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2014</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Joseph Robert Saddler<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1958-01-01</span>) </span>January 1, 1958<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 67)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Bridgetown" title="Bridgetown">Bridgetown</a>, Barbados<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">The Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output 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li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old-school_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Old-school hip hop">Old-school hip hop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Electro_(music)" title="Electro (music)">electro</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Musician</li><li>DJ</li><li>rapper</li><li>record producer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1978–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Hill_Records_(hip_hop_label)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Hill Records (hip hop label)">Sugar Hill</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Enjoy_Records" title="Enjoy Records">Enjoy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Spouses</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Brittany Williams</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1999; died 2015)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Brittany Silver</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2018; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2021)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://grandmasterflash.com">grandmasterflash<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Joseph Robert Saddler</b> (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name <b>Grandmaster Flash</b>, is an American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. This technique gave birth to cutting and scratching. It also gave rappers better music with a seamless elongated bed of beats to speak on.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also invented the <a href="/wiki/Slipmat" title="Slipmat">slipmat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disputed_statement" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Disputed statement"><span title="This claim has reliable sources with contradicting facts (January 2025)">disputed</span></a> – <a href="/wiki/Talk:Grandmaster_Flash" title="Talk:Grandmaster Flash">discuss</a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He is the founder and creator of <a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</a>, the first rap group to be inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019 he became the first hip hop artist to be honoured with the <a href="/wiki/Polar_Music_Prize" title="Polar Music Prize">Polar Music Prize</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 21, 2022, he acquired an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_State_University" title="Buffalo State University">Buffalo State University</a>. On June 1, 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from <a href="/wiki/Lehman_College" title="Lehman College">Lehman College</a> in the Bronx, NY. On August 4, Grandmaster was issued a proclamation from the city of New York stating that August 4th is Grandmaster Flash Day. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_family,_and_education"><span id="Early_life.2C_family.2C_and_education"></span>Early life, family, and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, family, and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Saddler's family immigrated to the United States from <a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a>. He was raised in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">the Bronx</a>, New York City, where he attended <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Gompers_High_School" title="Samuel Gompers High School">Samuel Gompers High School</a>, a public vocational school. There, he learned how to repair electronic equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saddler's parents played an important role in his interest in music. His father was a fan of Caribbean and African American recordings.<sup id="cite_ref-Grandmaster_Flash_1982_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grandmaster_Flash_1982-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his childhood, Joseph Saddler was fascinated by his father's record collection. In an interview, he reflected: "My father was a very heavy record collector.... I used to open his closets and just watch all the records he had. I used to get into trouble for touching his records, but I'd go right back and bother them."<sup id="cite_ref-Grandmaster_Flash_1982_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grandmaster_Flash_1982-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saddler's early interest in DJing came from this fascination with his father's record collection as well as his mother's desire for him to educate himself in electronics.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After high school, he became involved in the earliest New York DJ scene, attending parties set up by early luminaries like <a href="/wiki/DJ_Kool_Herc" title="DJ Kool Herc">DJ Kool Herc</a> and Disco King Mario. </p><p>Saddler's uncle <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Saddler" title="Sandy Saddler">Sandy Saddler</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Featherweight" title="Featherweight">featherweight</a> boxing champion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Innovations">Innovations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Innovations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hip_Hop_turntable,_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Hip_Hop_turntable%2C_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg/220px-Hip_Hop_turntable%2C_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Hip_Hop_turntable%2C_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg/330px-Hip_Hop_turntable%2C_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Hip_Hop_turntable%2C_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg/440px-Hip_Hop_turntable%2C_National_Museum_of_American_History.