Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement

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This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Heritage Award for Career Achievement, awarded from 1987 to 1997. The award was later retitled in 1998 to the Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement.

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Winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

YearArtistRef
1987
Stevie Wonder [1]
1988
Gladys Knight & the Pips [2]
1989
Michael Jackson [3]

1990s

YearArtistRef
1990
Quincy Jones [4]
1991
Smokey Robinson [5]
1992
Prince [6]
1993
Eddie Murphy [7]
1994
Barry White [8]
1995
Diana Ross [9]
1996
Patti LaBelle [10]
1997
Curtis Mayfield [11]

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References

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  2. "Soul Train Music Awards 1988 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. "Soul Train Music Awards 1989 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  5. "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  8. "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. "Soul Train Music Awards 1997 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.