammy week and over the years there have been notable snubs from year to year and winners who probably didn't deserve to win or who went on to do nothing more in their careers.  this week we'll glance at a few that the Grammys never thought were quite good enough to win at all.

The British Invasion, which traditionally is looked at as starting with the Beatles at the end of 1963, is a touchstone in the history of modern music.

Literally dozens of musical acts followed and changed the face of the charts in the states for a decade.

And while the Beatles did win two Grammys in the 60's other were not so fortunate:

The Rolling Stones first win came in 1994

Dusty Springfield had zero wins

Peter and Gordon...zero.

Chad and Jeremy...zero.

Spencer Davis Group...zero

Herman's Hermits...zero

The list goes on and on.

Today's song comes from a group that started in 1966 and received exactly zero nominations...let alone wins.  despite writing songs for other bands along with their own hits, The Kinks may have been a bit underappreciated by the judges and have yet to get the recognition they more than deserve.

Despite a string of top ten hits in the mid to late 60's the Kinks never had a #1 song in the US and last reached the top ten in 1983.

Tomorrow:  Popular on radio...check.  Popular on television...check.  Hit records and singles...check.  Grammy wins...none.

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 15-19, 2016, we will be looking at Grammy Losers!

We call it:  "Who needs your stinking trophy anyway?!?!"

February 17, 2016

It is Grammy week and over the years there have been notable snubs from year to year and winners who probably didn't deserve to win or who went on to do nothing more in their careers.  this week we'll glance at a few that the Grammys never thought were quite good enough to win at all.

After joining the sister act The Primes in 1960 today's artist saw nothing success:

• 10 number one hits from 1964-1967
• A solo career that spanned four decades and another five number one singles.
• She won a Golden Globe in 1973, a special Tony in 1977, and Kennedy Center Honors in 2007

But despite a dozen nominations since 1964 she never won a Grammy until given a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012

In September of 1980 she had her last number one single and the song that stayed on the charts the longest in her esteemed career:

Ross's last top ten hit came in 1985.

Tomorrow:  The British invade...as lose.  

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 15-19, 2016, we will be looking at Grammy Losers!

We call it:  "Who needs your stinking trophy anyway?!?!"

February 16, 2016

It is Grammy week and over the years there have been notable snubs from year to year and winners who probably didn't deserve to win or who went on to do nothing more in their careers.  this week we'll glance at a few that the Grammys never thought were quite good enough to win at all.

Just like yesterdays entry you can probably name a handful of bona fide hits by this group and easily sing all the words to them also.  But despite five nominations over the years Queen never WON a grammy.

In fact of their five nominations one was for "Best Long Form Video" in 2002 for "Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story" so only four were for their music or musical work.

Only two of their songs, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1976)  and "Another One Bites the Dust" (1981) were nominated and lost.  That's it.

However in 2009 two of their songs were put in to the "Grammy Hall of Fame"

The Grammy Hall of Fame is to "honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old."  But apparently not good enough to win, let alone get nominated for, a Grammy?

Tomorrow: A lifetime can get you an achievement award!  

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 15-19, 2016, we will be looking at Grammy Losers!

We call it:  "Who needs your stinking trophy anyway?!?!"

February 15, 2016

It is Grammy week and over the years there have been notable snubs from year to year and winners who probably didn't deserve to win or who went on to do nothing more in their careers.  this week we'll glance at a few that the Grammys never thought were quite good enough to win at all.

Quick:  Name a Journey song.

Yeah, that's too easy.

Now name how many you know all the words to.

Exactly.

It's evident that the Grammys want o celebrate the best, not just the most popular.  So Journey have no Grammy wins can be seen as perhaps being nominated against stronger candidates.

And when you find out that Journey has received exactly ONE Grammy nomination over the years it becomes pretty evident that popularity and record sales have no influences on the people who decide such things.

The band's sole nomination came in...1997.  The lost to...The Beatles.

Very weird.

Tomorrow:  Five nominations, no wins.

~ Glenn