Friday, November 23, 2012

The Recording Academy® Announces 2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® Inductees

2013 Marks the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame; 27 Recordings Added to Collection Residing at the GRAMMY Museum®

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
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"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.
For more information about the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame or the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (to be broadcast live on Feb. 10, 2013, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network), please visit www.grammy.com . For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys , and www.facebook.com/thegrammys .
For a complete list of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees, please go to:
www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame .
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com . For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare, GetGlue, and Instagram.
2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees


"ACT NATURALLY"
CROSSCURRENTS
Buck Owens
Lennie Tristano Sextet
(Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison)
Capitol (1949)
Capitol (1963)
Jazz (Album)
Country (Single)

"EL DÍA QUE ME QUIERAS"
"AIN'T NOBODY HERE
Carols Gardel
BUT US CHICKENS"
(Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera)
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Paramount (1935)
(Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer)
Latin (Single)
Decca (1946)
R&B (Single)

ELTON JOHN

Elton John
"ALLONS À LAFAYETTE (LAFAYETTE)"
Uni Records (1970)
Joe Falcon
Pop (Album)
Columbia (1928)
Folk (Single)

FOGGY MOUNTAIN BANJO

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs And The
BACK IN BLACK
Foggy Mountain Boys
AC/DC
Columbia (1961)
Albert/Atlantic (1980)
Country (Album)
Rock (Album)

HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD
BAND ON THE RUN
Little Richard
Paul McCartney & Wings
Specialty (1957)
Apple (1973)
Rock (Album)
Rock (Album)

"HIT THE ROAD JACK"
"BONAPARTE'S RETREAT"
Ray Charles
W.H. Stepp
(Percy Mayfield)
(Traditional arr. Stepp)
ABC-Paramount (1961)
Library of Congress (1937)
R&B (Single)
Country (Single)



"HOUND DOG"
"PIANO MAN"
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
Billy Joel
(Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
(Billy Joel)
Peacock (1953)
Columbia (1973)
Blues (Single)
Pop (Single)

"I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)"

"STEALIN' STEALIN'"
James Brown
Memphis Jug Band
(James Brown)
(Will Shade)
King (1965)
Victor (1928)
R&B (Single)
Blues (Single)

JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN

THAT NIGGER'S CRAZY
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
Richard Pryor
Impulse! (1963)
Partee/Stax (1974)
Jazz (Album)
Comedy (Album)

LOST IN THE STARS

"THEME FROM 'NEW YORK, NEW YORK'"
Original Broadway Cast
Frank Sinatra
Decca (1949)
(Fred Ebb & John Kander)
Musical Show (Album)
Reprise (1980)

MINGUS AH UM
Traditional Pop (Single)
Charles Mingus
"THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'"
Columbia (1959)
Bob Dylan
Jazz (Album)
(Bob Dylan)

"MY BLACK MAMA [PARTS 1 & 2]"
Columbia (1964)
Folk (Track)
Son House

(Son House)
"THE TITANIC"
Paramount (1930)
Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman
Blues (Single)
(Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman)

"NEAR YOU"
Okeh (1924)
Country (Single)
Francis Craig And His Orchestra

(Francis Craig & Kermit Goell)
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Bullet (1947)
Whitney Houston
Pop (Single)
Arista (1985)

"ON BROADWAY"
Pop (Album)
The Drifters

(Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann,

Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil)

Atlantic (1963)

R&B (Single)



SOURCE The Recording Academy

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