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For every favorite son (Quincy Jones) or daughter (Alison Krauss) with a shelf full of statuettes, there's at least one major artist that felt shortchanged or shut out by Grammy voters come awards night. Here's a pantheon of commercial and critical heavyweights that have eluded the embrace of Recording Academy voters.

Led Zeppelin: Fountainhead for hard rock and pioneers for metal, Led Zeppelin received as little respect from Grammy voters as they did from rock critics during their '70s heyday, despite phenomenal album sales, sold-out concerts and what would prove to be a very long shadow indeed, in terms of influence. (Robert Knight/Retna Ltd.)