![]() 1 hits even though it was never released as a single. Led Zeppelin’s 1971 classic “Stairway to Heaven” became as famous as most No. Koko Taylor’s 1966 hit “Wang Dang Doodle” is the fifth recording by a female blues artist to be saluted, following Memphis Minnie’s “Me and My Chauffeur Blues,” Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues,” Bessie Smith’s “Down-Hearted Blues,” and Gertrude “Ma” Rainey’s “See See Rider Blues.” At the other extreme, Synchronicity was the final studio album by The Police before Sting left for a successful solo career. Latifah’s All Hail the Queen is just the second album by a female rapper to join the Registry, following Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which straddles the line between hip-hop and R&B.Īll Hail the Queen was Latifah’s debut album. Others include Associated Glee Clubs of America’s 1925 recording of “Adeste Fideles,” Bing Crosby’s 1942 classic “White Christmas,” Eugene Ormandy’s 1959 album Messiah, Nat King Cole’s 1961 re-recording of The King Cole Trio’s 1946 classic “The Christmas Song,” The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s 1965 TV soundtrack, A Charlie Brown Christmas. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” joins a short list of holiday perennials in the Registry. ![]() The latter smash also won an Oscar for best original song. Déjà vu and Synchronicity both vied for album of the year “Ode to Billie Joe” for record and song of the year Cara’s “Flashdance…What a Feelin’” for record of the year. 5.įour of these entries received Grammy nominations in marquee categories. The Recording Academy added a new category, best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media, at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, which were presented on Feb. theme is the latest sign of increased respect for video game music. In 2022, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The induction of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” is the third major accolade for Eurythmics in the past year. (Bacharach and lyricist Hal David received the Library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song award in 2012.) ![]() 8 and Seymour Stein, who signed Madonna to his Sire Records imprint, on April 2. 18 Burt Bacharach, the composer of “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” on Feb. 25, followed by David Crosby of CSNY on Jan. Several of these inductions are linked to creative figures who have recently died. The latest selections were released between 19. This brings the number of titles on the registry to 625. These 25 recordings were deemed worthy of preservation “based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage,” according to the Library of Congress. 3 in 1971) and Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville” (No. 7 in 1965), John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (No. 1 every year since).įour newly-inducted recordings reached the top 10 on the Hot 100, though they fell short of the top spot – Jackie DeShannon’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love” (No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – T he Four Seasons’ “Sherry” (1962), Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” (1967), Irene Cara’s “Flashdance…What a Feeling” (1983), Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” (1983), and Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (a 1994 release that first topped the Hot 100 in 2019 and has returned to No. This year’s inductions include five songs that reached No. 1 album, Déjà vu was the first of three for CSNY, Like a Virgin was the first of nine for Madonna that made her the queen of pop. This year’s inductions include three albums that topped the Billboard 200 – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s Déjà vu (1970), The Police’s Synchronicity (1983) and Madonna’s Like a Virgin (a 1984 release that topped the chart in 1985). With contributions from Professor Catherine Loveday of the University of Westminster, BBC Technical Producer Sue Stonestreet, Paddy O’Connell and, of course, Mr Donald Garvey and his son Guy.These 6 Songs Each Have 2 Versions in the National Recording Registry Now he’s on a mission to encourage others to record their parents before it's too late. When Don died in March 2018, Guy realised how precious these recordings were - not just to him but also to his siblings and future generations of his family. Once he got his dad talking, a wealth of new stories emerged which helped Guy form a deeper bond with his dad and painted a vivid picture of a child in wartime Manchester. What he didn't know was his father's childhood memories, his thoughts and feelings, the characters of long-gone family members, the stories which were much more touching and personal - or, as Guy describes it, 'the tales without a punchline'. When Elbow singer Guy Garvey began to record his father Don's anecdotes, he already knew a lot of the stories he was capturing. Guy Garvey spent a decade recording his dad’s stories and now he wants you to do the same.
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