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Technics_SL-1200" title="Technics SL-1200"> Technics SL-1200MK2</a> turntable formerly belonging to Grandmaster Flash is exhibited as a symbol for <a href="/wiki/Hip-hop" title="Hip-hop">hip-hop</a> culture in the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_American_History" title="National Museum of American History">National Museum of American History</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Grandmaster Flash observed the styles of the smooth transitions of a disco DJ versus the non-fluid non-BPM-matched transitions of early DJing. He chose to complete his studies with the former. Grandmaster Flash came up with a fingertip-to-vinyl and crossfader technique called the Quick Mix Theory. In doing this, he figured out a mathematical way to cut, paste, repeat, and extend a very minuscule piece of an existing composition.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This innovation took place in two places in the Bronx. The first location was his parents' house, 2730 Dewey Ave in the Throggs Neck Projects of the Bronx. The completion of the Quik Mix Theory was done at 927 Fox Street in the Hunts Point Area of the Bronx. </p><p>The Quick Mix Theory gave birth to techniques such as cutting, scratching, and transforming. </p> <ul><li><b>Backspin technique</b> (or <b>quick-mix theory</b>): Early New York party DJs came to understand that short drum breaks were popular with party audiences. Kool Herc began experimenting with the use of two identical tracks to extend the ‘break’, or instrumental section, resulting in what was known as ‘break-beat’. Grandmaster Flash perfected this technique where he could play the break on one record while searching for the same fragment of music on the other with the aid of his headphones. When the break finished on one turntable, he used his mixer to switch quickly to the other turntable, where the same beat was cued up and ready to play. Using the backspin technique (also referred to as beat juggling), the same short phrase of music could be <a href="/wiki/Loop_(music)" title="Loop (music)">looped</a> indefinitely.</li></ul> <p>In addition to Grandmaster Flash's on-time BPM-perfected technique, additional items were needed to pull this off. These items were felt and wax paper.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combination of these two materials cut into the size of a record and placed on the turntable (at that time referred to as a "wafer") allowed the record to move fluidly. The end result of that was the creation of what we today call the slipmat.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another item that played a key role in the successful implementation of the quick mix theory is the needle/stylus. </p><p>He realized that the stylus came in two classes: elliptical, which sounded better but would not stay in the groove, and spherical. The spherical needle, although making the song sound worse, would stay inside the groove. This, in turn, allowed Flash to turn the vinyl counterclockwise to re-arrive at the top of the break.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Punch phrasing</b> (or <b>clock theory</b>): This technique involved isolating very short segments of music, typically horn hits, and rhythmically punching them over the sustained beat using the mixer.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Scratching" title="Scratching">Scratching</a></b>: Although the invention of record scratching as a form of adding to the musical entertainment is generally credited to <a href="/wiki/Grand_Wizzard_Theodore" title="Grand Wizzard Theodore">Grand Wizzard Theodore</a>, Grandmaster Flash perfected the technique and brought it to new audiences. Scratching, along with punch phrasing, exhibited a unique aspect of party DJing: instead of passively spinning records, he manipulated them to create new music.<sup id="cite_ref-Zachary_Wallmark_2008_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zachary_Wallmark_2008-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grandmaster Flash played parties and collaborated with rappers such as <a href="/wiki/Kurtis_Blow" title="Kurtis Blow">Kurtis Blow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lovebug_Starski" title="Lovebug Starski">Lovebug Starski</a>. In the late 1970s, he formed his own group. The original lineup consisted of Cowboy (<a href="/wiki/Keef_Cowboy" title="Keef Cowboy">Keef Cowboy</a>), <a href="/wiki/Melle_Mel" title="Melle Mel">Melle Mel</a> (Melvin Glover), and <a href="/wiki/Kidd_Creole" title="Kidd Creole">Kidd Creole</a> (Nathaniel Glover), and the ensemble went by the name "Grandmaster Flash & the 3 MCs". Cowboy created the term <i><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-furious5_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-furious5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He created the term while teasing a friend who had just joined the U.S. Army, by <a href="/wiki/Scat_singing" title="Scat singing">scat singing</a> the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm" title="Rhythm">rhythmic</a> cadence of soldiers marching.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-furious5_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-furious5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cowboy later worked the "hip hop" cadence into a part of his stage performance.