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Dr. John to Join Black Keys at Grammys

Preservation Hall Jazz Band also slated to perform

Dr. John, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.
Larry Marano/Getty Images; Steve Thorne/Redferns via Getty Images
February 8, 2013 10:55 AM ET

The Black Keys will bring some New Orleans flavor to their Grammys performance Sunday when Dr. John and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band join them onstage. Dr. John is up for Best Blues Album for Locked Down, which Black Keys singer Dan Auerbach produced. The pair celebrated the record's release last April when they jammed together at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Black Keys are up for five awards, including Album of the Year for El Camino.

50 Best Albums of 2012: Dr. John, 'Locked Down'

Travis Barker, Tom Morello, Chuck D, LL Cool J and DJ Z-Trip will also link up for a special performance at the Grammys. Already announced Grammy performers include Justin Timberlake, Jack White, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, Sting and more. The 55th Grammy Awards air this Sunday at 8 p.m. EST.

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