From Simon & Garfunkel's sweep to Paul McCartney's appearance to accept The Beatles' award for 'Let It Be.' If the Grammys are planning a big blowout to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their first live telecast, they have exactly one year to get it together.
The first live Grammy telecast aired 49 years ago: on March 16, 1971. The Grammys were the last of the four EGOT-level awards to have a live awards telecast.
The Oscars were the first, in March 1953, followed by the Emmys in March 1955 and the Tonys in March 1967. Even the Country Music Association Awards got on the air before the Grammys. (The CMA Awards first aired in November 1968.) The Grammys previously presented a pre-taped TV variety show dubbed The Best on Record, but it
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