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-furious5_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-furious5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mel was the first rapper to call himself "MC" (Master of Ceremony). Two other rappers briefly joined, but they were replaced more permanently by Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams, previously in the <a href="/wiki/Funky_4_%2B_1" title="Funky 4 + 1">Funky Four</a>) and Scorpio (Eddie Morris, a.k.a. Mr. Ness) to make Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Quickly gaining recognition for their skillful raps, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five pioneered MCing and freestyle battles. Some of the staple phrases in MCing have their origins in the early shows and recordings of the group. In 1978, the new group began performing regularly at Disco Fever in the Bronx, one of the first times a hip-hop group was given a weekly gig at a well-known venue.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</a> were signed to Bobby Robinson's <a href="/wiki/Enjoy_Records" title="Enjoy Records">Enjoy Records</a> and in 1979 released their first single, "Superrappin'". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1980 they signed to Sugar Hill Records and began touring and releasing numerous singles. The seminal "<a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Grandmaster_Flash_on_the_Wheels_of_Steel" title="The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel">The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel</a>", released in 1981, is a 7-minute solo showcase of Grandmaster Flash's virtuosic turntable skills, combining elements of <a href="/wiki/Blondie_(band)" title="Blondie (band)">Blondie</a>'s "Rapture", Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache", Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", Chic's "Good Times", and the group's own "Freedom". It is also the first documented appearance of scratching on a record. That year, the group opened for <a href="/wiki/The_Clash" title="The Clash">The Clash</a> and were poorly received by an audience unaccustomed to the new style.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group's most significant hit was the <a href="/wiki/Electro_(music)" title="Electro (music)">electro</a> rap song "<a href="/wiki/The_Message_(Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_song)" title="The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)">The Message</a>" (1982), which was produced by in-house Sugar Hill producer Clifton "Jiggs" Chase and featured session musician Duke Bootee. Unlike earlier rap tunes, "The Message" featured a grim narrative about inner city violence, drugs, and poverty.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, the first hip hop recording to receive this honor. Critics praised the song's social awareness, calling the chorus "a slow chant seething with desperation and fury."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other than Melle Mel, no members of the group actually appear in the song. Rahiem lip-synced Duke Bootee's vocal in the music video. The same year, Grandmaster Flash appeared in the movie "<a href="/wiki/Wild_Style" title="Wild Style">Wild Style</a>" and sued Sugar Hill over the non-payment of royalties. Tensions mounted as "The Message" gained in popularity, eventually leading to a rupture between Melle Mel and Grandmaster Flash. Soon the group disintegrated entirely. Grandmaster Flash, Kidd Creole, and Rahiem left Sugar Hill, signed with <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra Records</a>, and continued on as simply "Grandmaster Flash", while Melle Mel and the others continued on as "Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five". </p><p>Grandmaster Flash was also interviewed in the 1986 cult documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Fun_in_the_Big_Town" title="Big Fun in the Big Town">Big Fun in the Big Town</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although frequently credited on the records, Grandmaster Flash does not actually appear on "The Message", "Freedom", or many of the other Furious Five songs.<sup id="cite_ref-Zachary_Wallmark_2008_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zachary_Wallmark_2008-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Grandmaster Flash provided the central element of the group's sound when performing live (in addition to giving the group its name), there was little room for his turntablism in early singles driven by the grooves of live session musicians. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five reformed in 1987 for a charity concert, and in 1988 they released a new album. The group reunited again in 1994, although Cowboy died in 1989. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg/260px-Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg/390px-Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg/520px-Dj_Grandmaster_Flash-01-mika.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="889" /></a><figcaption>Grandmaster Flash performing in 1999</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1999, Grandmaster Flash recorded with <a href="/wiki/DJ_Tomekk" title="DJ Tomekk">DJ Tomekk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flavor_Flav" title="Flavor Flav">Flavor Flav</a> the single "<a href="/wiki/1,_2,_3,_..._Rhymes_Galore" title="1, 2, 3, ... Rhymes Galore">1, 2, 3, ... Rhymes Galore</a>". The single stayed for 17 weeks in the TOP ten of the German charts.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_and_beyond">2000 and beyond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000 and beyond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, he released a memoir, <i>The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which he talks about the origins of his fascination with scratching records and creating new beats. From a young age, Flash talks about how he would sneak into his father's record room to watch the record player spin, and then get punished for touching the records. He found inspiration even from things not associated with music. The spokes of his bicycle caused an interest in how record players create music just by rotating a grooved disc. Flash continued to experiment by taking apart any machine he could get his hands on to figure out how it worked. His early work shows the innovative ways in which his artistic abilities led to what is considered the first evolution of hip hop culture.