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| 2013 Grammy Hall of Fame Continuing the tradition of preserving and celebrating great recordings, The Recording Academy announces the newest additions to its legendary Grammy Hall Of Fame collection. This latest round of inducted recordings helps celebrate 40 years of highlighting diversity and recording excellence, and acknowledges both singles and album recordings of all genres at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Recordings are reviewed annually by a special member committee comprised of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. With 27 new titles, the list currently totals 933 and is on display at the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE. "With the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame celebrating 40 years, it's especially important to note that these entries continue the tradition of inducting a wide variety of recordings that have inspired and influenced both fans and music makers for generations, " said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Memorable for being both culturally and historically significant, we are proud to add them to our growing catalog of outstanding recordings that have become part of our musical, social, and cultural history." Representing a great variety of tracks and albums, the 2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from AC/DC's Back In Black album to Frank Sinatra's recording of "Theme from 'New York, New York.'" Also added to the highly regarded list are Billy Joel's "Piano Man, " Paul McCartney & Wings' album Band On The Run, Ray Charles' "Hit The Road Jack, " the Drifters' "On Broadway, " Charles Mingus' album Mingus Ah Um, and self-titled albums from Elton John and Whitney Houston. Other inductees include the Broadway cast recording of "Lost In The Stars, " and recordings by James Brown, Bob Dylan, Carlos Gardel, Buck Owens, Richard Pryor, and Little Richard, among others. 2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees "ACT NATURALLY" Buck Owens (Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison) Capitol (1963) Country (Single "AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS" Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) Decca (1946) R&B (Single) "ALLONS À LAFAYETTE (LAFAYETTE)" Joe Falcon Columbia (1928) Folk (Single) BACK IN BLACK AC/DC Albert/Atlantic (1980) Rock (Album) BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings Apple (1973) Rock (Album) "BONAPARTE'S RETREAT" W.H. Stepp (Traditional arr. Stepp) Library of Congress (1937) Country (Single) "HOUND DOG" Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) Peacock (1953) Blues (Single) "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)" James Brown (James Brown) King (1965) R&B (Single) JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman Impulse! (1963) Jazz (Album) LOST IN THE STARS Original Broadway Cast Decca (1949) Musical Show (Album) MINGUS AH UM Charles Mingus Columbia (1959) Jazz (Album) "MY BLACK MAMA [PARTS 1 & 2]" Son House (Son House) Paramount (1930) Blues (Single) "NEAR YOU" Francis Craig And His Orchestra (Francis Craig & Kermit Goell) Bullet (1947) Pop (Single) "ON BROADWAY" The Drifters (Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil) Atlantic (1963) R&B (Single) CROSSCURRENTS Lennie Tristano Sextet Capitol (1949) Jazz (Album) "EL DÍA QUE ME QUIERAS" Carols Gardel (Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera) Paramount (1935) Latin (Single) ELTON JOHN Elton John Uni Records (1970) Pop (Album) FOGGY MOUNTAIN BANJO Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys Columbia (1961) Country (Album) HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD Little Richard Specialty (1957) Rock (Album) "HIT THE ROAD JACK" Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield) ABC-Paramount (1961) R&B (Single) "PIANO MAN" Billy Joel (Billy Joel) Columbia (1973) Pop (Single) "STEALIN' STEALIN'" Memphis Jug Band (Will Shade) Victor (1928) Blues (Single) THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY Richard Pryor Partee/Stax (1974) Comedy (Album) "THEME FROM 'NEW YORK, NEW YORK'" Frank Sinatra (Fred Ebb & John Kander) Reprise (1980) Traditional Pop (Single) "THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'" Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan) Columbia (1964) Folk (Track) "THE TITANIC" Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman (Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman) Okeh (1924) Country (Single) WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston Arista (1985) Pop (Album) write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |