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Bessie Smith was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by which organization?

  • Grammy

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  • Blues Foundation

  • Jazz Foundation

Answer

The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the United States. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made outstanding contributions to the field of recording." Smith was awarded the award in 1987, 53 years after her death.
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