10 Huge Artists Who Got Snubbed At The Grammys
3. The Beatles
As the years have gone on, there are certain artists that Grammys just like to hang their hat on. Stevie Wonder is definitely a safe bet, and in more recent times people like Adele and Radiohead have definitely been in their good graces, but there hasn't been a more beloved band for them than the Beatles. Then again, that same kind of love wasn't translated when the Beatles were actually putting out material at the time.
Having just warmed up to the idea of rock music actually having some place in cultural history, the Grammys of the '60s were a little less forgiving, and ended up giving Best Rock and Roll Performance to Winchester Cathedral, who had a vaudeville joke song out at the time. That would be fine...but let's look at the competition here, with Eleanor Rigby from the Fab Four being up for it alongside other classics like Good Vibrations from the Beach Boys and Monday Monday by the Mamas and the Papas.
The only problem...this wasn't even the first time that the Beatles got snubbed like this, with Paul McCartney's finest performance on Yesterday getting passed over for Song of the Year in lieu of Tony Bennett's the Shadow of Your Smile, which is considered one of his more sappier recordings. Considering this is how they were treated back in the day, it's hilarious to see the Grammys later devote an entire tribute special to the Beatles' work back in 2014. Making up for lost time now, are we?