Beach Boys, Doors Recordings Join Grammy Hall of Fame

November 25th, 2009 by Daniel Kreps Leave a reply »

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Recordings by the Beach Boys, Bob Marley, the Doors, James Brown and Janis Joplin have been named as 2010 inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Twenty-five recordings from a variety of genres will be added to the Grammy Hall, which currently includes 851 titles altogether (songs are eligible 25 years after release and the picks are approved by Recording Academy Trustees). The Doors’ L.A. Woman closer “Riders on the Storm,” Joplin’s final album Pearl and the Beach Boys’ classic “California Girls” will be among the recordings added to the collection.

“This year’s Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees highlight a diverse array of masterpiece recordings that have had a profound impact on our musical history,” Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow said in a statement. “The selections are timeless staples that span six decades and represent a wide range of genres from comedy to rock, reggae, jazz and R&B. They all greatly deserve to be memorialized.”

Check out the complete list of the 25 recordings entering the Grammy Hall of Fame below:

Dooley Wilson – “As Time Goes By”
Weather Report – “Birdland”
The Beach Boys – “California Girls”
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Catch A Fire
George Carlin – Class Clown
Billie Holiday – “Crazy He Calls Me”
King Oliver & His Jazz Band – “Dipper Mouth Blues”
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra – “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament)”
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie – Ella and Basie!
Jose Feliciano – “Feliz Navidad”
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly – “For Me and My Gal”
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Article Source: Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

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