Hilton harmony.Most Grammy stars will fly to the awards show next week, but one--the Hilton Harmony Piano--will be shipped by truck. The instrument, adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. with thousands of recording artists' autographs, is part of the Hilton Harmony Tour, a program designed to advocate music education. For each artist that signed the piano, Hilton pledged to donate $1,000 to the Grammy Foundation. The Harmony Tour piano first appeared at the 2006 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. , at which musicians and actors who appeared on the show autographed the instrument. The six-foot grand piano is now adorned with more than 110 celebrity autographs--from artists including Mary J. Bilge bilge n. 1. Nautical a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull. 2. Bilge water. 3. , James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. , Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Wonder--with each signature representing a $1,000 donation from Hilton Hotels
After last year's Grammys, the piano went on the road for a year-long nine-city tour, in which it was a centerpiece for special music appreciation lessons for school children in each city. The tour earned more than $110,000 for the foundation. The piano ended its journey in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , where it was on display at the Glendale Hilton last week before heading to be displayed on stage at next week's 49th Annual Grammy Awards show next week. The piano will be auctioned off this spring by Sotheby's and Julien's Auctions, with all proceeds to be donated to the Grammy Foundation. Staff reporter Anne Riley-Katz can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 225, or at ariley-katz@labusinesjournal.com. |
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