{"id":1303396,"date":"2019-02-07T14:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1802786"},"modified":"2019-02-07T14:43:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:43:58","slug":"photos-willie-nelson-salute-kicks-off-grammy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/photos-willie-nelson-salute-kicks-off-grammy-week\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Willie Nelson Salute Kicks Off Grammy Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/tinglel\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Tingle\" rel=\"author\">Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">16m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this a graduation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the joke <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/willie-nelson\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Willie Nelson<\/a> made Wednesday night (Feb. 6) as he was presented a framed declaration recognizing him as the 2019 honoree of the Recording Academy\u2019s Producers &amp; Engineers Wing.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation was part of the P&amp;E Wing\u2019s 12th annual, invitation-only celebration at Los Angeles\u2019 legendary Village Studios, and it served as the official kickoff for Grammy week in L.A.<\/p>\n<p>When it was his turn to speak, Nelson thanked all the producers and engineers he\u2019s ever collaborated with saying, \u201cI\u2019m glad they liked me because they could have really screwed me up. Again, thanks to all of y\u2019all, and I\u2019m glad to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"099e48ad\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803038-1549574959.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"7e99783b\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803050-1549574968.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"e0fded98\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803026-1549574939.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The historic Village Studios was a one-time Masonic temple and the former West Coast headquarters of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi\u2019s meditation empire. The Beatles meditated there once, and John Mayer keeps a studio on the second floor. Fleetwood Mac designed to Studio D where an arched stained-glass window reflected a section of Wednesday\u2019s scene that had music professionals mingling to a live jazz trio and noshing on a raw bar of sushi and mussels \u2014 one of the many food stations scattered throughout the complex.<\/p>\n<p>It was recommended that invitees arrive early. Had they gotten distracted by the exorbitant amount of food and drink, they would have missed the intimate concert Nelson put on with sons Lukas and Micah Nelson featuring Promise of the Real and Nelson\u2019s longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"79f4bc22\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802942-1549574930.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/kacey-musgraves\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kacey Musgraves<\/a>, Farm Aid board member Dave Matthews and Nelson\u2019s longtime producer Buddy Cannon were the surprise guests. Celebrity attendants included \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, Ziggy Marley, Lisa Loeb, Feist, and Diane Warren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderdogs, outliers, Republicans, rappers, presidents \u2014 everyone loves Willie,\u201d Musgraves said. \u201cSpeaking of presidents, I asked Willie one time, why don\u2019t you just run for president? He said, \u2018Because I\u2019d win.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"6008354e\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802588-1549574860.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"170f05d8\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802900-1549574867.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Matthews celebrated Nelson\u2019s musical contributions by performing \u201cAin\u2019t It Funny How Time Slips Away\u201d and \u201cCrazy\u201d acoustically with Lukas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"0ef38cb4\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802922-1549574924.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image portrait p3x4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"f0b728df\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094802912-1549574910.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lukas and Micah thrilled the crowd with a medley of songs from <em>Redheaded Stranger<\/em> including \u201cTime of the Preacher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then Nelson joined in for the finale, \u201cLiving In the Promise Land\u201d and \u201cOn the Road Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"97fadd0e\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"><noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/1094803030-1549574951.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th Annual GRAMMY Week Event Honoring Willie Nelson\" class=\"js-srcset-img shortcode-image\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\">Getty Images for NARAS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Neil Portnow, President\/CEO of the Recording Academy, was among the night\u2019s first speakers saying, \u201cWillie is an incomparable songwriter, musician and producer, and he has amassed admirable credentials as an author, actor and activist, and he continues to thrive as a relevant and progressive musical and cultural force \u2026 Willie is one of the icons, and he has been a standard-bearer for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previous P&amp;E Wing honorees are Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun; Jerry Wexler; Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd; Chris Blackwell; T Bone Burnett; Jimmy Iovine; Quincy Jones &amp; Al Schmitt; Neil Young; Nile Rodgers; Rick Rubin; Jack White and Alicia Keys &amp; Swizz Beatz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1802786\/photos-willie-nelson-salute-kicks-off-grammy-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 16m ago \u201cIs this a graduation?\u201d That\u2019s the joke Willie Nelson made Wednesday night (Feb. 6) as he was presented a framed declaration recognizing him as the 2019 honoree of the Recording Academy\u2019s Producers &amp; Engineers Wing. The presentation was part of the P&amp;E Wing\u2019s 12th annual, invitation-only celebration at Los Angeles\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1303396","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 11:36:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1303396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1303396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1303396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1303396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1303396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}