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Snoop Dogg, 16 nominations:
Bob Marley*, 0 nominations: The first reggae Grammy was presented in 1985, four years after Marley died.
Chuck Berry*, 0 nominations: Beethoven just rolled over in his grave.
The Beach Boys*, 4 nominations: "Good Vibrations" brought bad vibrations when it lost in three categories at the 1967 Grammys.
Jimi Hendrix*, 1 nomination: What stings more is that his sole nomination was for his instrumental performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and not an original song.
Queen, 4 nominations: Bog Seger and Chicago are to blame for beating out "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Another One Bites the Dust" at the Grammys.
Patti Smith, 4 nominations: Smith also lost to Carol Burnett and Jimmy Carter in the best spoken word album category.
Janis Joplin*, 2 nominations: Joplin lost at the 1972 show to Carole King's "Tapestry" and Aretha Franklin's "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
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Some rock singers warm up with vocal exercises and humidifiers; others prefer bourbon and cigarette. Here’s some bizarre rituals.The Rolling Stones — undoubtedly has its set of bizarre habits. For instance, they must have satellite or cable television when they are touring to watch the cricket matches. However, there is one ritual in particular that people usually smile at when they find out — Keith needs to eat a Shepherd
’s Pie with an unbroken crust so that he can break it himself. His ritual is really serious, and the example to support this is that he once refused to perform when he discovered that someone from the security team has eaten his pie. The show did not start until someone made him a new pie.
Other well-known acts to also lack in Grammy love include The Ramones*, The Who*, Bjork, Guns N Roses, Iggy Pop, Kiss, Morrissey, Buddy Holly*, Oasis, Rush, The Kinks, The Strokes and Queens of the Stone Age.
The asterisk (*) indicate artists who have received the Lifetime Achievement Award by The Recording Academy.
