ARE
YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? TO GRAMMY HALL OF FAME |
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five others are: his original 1956 recordings of Hound Dog (inducted
1988) and Heartbreak Hotel (inducted 1995), his original 1954 recording
of That's All Right (inducted 1998), his original 1969 recording of
Suspicious Minds (inducted 1999), and his original 1956 recording of
Don't Be Cruel (inducted 2002). |
The Hall
of Fame recognizes "early recordings of lasting, qualitative or
historical significance," with many inductees being recordings
that were created and released Are You Lonesome Tonight as recorded by Elvis in 1960 is a 2007 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It is the sixth Elvis recording to receive this honor. The Recording Academy's national trustees established the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Many inductees are recordings that were created and released before the 1958 inception of NARAS and the Grammy Awards. A press release from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences: Selections Represent Some of Music's Most Important and Lasting Recordings SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2007) - The Recording Academy® announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame®, adding 44 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 728 titles. The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections are drawn from all major categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Recording Academy has become renowned. "This year's GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees spotlight a diverse array of masterpiece recordings that have had a profound impact on our musical history," said Neil Portnow, President of The Recording Academy. "They exemplify some of the best qualities that make the recording arts essential to our culture, and they all greatly deserve to be commemorated." The selections range from 1924's "It Had To Be You" by Isham Jones & His Orchestra to 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones. Other recordings also chosen this year include Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl," Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," Star Wars - Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams cond. London Symphony Orchestra, Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," Bob Marley & The Wailers' "One Love," The Miracles' "The Tracks Of My Tears," and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra's "Cocktails For Two." Other artists with selections include the Clash, Elvis Costello, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers, Bob Newhart, the Ramones, Bill Withers, and Led Zeppelin. The Recording
Academy's National Trustees established the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1973
to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance
that are at least 25 years old. Hall Of Fame recordings are reviewed
annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable
professionals from all branches of the recording arts, and final approval
is made by The Recording Academy Trustees. For more information about
the Hall Of Fame or the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (to be broadcast live
on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network), please visit
www.grammy.com.
AM I BLUE?
ARE
YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? BARBER:
VIOLIN CONCERTO BEETHOVEN:
SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN A MAJ. OP. 92 BLUE YODEL
#9 (STANDING ON THE CORNER) BLUES STAY
AWAY FROM ME BROWN EYED
GIRL THE BUTTON-DOWN
MIND OF BOB NEWHART A CHARLIE
BROWN CHRISTMAS CHEAP THRILLS
A CHORUS
LINE COCKTAILS
FOR TWO COPLAND:
SYMPHONY NO. 3 DON'T LET
YOUR DEAL GO DOWN BLUES ELGAR:
VIOLIN CONCERTO HAPPY DAYS
ARE HERE AGAIN HAPPY TOGETHER
HE STOPPED
LOVING HER TODAY I WANT
TO BE A COWBOY'S SWEETHEART I WILL
ALWAYS LOVE YOU IN THE
JAILHOUSE NOW ISRAELITES
IT HAD
TO BE YOU KEEP MY
SKILLET GOOD AND GREASY LEAN ON
ME LONDON
CALLING LOVESICK
BLUES MBUBE MY AIM
IS TRUE MY HEART
BELONGS TO DADDY ONE LOVE
PAN AMERICAN
BLUES PORTRAIT
IN JAZZ RAMONES
SCHOENBERG:
GURRE-LIEDER SHOSTAKOVICH:
SYMPHONY NO. 5 STAR WARS
- MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK THELONIOUS
MONK WITH JOHN COLTRANE THE TRACKS
OF MY TEARS WALK RIGHT
IN WANTED!
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