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Springsteen & Little Steven Set For Joe Strummer Tribute At Grammys
02/17/2003 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Jason Gelman
(2/17/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- A tribute to Joe Strummer and the Clash will be one of the highlights of the upcoming Grammy Awards show. The late Clash singer-guitarist, who died in December at age 50, will be saluted by Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band guitarist Little Steven, along with Clash contemporary Elvis Costello and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal.
Springsteen and company will also perform a song of their own on the broadcast, as will James Taylor with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Eminem, Sheryl Crow with Lenny Kravitz, John Mayer, Ashanti, Avril Lavigne, the Dixie Chicks, members of the New York Philharmonic, Vanessa Carlton, Coldplay, Faith Hill, Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland, and Norah Jones.
The Grammys will air live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 23 on CBS, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
-- Jason Gelman, New York
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