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The 58th Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles tomorrow. Even if you don't have any dogs in the fight, you've got to admit: the fashion, egos personalities, and general spectacle of the event can be great entertainment. That was certainly the case for the awards show in the 1980s.
We'll be rooting for Compton's own King Kendrick Lamar to sweep his 11 nominations, and waiting with some combination of dread and curiosity for Lady Gaga's David Bowie tribute. In the meantime, check out these photos of Grammys past.
Run-DMC looking fresh backstage in 1987.
Here's Rick James and Grace Jones in 1983. Yowza, Grace.
MJ and Quincy Jones at the 1984 Grammys:
Whoa. The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton in '86: