The Recording Academy is finally getting some satisfaction, with Mick Jagger's first appearance on the Grammy stage.


(AP)The Rolling Stones frontman will perform at the Feb. 13 ceremony as part of a tribute to soul great Solomon Burke, who died last year. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer opened for the Rolling Stones several times during his career comeback late in life.

Jagger will perform with soul singer Raphael Saadiq during the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, which will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles (8 p.m. EST).

"We're thrilled, delighted, excited and very much looking forward to Mick doing his debut on the Grammy stage," said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy. "It's extraordinary to many of us that the fact is, this will be the first time; he has never performed on the Grammy stage."

This won't be Jagger's first appearance on a Grammy telecast. In 1986, the Rolling Stones were given a lifetime achievement award by Eric Clapton, and they performed on the show by satellite.

"We did a remote from London, and it was at least three o'clock there," said show producer Ken Ehrlich.

"I think they had been celebrating a little time before we went on camera," he said. "It was quite a moment."

Ehrlich has produced the show for 31 years and has always wanted Jagger and the Stones to perform, but it didn't work out until this year.

Ehrlich said it was Jagger's admiration for Burke that brought him to the Grammy stage.

"He's asked me not to go into detail about what he's doing, but I think when you see the performance, it will make a lot sense," said Ehrlich. "I think it was the idea of the performance that was intriguing to him and really brought him here."

Jagger will join a performers list that includes Rihanna, Cee Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Usher, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and Justin Bieber.

Phew! When I saw the thread title and realised Mixk was playing solo at the Grammys, I figured it might have been a special award to mark the 25th anniversary of 'She's The Boss'...

A Solomon Burke tribute? Pretty cool. Good on Mick for being part of it.

Cant help but think its another opportunity missed, though. Would it have been that difficult for the Stones as a band to have spent a few hours of their precious time rehearsing a cover of 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love' or 'Cry to Me' ?

Christ when you look at the other performers no wonder this guy is gushing about having Mick. I know they are "popular" but what a D list of no talent lip synchers. I'll pass on this and catch Mick via Youtube to save the eyes from the rest of the tools.

Gazza wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 7:07am:


Well then theres 2 Youtube videos I will watch for. Even the remote chance Bieber could appear on my TV screen is not worth risking..sorry

Solomons best song imfo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BcrbEexjYw

Gazza wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41am:

Yeah your right. Which again makes you wonder about the relationship betwenn Mick and Keith. Or wonder when the last time Keith picked up a guitar.

I'll betcha Mick wears either blue or pink...

Bitch wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 11:17am:

Finally something goooodaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rihanna is hot!

Bitch wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 11:17am:



That cheap? I'm absolutely rigid at the thought of it!

Mick Jagger to Pay Tribute to Solomon Burke at the Grammys
Jagger will make his first-ever live appearance at the Awards
Mick Jagger performs on stage during the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2009 in New York City.
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February 3, 2011 9:05 AM ET


Mick Jagger will make his first-ever live appearance at the Grammy Awards on February 13. The singer will be taking part in the ceremony's annual "In Memoriam" segment, and will pay tribute to the late gospel soul great Solomon Burke, who died last October. Jagger will be accompanied by Raphael Saadiq and his band.

Photos: The Rolling Stones Live, 1964-2007

Despite his long and widely celebrated career in music, Jagger has only once before appeared in a Grammy Awards telecast, in 1986, when he and the rest of the Rolling Stones were presented with the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award via satellite from London.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mick-jagger-to-pay-tribute-to-solomon-bur...

Do your best Jagger

I hope they have Solomon's chair with his cape adorned over it.  There again, it is the Grammys.  Soy Bomb anyone?

   HA CHA CHA.....

paul wrote on Feb 4^th, 2011 at 2:34am:


yup....but if you like them that's great....just my opinion

Nellcote wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2011 at 5:49pm:

Good call.

Look forward to Mick's performance with Raphael Saadiq and his band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NPN4P3UyNk

This is a good one ~ Ronnie is blowing kisses and MICK and KEEF are LTAO having a blast with Burke's cloak!

I think Solomon Burke has 21 kids and 90 grandkids! Big family and a big man too!

Looking forward to MICK's performance, he will put his heart and soul into it!

a 'nancy boy' ?

Just as well he didnt call him a 'nonce'. That would have been much worse!

My sources tell me he rehearsed Let's Work.

Some Guy wrote on Feb 5^th, 2011 at 7:59pm:



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Why did you have to mention that? Now I need to sleep with my barf bucket close by (again ...after all these years).


The song is uninspired garbage and the video made Sesame Street look like Citizen Kane.


....Yes, I'm Ian Billen and even I have to call it like it is on that one.....

I'll be watching you Micky!

MWAH!

Ian Billen wrote on Feb 6^th, 2011 at 12:28am:



You havent lived until youve seen the footage of him miming to it on Top of The Pops.

And if you HAVE lived, you may not want to any longer ...

Bob Dylan just added to the live performers list.........

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 10^th, 2011 at 10:42am:

Soy bomb revisited?

Will we get a surprise appearance from Keith?  

Or are the Grammys a paltry honor?

