GRAMMY STARS IN PARADE

We follow last week’s collection of early music covers with more from the past 50 years. Who are the biggest Grammy stars ever featured on Parade? Beyoncé with 88 nominations and Paul McCartney with 81. Watch this year’s Grammys Feb. 5 on CBS.

DOLLY PARTON Nov. 2, 1980

The Hlm 9 to 5 was about to open, a Las Vegas show was in the works and Dolly Rebecca Parton was a star who’d reached far beyond her country roots (she’d won her Hrst Grammy in 1979). “What makes me tick,” she told Parade, “are God, positive thinkin’ and a great marriage.” Her “9 to 5” song would be nominated for a Grammy and she’s been nominated 53 times with 10 wins (so far).

CARLY SIMON & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Jan. 9, 1972

No counter-culture revolutionaries here: Simon, 28, and Kristo erson, 35, both told Parade that being part of the “establishment” was a drawback in their musical journey. Simon was the daughter of a wealthy publishing family and Kristofferson was well educated and had been in the Army. Talented songwriters as well as singers, Simon’s big hit was “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” while Kristo erson got raves for “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down.” So far, Simon has won two Grammys and Kristo erson, three.

THE OSMONDS & THE JACKSON 5 Jan. 21, 1973

Why did “teenyboppers” make heroes and millionaires of two rock ’n’ roll outHts: The Osmonds and The Jackson 5? Parade’s analysis reduced the groups’ popularity to this: “safe” sex appeal. And here we thought it was because of their hit songs, like “One Bad Apple” and “I’ll be There.” Michael Jackson went on to win 13 Grammys.

JOHNNY CASH AND JUNE CARTER Oct. 9, 1977

One of the most formidable musical power couples of all time, Cash and Carter graced this cover of Parade on the eve of the televised Country Music Association Awards show, a sign that country music wasn’t just for Southern folks anymore. Cash won many awards over his lifetime, including 13 Grammys, the Hrst for a duet with Carter.

JULIO IGLESIAS April 26, 1987

“Until I prove that I can be one of the best,” the Latin singer, whose nearly 60 albums had sold more than 100 million copies in six languages, told Parade, “I will not be secure.” He’d won one Grammy and would go on to win three more.

LENA HORNE April 30, 1989

Seven years after her long-running Broadway one-woman show, Horne was back with a new album, The Men in My Life. She earned a Lifetime Achievement Grammy that year to add to her two other Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Performance and Female Pop Vocal Performance.

BETTE MIDLER Feb. 5, 1989

“It’s not until you get older that you realize how incredibly juvenile the quest for fame is,” Midler told Parade, shortly after the release of her new movie, Beaches. “You say to yourself, ‘What was I thinking about? What’s important about work is skill and experience, the ability to create something beautiful.’” Midler had been creating beautiful things for 20 years at that point and had won two Grammys; she would win a third in 1990.

STEVIE WONDER June 28, 1992

It had been 30 years since little Stevie Wonder arrived on the music scene and he was still going strong, composing and creating music (he released over 30 albums) and raising money for causes that mattered to him, including AIDS research and sickle cell anemia research. To date, Wonder has won 25 Grammys.

NEIL DIAMOND June 13, 1993

After more than 35 albums, the topgrossing American artist on the concert circuit was releasing a tribute to 1960s pop. Diamond has 13 Grammy noms (his first for “I Am I Said” in 1971), a win for Best Original Score for Jonathan Livingston Seagull and earned the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

GARTH BROOKS Dec. 12, 2001

When two-time Grammy winner Brooks spoke with Parade, he was quitting touring to try to mend his marriage. “When I met Sandy, I wasn’t playing professionally... neither of us had a clue what was coming.” What was coming was superstardom and all that involved. His first album in 1989 sold 9 million copies and produced two No. 1 singles. That first marriage didn’t survive, but Brooks went on to marry Trisha Yearwood and produce many more hits.

JENNIFER LOPEZ Dec. 8, 2002

“I always knew I’d find my partner one day,” two-time Grammy nominee Lopez told Parade. She was talking about Ben Affleck (the first time around). “Someone who would not feel jealous or left out…someone who would love me unconditionally.” Maid in Manhattan was coming out and she was working with Affleck on Jersey Girl. She recalled worrying when On the 6 came out in 1999 that she wasn’t that good. It sold 8 million copies. “There’s a part of you going, ‘I can’t do this,’ but also a fighter in you saying, ‘No! I can.’”

CARLOS SANTANA March 30, 2003

“If I hadn’t come to America, I probably would’ve been dead by now,” Santana told Parade. Once he got a foothold in San Francisco, he formed a band and took offff, rocking Woodstock with “Evil Ways” and “Soul Sacrififice.” He went on to blend musical inflfluences and to work with younger stars, such as Lauryn Hill and Chris Stapleton. To date, the 75-year-old has won 10 Grammys.

AVRIL LAVIGNE Feb. 16, 2003

Parade caught up with the young Canadian singer-songwriter when she was just 18. Her debut album, Let Go, with its guitar-driven single, “Complicated,” had sold 10 million copies. And she was nominated for fifive Grammys and had signed a big new contract with Arista. “I still write my own songs,” she said. Lavigne has been nominated for eight Grammy awards in total.