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Grammy Hall of Fame adds new entries

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Continuing the tradition of preserving and celebrating timeless recordings, The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. The Recording Academy remains dedicated to celebrating a wide variety of great music through the decades,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “Spanning more than 50 years, the 2016 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame entries are an outstanding collection, marked by both historical and cultural significance. These works have influenced and inspired music fans for generations and we are proud to induct them into our catalog of distinguished recordings.”

Representing a genre-spanning variety of tracks and albums, the 2016 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from the Andrews Sisters’ “Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)” to the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty album. Also added to the list are Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass,” Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful,” John Coltrane’s 1961 album Lush Life, Roberta Flack’s 1969 album First Take, Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled 1975 album, and the O’Jays’ “For The Love Of Money.” Other inductees include recordings by Jimmy Buffett, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan And The Band, John Lee Hooker, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, the Pretenders, and the Zombies, among others.


In a press release The Recording Academy has announced the addition of 25 new musical works that will be added to the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. Those who will be included are works from the recently departed David Bowie and Prince. Other pieces from notable acts include Nirvana, N.W.A and so much more. To be inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame the music must be at least 25 years old and must have historical significance. It is no surprise the likes of Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” made their list.

With this year’s additions, there will be 1,038 recordings in the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. The full list of the 44th GRAMMY Hall of Fame inductees are below:
Arlo Guthrie – “The City of New Orleans”
The Beach Boys – “I Get Around”
Billie Holiday – Lady Sings the Blues
Blind Willie McTell – “Statesboro Blues”
Bonnie Raitt – “I Can’t Make Your Love Me”
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra – “(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive”
David Bowie – “Changes”
Deep Purple – “Smoke of the Water”
Dion – “The Wanderer”
Elvis Presley – “Jailhouse Rock”
The Everly Brothers – “Wake Up Little Susie”
Jackson 5 – “ABC”
Lalo Schifrin – “Mission-Impossible”
Lesley Gore – “You Don’t Own Me”
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra – “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Merle Haggard – Okie From Muskogee
Mills Brothers – “You Always Hurt the One You Love”
Mississippi John Hurt – “Stack O’Lee Blues”
N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Prince – Sign ‘O’ the Times
R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”
Rod Stewart – “Maggie May”
Sly & The Family Stone – “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”
Sonny & Cher – “I Got You Babe”

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