George Harrison and The Bee Gees are to be honoured with The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The late Beatles legend – who died in 2001 aged 58 – and the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ hitmakers, of whom Barry Gibb is the sole surviving member, join French composer Pierre Boulez, blues guitarist Buddy Guy, Tex-Mex accordionist Flaco Jiménez, country duo the Louvin Brothers, and jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter in receiving Special Merit Awards next year.
Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow said: "This year we pay tribute to exceptional creators who have made prolific contributions to our culture and history.
"It is an honour and a privilege to recognise such a diverse group of talented trailblazers, whose incomparable bodies of work and timeless legacies will continue to be celebrated for generations to come."
The recipients will be honoured at a special event on February 7 2015 in Los Angeles.
The following day, the Grammy Awards – which are also organised by the Recording Academy – take place and the ceremony will also include a segment to make a formal acknowledgement of the Special Merit prizes.
George Harrison and Bee Gees to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards
