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2024 Gershwin Prize Salute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin: All the Performances Ranked

You don’t want to miss Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which will air in primetime on PBS stations nationwide on Monday (April 8). Ehrlich, who oversaw the annual Grammy telecast for 40 years, incorporated talk segments with both songwriters, as well as Elton’s long-time music director Davey Johnstone; past Gershwin Prize recipients Sir Paul McCartney(the only previous British honoree), Carole King, Stevie Wonder and Emilio& Gloria Estefan; and Robert Hilburn, the former Los Angeles Times pop music critic whose rave review of Elton’s 1970 show at the Troubadour in L.A. gave the singer a big boost. Those were ordinary struggles compared to the back-from-the-brink challenges Mitchell has overcome: Nine years ago, she suffered a brain aneurysm rupture, which required her to undergo physical therapy and learn to walk again.

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