On Thursday Al Bell Receives 2011 Trustees Award in Grammy Awards was a top story. Here is the recap: (conqueroo) The Memphis Music Foundation and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, proudly congratulate Al Bell on receiving the highest honor the music industry offers, the Trustees Award, given by the Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy. Bell now joins the pantheon of musical icons who have received the prestigious honor, including the Beatles, Walt Disney, George and Ira Gershwin, Berry Gordy, Duke Ellington, and Stax Records' co-owner Estelle Axton.
For Bell, the honor represents a milestone in his lifetime love of music and work in the industry and will be presented at an invitation-only ceremony during GRAMMY Week on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. - more on this story
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