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  4. Flashback to the 1997 Grammy Awards

Flashback to the 1997 Grammy Awards

See photos from the throwback show ahead of this weekend's 59th Annual Grammy Awards
By Madeline Boardman Updated February 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST
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Sting and Best Contemporary Folk Album Winner Bruce Springsteen (The Ghost of Tom Joad)

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Best Spoken Word Album Winner Hillary Rodham Clinton (It Takes a Village)

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Best Pop Collaboration Winner Natalie Cole ("When I Fall in Love")

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Best Rock Song Winner Tracy Chapman ("Give Me One Reason")

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Best Latin Pop Album Winner Enrique Iglesias (Enrique Iglesias)

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Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Album Winner Sheryl Crow ("If It Makes You Happy," Sheryl Crow)

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    1 of 17 Sting and Best Contemporary Folk Album Winner Bruce Springsteen (The Ghost of Tom Joad)
    2 of 17 Best Spoken Word Album Winner Hillary Rodham Clinton (It Takes a Village)
    3 of 17 Lenny Kravitz
    4 of 17 Gwen Stefani
    5 of 17 Kevin Spacey 
    6 of 17 Fiona Apple 
    7 of 17 Record of the Year and Song of the Year Winners Eric Clapton and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds ("Change the World")
    8 of 17 Best Pop Collaboration Winner Natalie Cole ("When I Fall in Love")
    9 of 17 Best Rock Song Winner Tracy Chapman ("Give Me One Reason")
    10 of 17 Best Metal Performance Winners Rage Against The Machine ("Tire Me")
    11 of 17 Best Latin Pop Album Winner Enrique Iglesias (Enrique Iglesias)
    12 of 17 Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Album Winner Sheryl Crow ("If It Makes You Happy," Sheryl Crow)
    13 of 17 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group Winners Dave Matthews Band ("So Much to Say")
    14 of 17 Busta Rhymes
    15 of 17 Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Winner Beck (Odelay, "Where It's At")
    16 of 17 Jewel and B.B. King
    17 of 17 Aretha Franklin

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