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Photos: Famous artists who haven’t won Grammys

Talking about "My Generation" wasn't enough for the Who to get Grammy love over a nearly five-decade career. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, but that's it. Contrast that with the Beatles, who won seven.

Talking about “My Generation” wasn’t enough for the Who to get Grammy love over a nearly five-decade career. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, but that’s it. Contrast that with the Beatles, who won seven.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

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What do the Doors, Bob Marley, Bjork, Snoop Dogg and Jimi Hendrix all have in common? Along with several other big names in music, they’ve never won a competitive Grammy.

Snoop Dogg

The Grammys have never been very hip to hip-hop (Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G. and Public Enemy are among the genre’s other legendary non-winners), but they seem to have it out for Snoop. With 16 nods, he’s tied with Brian McKnight for the most nominations without a win.  (Toer Erik Schroder / EPA)

Patti Smith

The punk poet broke new ground in the ‘70s and has been acclaimed ever since, but the Grammys have largely ignored her career. She received her first nomination in 1998.  (Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty Images)

Nas

Another hip-hop icon to be nominated for more than a dozen Grammys (13 in Nas’ case) without a single win to his name.   (Karen Tapia / Los Angeles Times)

The Doors

Frontman Jim Morrison and his mates found the doors to success at the Grammy Awards shut, even though their music found entry in the Grammy Hall of Fame.   (Anonymous / AP)

Bjork

As of 2015, the diminutive Icelandic singer has been nominated a staggering 13 times -- in a variety of categories -- but has somehow never gone home a winner.  (Petras Malukas / AFP / Getty Images)

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