GRAMMY Music Legends We Are Still Grooving To

These talented artists are music to our ears

Listen up, Music's Biggest Night® is almost here. Are you ready?

2021 marks the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®! To get you grooving for the GRAMMYs, Watch went to the CBS Photo Archives and pulled out some of our favorite musical moments from The Ed Sullivan Show.

From Ella Fitzgerald to Elvis Presley to Simon and Garfunkel, these award-winning artists made music history.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 5, 1963. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

She has won 13 GRAMMYs and nominated for 20. Fitzgerald won her first career GRAMMY at the very first GRAMMY Awards: Best Vocal Performance, Female for Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook and Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Individual for Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook.

 

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 8, 1959. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

Cash garnered 13 GRAMMY wins and 35 nominations. He received his first career GRAMMY in 1967 for Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio, Or Group for "Jackson," a duet with his future wife June Carter.

In 1998, his songs "I Walk The Line" and "Ring Of Fire" became his first recordings inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.

 

Barbara Streisand

Barbara Streisand performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 12, 1962. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

She has won eight GRAMMYs and been nominated 44 times. While her first four albums debuted in the Top 10, it was 1964's People that reached No. 1 and made her a household name, with the title track hitting No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 

Stevie Wonder

A young Stevie Wonder performs on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 3, 1964. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

He has 25 GRAMMY wins and 74 nominations. Wonder is one of only three artists in GRAMMY history to win Album Of The Year three times in his career.

He is also one of the top GRAMMY winners of all time, thanks to his 25 awards.
 

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

The King Of Rock n' Roll has received three GRAMMY wins and 14 nominations. He is also honored with seven recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including "Don't Be Cruel," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Hound Dog," and "Jailhouse Rock."
 

The Beatles

The Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on August 14, 1965. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

The fab four earned their first GRAMMY in 1964, winning Best Performance By A Vocal Group for A Hard Day's Night and Best New Artist.
 

Tina Turner

Tina Turner and Ike (not pictured) performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 11, 1970. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The vocal dynamo has eight GRAMMY wins and 25 nominations, her first win coming in 1972 for "Proud Mary," which she shares with Ike Turner.
 

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones at rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show on November 19, 1969. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

The Rolling Stones received their first career GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year for Some Girls for 1978.

The band's albums Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), and Exile On Main St. (1972), along with the classic singles "Honky Tonk Women" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.
 

Gladys Knight and The Pips

Gladys Knight and The Pips performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 25, 1968. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The group won three GRAMMY Awards and were nominated for ten. As a solo artist, Gladys Knight has garnered additional GRAMMY nods, including a win for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album At Last.

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James Brown

The Ed Sullivan Show host Ed Sullivan and musical guest James Brown on May 1, 1966. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The Godfather of Soul has three GRAMMY wins and eight nominations. Brown also recorded 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts.
 

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 12, 1963. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive).

The musician has won ten GRAMMYs and has been nominated 38 times. Bob Dylan won his first GRAMMY in 1973 at the 15th GRAMMY Awards for Album Of The Year as a featured artist on The Concert for Bangla Desh.

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin belted it out on The Ed Sullivan Show on March 16, 1969. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The singer has two GRAMMY nominations and in 2005, The Recording Academy® honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
 

Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 22, 1966. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The folk duo have seven GRAMMY wins and 11 nominations. In 2003, The Recording Academy honored the artists with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees delighted on The Ed Sullivan Show on March 17, 1968. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The group has five GRAMMY wins and nine nominations. In 2017, CBS saluted them in a special, Stayin' Alive: A GRAMMY® Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees.
 

Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on October 22, 1961. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The American singer and dancer nabbed a GRAMMY win and nomination in 1961 for Best Rock & Roll Recording, "Let's Twist Again."
 

Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 10, 1964. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The classical artist has 15 GRAMMY wins and 46 nominations. In 2008, The Recording Academy honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
 

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sammy Davis, Jr. hit the stage on The Ed Sullivan Show on November 15, 1964. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The artist has three GRAMMY nominations. In 2001, The Recording Academy honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Diana Ross and The Supremes

Diana Ross and The Supremes performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 5, 1969. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The trio were nominated twice for a GRAMMY. As a solo artist, Diana Ross has received additional nominations, including a nod for her first No. 1 single with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" from her eponymous debut solo album and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Tom Jones

Tom Jones performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 5, 1965. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

In 1965, he received three nominations and a GRAMMY win for Best New Artist.
 

The Jackson 5

The Ed Sullivan Show musical guest The Jackson 5 (pictured: Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, and Tito Jackson) with show host Ed Sullivan on December 14, 1969. (Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive.)

The family group garnered three GRAMMY nominations. As a solo artist, Michael Jackson nabbed 13 wins.

In 1984, Jackson became the first artist to win eight GRAMMYs in one night, a feat that has only been tied one other time when Santana won eight GRAMMYs in 2000.

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Watch the 63rd annual GRAMMY Awards®, hosted by Trevor Noah and broadcast live from downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, March 14 at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT on CBS, and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.