PUNK pioneers the Ramones, British actress and singer Julie Andrews and jazz drummer Roy Haynes were among the diverse musical stars who received Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement Saturday.

    They were honored at a ceremony alongside country music’s Dolly Parton, the Juilliard String Quartet, folk revivalists the Kingston Trio, and gospel legend George Beverly Shea, whose rich baritone is still intact at age 102.

    The event took place a day before the 53rd annual Grammy Awards are handed out, and the honorees will be acknowledged during the telecast. But that was not enough for the brother of late Ramones singer Joey Ramone.

    “This should be televised tomorrow night, and you should bump Justin Bieber,” joked Mickey Leigh.

    It was a bittersweet moment for the Ramones, a group whose stripped-down, fast-paced songs such as “Blitzkrieg Bop” and “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” paved the way for bands like the Sex Pistol and Green Day.

    But they never achieved commercial success, and three of the founding members died in the past decade.

    Andrews, 75, used the occasion to draw attention to budget cuts affecting school music programs. She became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars by playing prim and cheery nannies in the 1960s hit movie musicals “Mary Poppins” and “The Sound of Music.”

    Parton, 65, was unable to attend because of a family commitment, she said in a recorded video message. Noting she had already won seven Grammys, she said she was working on new music and expected to double her collection.

    The Kingston Trio, best known for “Tom Dooley,” helped lay the groundwork for the folk revival of the 1960s.

    (SD-Agencies)