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He hosted a weekly show on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_Satellite_Radio" title="Sirius Satellite Radio">Sirius Satellite Radio</a> (Friday Night Fire with Grandmaster Flash) and was presented with the BET "I Am Hip Hop Icon" award in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were the first hip-hop/rap group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007, by <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he remixed the single "Into the Galaxy" by the Australian group, <a href="/wiki/Midnight_Juggernauts" title="Midnight Juggernauts">Midnight Juggernauts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been said that "his pioneering mixing skills transformed the turntable into a true 'instrument', and his ability to get a crowd moving has made his DJ sets legendary."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grandmaster Flash appears in the video game <i><a href="/wiki/DJ_Hero" title="DJ Hero">DJ Hero</a></i> as a playable character along with original mixes created for the game.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grandmaster_Flash_@_Wellington_Square_(1_3_2009)_(3336272277)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Grandmaster_Flash_%40_Wellington_Square_%281_3_2009%29_%283336272277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Grandmaster_Flash_%40_Wellington_Square_%281_3_2009%29_%283336272277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Grandmaster_Flash_%40_Wellington_Square_%281_3_2009%29_%283336272277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Grandmaster_Flash_%40_Wellington_Square_%281_3_2009%29_%283336272277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Grandmaster_Flash_%40_Wellington_Square_%281_3_2009%29_%283336272277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Grandmaster_Flash_%40_Wellington_Square_%281_3_2009%29_%283336272277%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="464" data-file-height="481" /></a><figcaption>Grandmaster Flash in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>In December 2011, Grandmaster Flash was reported to be at work on his 12th album.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aired in 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> original series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Get_Down" title="The Get Down">The Get Down</a></i> features a version of Grandmaster Flash that is played by <a href="/wiki/Mamoudou_Athie" title="Mamoudou Athie">Mamoudou Athie</a>. The series takes place in 1977 New York City and follows the genesis of the <a href="/wiki/DJing" class="mw-redirect" title="DJing">DJing</a>, <a href="/wiki/B-boying" class="mw-redirect" title="B-boying">B-boying</a>, graffiti, and emceeing, the four element cultures of hip-hop. After the premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Get_Down" title="The Get Down">The Get Down</a></i>, Netflix premiered <i><a href="/wiki/Hip-Hop_Evolution" title="Hip-Hop Evolution">Hip-Hop Evolution</a></i>, a music documentary discussing the history of hip hop in which Grandmaster Flash talks about the evolution of his art. </p><p>In 2023, Grandmaster Flash competed in <a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)_season_9" title="The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 9">season nine</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)" title="The Masked Singer (American TV series)">The Masked Singer</a></i> as "Polar Bear". He was eliminated on "New York Night". As part of his encore, some DJ equipment was brought out so that Grandmaster Flash can scratch along to <a href="/wiki/Chic_(band)" title="Chic (band)">Chic</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Good_Times_(Chic_song)" title="Good Times (Chic song)">Good Times</a>". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_discography" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five discography">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="left">Album information </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Message_(Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_album)" title="The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album)">The Message</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1982</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>: Platinum</li> <li>Singles: "<a href="/wiki/The_Message_(Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five_song)" title="The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)">The Message</a>", "It's Nasty"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Messages" title="Greatest Messages">Greatest Messages</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1984</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>:</li> <li>Singles:</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/They_Said_It_Couldn%27t_Be_Done" title="They Said It Couldn't Be Done">They Said It Couldn't Be Done</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1985</li> <li>Chart Positions: #35 Top R&B/Hip Hop</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>: Gold</li> <li>Singles: "Girls Love the Way He Spins", "Sign of the Times", "Alternate Groove", "Larry's Dance Theme"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Source_(Grandmaster_Flash_album)" title="The Source (Grandmaster Flash album)">The Source</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1986</li> <li>Chart positions: #145 US, #27 