The Recording Academy honored those who have died in the past year with a three-minute In Memoriam video during the Grammy Awards on Jan. 26.
The video paid tribute to artists, musicians, songwriters and producers from across all genres of music, including a handful from the country music industry: Earl Thomas Conley, David Olney, producer Fred Foster, songwriter/producer busbee and more.
Watch the video below.
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