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In this video grab provided by CBS and the Recording Academy, Lionel Richie performs during the In Memoriam as Kenny Rogers is pictured on screen at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (CBS/Recording Academy via AP)
Grammys' in memoriam especially long, grim in pandemic year

By Andrew Dalton Mar. 15, 2021 01:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

FILE - In this March 13, 2008 file photo, Hal Willner speaks at the SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

By Andrew Dalton May. 21, 2020 05:29 PM EDT

In this May 9, 2020 photo, musician Adam Chester, left, is joined by saxophonist Katja Rieckermann during his weekly neighborhood concert in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles. Normally, Chester is a surrogate Elton John, who sings and plays the rock superstar's parts at rehearsals. With that work on hold, Chester has been giving concerts to his neighbors from a safe social distance in front of his house. Rieckermann is the saxophonist in singer Rod Stewart's band. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Locked down neighbors let loose at 'Quaranchella' concerts

By Andrew Dalton May. 13, 2020 03:47 PM EDT