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>: Gold</li> <li>Singles: "Style (Peter Gunn Theme)", "Behind Closed Doors"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang" title="Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang">Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1987</li> <li>Chart positions: #197 US, #43 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>: Gold</li> <li>Singles: "U Know What Time It Is", "All Wrapped Up"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/On_the_Strength" title="On the Strength">On the Strength</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1988</li> <li>Chart positions: #189 US</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>: Gold</li> <li>Singles: "Gold", "Magic Carpet Ride"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Salsoul_Jam_2000" title="Salsoul Jam 2000">Salsoul Jam 2000</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1997</li> <li>Chart positions: did not chart</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>:</li> <li>Singles: "Spring Rain"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Flash_Is_Back" title="Flash Is Back">Flash Is Back</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: 1998</li> <li>Chart Positions: did not chart</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>:</li> <li>Singles:</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Official_Adventures_of_Grandmaster_Flash" title="The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash">The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: January 29, 2002</li> <li>Chart positions: did not chart</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>:</li> <li>Singles:</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Essential_Mix:_Classic_Edition" title="Essential Mix: Classic Edition">Essential Mix: Classic Edition</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: May 7, 2002</li> <li>Chart positions: did not chart</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>:</li> <li>Singles:</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Bridge_(Concept_of_a_Culture)" title="The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)">The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)</a></b></i> <ul><li>Released: February 24, 2009</li> <li>Chart positions:</li> <li>U.S. Sales: 2,607</li> <li>Last <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a>:</li> <li>Singles: Swagger feat. Red Cafe, Snoop Dogg & Lynn Carter</li> <li>Singles: Shine All Day feat. Q-Tip, <a href="/wiki/Jumz" title="Jumz">Jumz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kel_Spencer" title="Kel Spencer">Kel Spencer</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1979 – Superappin' (<a href="/wiki/Enjoy_Records" title="Enjoy Records">Enjoy</a> 6001) Side A – Superappin'; Side B – Superappin' Theme</li> <li>1980 – Freedom (<a href="/wiki/Sugar_Hill_Records_(rap)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Hill Records (rap)">Sugar Hill</a> SH-549) Side A – vocal; Side B – instrumental</li> <li>1981 – <a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Grandmaster_Flash_on_the_Wheels_of_Steel" title="The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel">The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel</a> (Sugar Hill SH-557)</li> <li>1981 – Scorpio (Sugar Hill SH 118) Side A – vocal; Side B – instrumental</li> <li>1982 – Flash To The Beat (Sugar Hill SH 574)</li> <li>1984 – Jesse (Sugar Hill SH 133) Side A – vocal; Side B – instrumental</li> <li>1984 – We Don't Work For Free (Sugar Hill SH 136) Side A – vocal; Side B – instrumental</li> <li>1988 – Gold (edit) (Elektra EKR 70)</li> <li>1996 – If U Wanna Party (feat. Carl Murray) (JAM 1002-8)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Grammys </p> <ul><li>Lifetime Achievement Award<sup id="cite_ref-:3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nominee Special Message<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Global Spin Awards </p> <ul><li>Lifetime Achievement Award</li></ul> <p>RIAA </p> <ul><li>Hip-hop honoree award - RIAA Lifetime Achievement Award<sup id="cite_ref-:5_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Grammys" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammys">Grammys</a> </p> <ul><li>2012 Hall of Fame for Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five single “The Message.”<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Urban_Music_Awards" title="Urban Music Awards">Urban Music Awards</a> </p> <ul><li>2009, Lifetime Achievement Award</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> </p> <ul><li>2007, Inductee</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="BET Hip Hop Awards">BET Hip Hop Awards</a> </p> <ul><li>2006, I Am Hip Hop Icon Award</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Polar_Music_Prize" title="Polar Music Prize">Polar Music Prize</a> </p> <ul><li>2019, awarded Sweden's Polar Prize</li></ul> <p>Honorary Doctorates Degree </p> <ul><li>2022, Buffalo State University</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grandmaster_Flash&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. 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Jones</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nikolaus_Harnoncourt" title="Nikolaus Harnoncourt">Nikolaus Harnoncourt</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich" title="Mstislav Rostropovich">Mstislav Rostropovich</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a> / <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Boulez" title="Pierre Boulez">Pierre Boulez</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> / <a href="/wiki/Eric_Ericson" title="Eric Ericson">Eric Ericson</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> / <a href="/wiki/Iannis_Xenakis" title="Iannis Xenakis">Iannis Xenakis</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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