John Cale shouted "Wherever you are, the establishment has finally caught up with us!" raising his trophy to Velvet Underground bandmates in the hereafter. Randy Newman poured out A Few Words in Defense of Our Country, and Sam Moore and Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard rocked a powerful "Hold On, I'm Coming" at the 2017 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards. It's worth streaming.
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