" Or are the Grammys a paltry honor?  "


<  ----- Compared to the Kennedy Center Honors    ....... " YES !!!!! "

steel driving hammer wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 9:28am:


I read that Mick will perform during the Memorium segment and Bob will perform during the Folk segment.

peace,
Martha

steel driving hammer wrote on Feb 11^th, 2011 at 6:09am:



They're not even that, as Mick isnt even up for an award!

Does anyone get the feeling that this is more about creating publicity for the Grammys by getting a huge name like Mick to come on and do a duet or two with some younger singers than it is about celebrating Solomon Burke? Even with Solomon Burke, most media would first mention his weight and then the wonderful songs and amazing voice. It just strikes me as a little bit odd that they would pick him when they don't do it for many others. Still maybe someone in the Grammy organization had a soft spot for him.

Joey wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 11:57am:

PLEASE don't HURT yourself darling.

Gazza wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 10:00am:

  How do you know this G????
xoxoxo

Gazza wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 12:37pm:

Actually,that's better than Bob usually sounds.

" Actually,that's better than Bob usually sounds.  "

Christ , that is posting on loan from GOD right there !!!!!!!!!!

Gazza wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 12:37pm:

 

It most certainly is Maggies!  Now, will he stick to that for showtime!  Thanks G!

xoxoxo

gimmekeef wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 12:07pm:



  Oh I am so with you on that one.  We can fast forward through most of the vomitus producing acts and listen to the real artists!  But do me a favor and catch Arcade Fire, the Avetts, and the Mumfords, and then maybe Zac Brown and Lady Antebellum and a few others..   

Ga Ga is at it again.http://awards.music.yahoo.com/blog/90-lady-gaga-arrives-in-giant-egg-at-grammy-a...

Waiting for a glimse of MICK at The Grammys! I'm excited! Should be soon now....MMMMMMMMIIIICCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't stand to watch anymore.

Goodnight.

Sleeptight.

Catch you in the morning sunshine...

This show blows. They better get Mick out there soon or else I'll just check YouTube in the morning.

At least he didn't show up in a fucking egg.

I'm glad I missed that.

I'm a sucker for singing and dancing puppets.

Saving the best for last.

Mick's still the fuckin' man. Proof positive right now, although he is pronouncing "you" in 10 different ways possible, haha.

Thank God for the internet. Someone on IORR posted a link and as soon as I clicked on it their was Muck. He looked and sounded great. Thankfully I don't have to watch the rest of it. Now we really need a fucking tour.

Never liked the pretentious blowhard Babs but you gotta admit, she was born to sing.

Micks busy, Ronnie's kind of busy, Keith did...Pirates, and Charlie's Charlie.  Just leave Blondie out this time, and tour!  They can do ENSTL as one of their 'deep cuts'  !!!

LadyJane wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 10:03pm:

Will Smith was in agreeance.

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 10:20pm:

I wanted to see it start where his back is turned with the cape.

I haven't watched the Grammy since about 1992, glad You Tube is here is for me.

Lip synced.  Not very well also. Mick dropped the ball around the 1:40 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGO70fNgfY0&feature=player_embedded#at=19

Mick still kills.  He scared the shit out of Streisand, who next started her own song like the Aguilara National Anthem.

He scared that guitar player, too, chasing him up the stairs.  Anybody know that guy's name?  He's this year's "Soy Bomb."

No knock against the captures above and below - but it played better than it captured, even with the lip-synch.

rest assured, mick will live until he's about 130.

at 67, he's in incredible shape! i was sweating just watching him.

robpop wrote on Feb 13^th, 2011 at 11:01pm:


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This performance was not lip synced...  was it??? ...


Ian

noo, you can't sync that!

Mick Jagger and Raphael Saadiq Conjure Solomon Burke's Spirit at Grammys

Posted on Feb 13th 2011 by Brian Voerding




In his Grammy debut, Mick Jagger conjured the outsized spirit -- and wardrobe -- of soul singer Solomon Burke, who died last year. The show-stopping performance came immediately after the show's annual In Memoriam segment.

Jagger, in a tribute to "The King of Rock 'n' Soul," strutted onstage wearing a luscious gold cape, a nod to the traditional royalty garb Burke loved performing in. He and Raphael Saadiq dove into a performance of one of Burke's most well-known hits, 'Everybody Needs Somebody to Love' and strutted across the stage, thrusting his fists toward the audience and at one point pulled the standing crowd into a series of call and responses.

At times, it was easy to forget that Jagger fronts a rock band and not a blistering soul group, watching him bow and stutter-step and swing his way across the stage with the interminable energy of a superstar soul singer. At one point, he drew guitarist Raphael Saadiq into the fray, chasing him around the stage and finished the song with an extended chorus refrain that felt -- if Grammy producers had been willing -- as if it could have carried well toward the dawn.

The only other time Jagger has appeared at the Grammys was via satellite a quarter-century ago when the Rolling Stones accepted a lifetime achievement award. Maybe he knew his first time in person needed to be something unforgettable. He delivered.

Spinner

Ian Billen wrote on Feb 14^th, 2011 at 12:08am:

Say what??