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Grammy Winners

• Full list of Grammy Winners

  Classic Rock Winners

  BEST ROCK SONG: "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen

  BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: Bruce Springsteen - "Once Upon a Time in the West"

  BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE: Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere"

  BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA: Love - Beatles

  BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM: Beatles - Love

  BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"

  BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: Eagles - "How Long"

  BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM: Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer

  BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: JJ Cale & Eric Clapton - The Road to Escondido

  Bruce Springsteen won in all three categories he was nominated for -- Best Rock Song and Best Solo Rock Performance for "Radio Nowhere," and Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Once Upon a Time in the West."

  The Beatles' Love album picked up two Grammys, adding to the grand total of four they got when they were together and the three they got for Anthology in 1997.

  Robert Plant won the second Grammy of his career as his duet with Allison Krauss on "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" won Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.

  Levon Helm )The Band) won the first Grammy of his long career with a win for Best Traditional Folk Album.

  The Eagles won their first Grammy in 29 years, as "How Long" won Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

  Performances included the casts of Cirque du Soleil's Love and Across the Universe performing Beatles songs; and a medley of John Fogerty doing "Comin Down the Road," Jerry Lee Lewis doing "Great Balls of Fire," Little Richard playing "Good Golly Miss Molly" joined by Fogerty and Lewis.

  Ringo Starr, accepting the Grammy for "Love": "A long time ago we made these records with my good friends John Paul and George and George Martin was involved then and now George Martin and his son Giles are involved again. And they did a great job on this music. And with Cirque du Soleil it turned into a beautiful dream."

  Producer George Martin, accepting the Grammy for "Love": "This thing started with George Harrison's idea of talking to Cirque du Soleil. And I think we all have to pay tribute to Ringo here, and George, and Paul, who can't be with us and of course John. We miss those guys a hell of a lot. But they're the people behind this award here."

  Grammy Recap...

  FIRST THE QUOTES....

  "I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye? ... Just kidding." — Vince Gill, accepting the award for best country album from Ringo Starr.

  "It's a pity Amy isn't here, but oh well, God bless her." — Ringo Starr on Grammy winner Amy Winehouse, who couldn't obtain a visa in time to attend the show.

  "Together these four men made music that changed the history of our planet. Tonight we honor the power of the Beatles. The power they still create in our lives." — Tom Hanks, introducing a tribute to the Beatles.

  "I think we all have to pay tribute to Ringo, here, and George, and Paul, who can't be with us, and of course, John. And, I guess we miss those guys a hell of a lot. They are the people who are behind this award." — Beatles producer George Martin, accepting the best compilation soundtrack album for "Love."

  "It never gets old, believe me, it just never gets old." — Herbie Hancock, who has won 11 Grammys dating to 1983, accepting this year's award for contemporary jazz album for "River: The Joni Letters."

  "Where are those writers?" — Peter Frampton after stumbling through his teleprompter script.

  "Frank Sinatra looked good for 150, didn't he?" — Prince, after Sinatra appeared in archival footage in a duet with Alicia Keys. [*Note: Sinatra would have been 92 now]

  Now the recap...

  For its golden anniversary, the Grammy Awards made up for some past slights -- showering awards and tributes on The Beatles, who were little recognized in their heyday, while digging out a bunch of ghosts from its past -- some alive, some dead.

  To kick things off, the very alive Alicia Keys sang a duet with a black-and-white Frank Sinatra on "Learnin' the Blues." Not only did it set the stage for the generational mix-and-match of the next three hours and 40 minutes, but it harkened back to the controversial 1991 Record of the Year -- Natalie Cole and her late father Nat's cut-and-paste version of "Unforgettable." That award was the wakeup call that made the Grammys attempt to get more up-to-date. They're still working at it, as Herbie Hancock, in a stunning upset, beat out Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Vince Gill and Foo Fighters for Album of the Year. His album River: The Joni Letters sold just 56-thousand copies heading into last night's awards.

  The show was without a host, but it did drag out Andy Williams, its host for the first seven awards show and a multiple award winner of yesteryear. Williams was the host in 1964, when the Beatles lost out for Best Song to "Hello, Dolly," Record of the Year to Stan Getz, and Best Rock Record to Petula Clark.

  This year, the Beatles were feted for being turned into acrobatic Las Vegas shtick by Cirque du Soleil and sappy movie shtick by director Julie Taymor. During the commercials, their "Hello, Goodbye" was turned into a commercial for Target. Ringo Starr was on hand to help pick up the band's two prizes -- Paul McCartney, who wrote "Hello, Goodbye," was in London preparing to defend his billions in divorce court.

  Some of the pairings were dynamic -- Beyonce and Tina Turner tearing through a rough version of "Proud Mary," while its composer, John Fogerty, looked on from the front row.

  Aretha Franklin, garbed in acres of lemon-yellow fabric, leading a gospel extravaganza with BeBe Winans and a host of lesser known gospel greats. Some of the pairings fizzled -- Kid Rock flubbing his role as Louis Prima with Prima's old singing partner Keely Smith. The 75-year-old Smith, during one of the red carpet shows, said about Kid Rock, "I don't really know what he does, but I like him." She probably wasn't as kind after the show.

  With the show pared down to little more than music performances, there was little room for jokes, gibes or political statements. Nobody mentioned the presidential election -- except for George Lopez, making a lame joke about a possible Mexican vice president. Vince Gill was as political as the show got, pointing out, "Music is the real place where democracy lives."

  As usual, it was left to Kanye West to bring some unscripted electricity -- dissing Common for putting out an album the same year as him, pointing out that, even if Amy Winehouse did win Album of the Year, he deserved it, too (they both lost), and getting the exit music shut off.

  Winehouse disappointed those expecting a train wreck and, live from London, ripped the cover off a medley of "I Told You I Was Trouble" and "Rehab" -- two songs that have taken on new weight since she proved that she really was trouble and was forced to check into rehab. During her Record of the Year acceptance speech, Winehouse acknowledged "incarcerated Blake," her imprisoned husband.

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