GEORGE JONES: HONOREE OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

JOINS THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, GLEN CAMPBELL, ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, THE MEMPHIS HORNS, DIANA ROSS AND GIL SCOTT-HERON

DAVE BARTHOLOMEW, STEVE JOBS AND RUDY VAN GELDER 

HONORED WITH TRUSTEES AWARD

CELEMONY AND ROGER NICHOLS TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL GRAMMY AWARD® 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dec. 21, 2011) — The Recording Academy® (www.grammy.com) announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and this year's selections are: the Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, The Memphis Horns,Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Dave Bartholomew, Steve Jobs and Rudy Van Gelderas Trustees Award honorees; and Celemony andRoger Nichols as Technical GRAMMY Award®honorees. The special invitation-only ceremony will be held during GRAMMY® Week on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, which will be held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at twitter.com/thegrammys, a Facebook fan at facebook.com/thegrammys, and aYouTube channel subscriber at youtube.com/thegrammys.

"This year's honorees offer a variety of brilliance, contributions and lasting impressions on our culture," said President/CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow. "It is an honor to recognize such a diverse group of individuals whose talents and achievements have had an indelible impact on our industry."

The Lifetime Achievement Award honors performers who have made contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording while the Trustees Award recognizes such contributions in areas other than performance. Both awards are determined by vote of The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. Technical GRAMMY Award recipients are determined by vote of The Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council and Chapter Committees as well as The Academy's Trustees. The award is presented to individuals and companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.