Editing Al Green (section)

==Awards and honors==
Green has been nominated for 21 [[Grammy Award]]s, winning 11, including the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name=":8" /> Two of his songs, "[[Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)|Let's Stay Together]]" and "[[Take Me to the River|Take Me To the River]]" have been inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/hall-of-fame|title=Grammy Hall of Fame|website=Recording Academy Grammy Awards|date=October 18, 2010}}</ref>

Green was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1995. In 2004, he was inducted into the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]].  That same year, he was inducted into [[The Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C331 |title=Al Green Exhibit Home |publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208104750/http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C331 |archive-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Also in 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked him No.&nbsp;65 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<ref name="justin">{{Cite web |last=Justin Timberlake |author-link=Justin Timberlake |title=The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time: 65) Al Green |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7248227/the_immortals__the_greatest_artists_of_all_time_65_al_green |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220011031/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7248227/the_immortals__the_greatest_artists_of_all_time_65_al_green |archive-date=February 20, 2008 |access-date=April 28, 2021 |website=Rolling Stone Issue 946 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 [[BET Awards]] on June 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite news| title = Al Green to scoop lifetime gong| work = BBC News| publisher = BBC| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7404146.stm | date=May 16, 2008 | access-date=January 1, 2010}}</ref>

On August 26, 2004, Green was honored as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards. He joined a list of previous Icon honorees that included R&B legends [[James Brown]], [[Chuck Berry]], [[Little Richard]] and [[Bo Diddley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234163 |title=BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2004 Awards with Top Writers, Producers, Publishers|website=Bmi.com|date=August 26, 2004|access-date=October 13, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920034642/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234163| archive-date= September 20, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Green was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/102-al-green|title=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends – Al Green|website=Michiganrockandrolllegends.com}}</ref> He was recognized on December 7, 2014, as a [[Kennedy Center Honors]] recipient.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/tom-hanks-lily-tomlin-sting-to-receive-kennedy-center-honors-1201297630|title=Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, Sting to Receive Kennedy Center Honors|website=Variety.com|first=Paul|last=Harris|date=September 4, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref>