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Apr 23 2009, AP

The Grammy survived, as did the pictures autographed by Elvis Presley and several presidents. Even Jimmy Dean’s gold record for his spoken word sensation, “Big Bad John,” was scooped up before a devastating fire gutted the entertainer’s riverfront estate.

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Singer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds poses on the press line at the Island Def Jam Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, February 8, 2009.