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Steve Lillywhite awarded honorary University of Surrey degree • May 1, 2025, 11:02 PM ET (BBC)

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Awards And Honors	Grammy Award (2017) • Grammy Award (1995) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1989)
Notable Works	“Aftermath” • “Beggars Banquet” • “Blue & Lonesome” • “Exile on Main Street” • “Hackney Diamonds” • “Let It Bleed” • “Some Girls” • “Steel Wheels” • “Sticky Fingers” • “Their Satanic Majesties Request”
Role In	British Invasion
Date	1962 - present
Related People	Mick Jagger • Keith Richards

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