he played with a stunning list of jazz giants such as duke ellington, quincy jones, bennie goodman, as well as elephants jerrold, frank sinatra, and sammy davis jr.. he was one of the musicians at the cotton club which was the first desegregated club. he was one the and -- of the artists to help to end nightclub segregation. he was a school district for many years until he became the principal of the school. after retiring from education, he performed regularly with local artists. he was a friend to teachers and a mentor. before i asked his son to play a selection of his music. this is from the alan smith court that -- quartet. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. with that, i am proud to present this commendation to alan smith for his outstanding contribution to san francisco as music, the arts, and the young people. [applause] >> thank you. on behalf of the entire family, i would like to express how honored we are that you have chosen alan smith for this accommodation. rest in peace, alan smith, thank you. [applause] ha >> thank you. i have the honor of recognizing miss lee on the bridges from district

he played with a stunning list of jazz giants such as duke ellington, quincy jones, bennie goodman, as well as elephants jerrold, frank sinatra, and sammy davis jr.. he was one of the musicians at the cotton club which was the first desegregated club. he was one the and -- of the artists to help to end nightclub segregation. he was a school district for many years until he became the principal of the school. after retiring from education, he performed regularly with local artists. he was a friend to teachers and a mentor. before i asked his son to play a selection of his music. this is from the alan smith court that -- quartet. ♪

quincy jones, cliv davis, george martin -- some of the most powerful people in pop music are not singers but producers known for nurturing talent and unlocking sounds. it's hard to define that skill that is understandably in high demand. top producers not only get their pick of projects, they're richly rewarded for their efforts. one of today's hottest producers is known as dr. luk. our chris connelly asked him for his secret. ♪ hey over there >> reporter: "hold it against me," the newest video from britney spears. it had its world premiere on mtv just hours ago. ♪ play my favorite song here at conway studios in hollywood, he is one of the principal architects of that song. that little tented area, that's where you record vocals, is that the idea? >> yep, that's where today britney would be. she sounds good fast, you know? she's a lot busier than i am so she comes in and gets it done and she's out. >> reporter: with 21 number one singles to his credit, he is 37-year-old producer and songwriter lukasz gottwald, the man everyone calls dr. luk, the most successful and sought after hitmaker

which is exactly what quincy jones said on the cover of the book i have out, making the impossible possible. quincy said, "this guy is an entrepreneur and a jazz musician in the same body-- fascinating." >> hinojosa: all right. ten seconds-- someone watching, feeling helpless. bill stickland says to them... >> come to pittsburgh, visit the center, email us so we can begin the conversation about building a center in your community, because we want to bld 2 in the world yesterday, and there's no reason to think that your city can't be one of them. >> hinojosa: so you actually want... you're saying to somebody, "dream and you make this real, and i'll help you make it real." >> yes, that's the beginning of the conversation, and if i ever get lucky enough to meet the president and/or oprah, i think both of them would be excited about this idea. we might be able to leverage those relationships into a great, big, national conversation, and potentially, someday, an international conversation. >> hinojosa: all right, well, then we'll have you back when it moves to that level then. thank you so much,

the actual -- the correct answer is quincy jones. >> quincy jones, yes. >> i didn't know that. >> he michael jackson has the most in one night. he had eight in 1994. but, yeah, quincy kind of kills everybody. >> let's go back across to kath. >> that's amazing that the beatles only have that many. this lovely lay d is from raleigh, north carolina. true or false. mick jagger will perform live on the grammy awards this year for the first time. >> false. >> it's a big day for kathie lee! >> yes, it is. the cds are going fast. okay. so he's actually performing live? >> that was kind of a trick question. the rolling stones actually performed in 1986 via satellite from london. >> aha. >> at 3:00 in the morning, drunk, apparently. but mick will be doing a tribute to solomon burke. burke died in october. he's probably best known -- you know the song "cry to me" in "dirty dancing?" >> yes. that's his song? >> yes. >> okay. back across the street to kath. >> this lovely girl from canada. who is the youngest grammy winner ever? leann rimes, chris tee ya aguilera, taylor twift or justin timberlak