Friday, November 27, 2009

Well I'll be darne. Didn't know about this. Question: Did the Beach Boys' "California Girls" get a Grammy when it was made? I don't THINK so!...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Nov. 24, 2009) — The Recording Academy® announced the
newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame®, adding 25 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 851 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 categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Recording Academy has become renowned. The list and recordings now reside as a collection on display at the GRAMMY Museum®.

2010 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees
"AS TIME GOES BY" Dooley Wilson, Decca (1944), Traditional Pop (Single)
"BIRDLAND" Weather Report, Columbia (1977), Jazz (Single)
"CALIFORNIA GIRLS", The Beach Boys, Capitol (1965), Pop (Single)
CATCH A FIRE, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Island (1973), Reggae (Album)
CLASS CLOWN, George Carlin, Little David (1972), Comedy (Album)
"CRAZY HE CALLS ME" Billie Holiday, Decca (1949), Jazz (Single)
"DIPPER MOUTH BLUES" King Oliver & His Jazz Band, Okeh (1923), Jazz (Single)
"DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE (NEVER NO LAMENT)" Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Victor (1940), Jazz (Single)
"ELLA AND BASIE!" Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie, Verve (1963), Jazz (Album)
"FELIZ NAVIDAD" Jose Feliciano, RCA Victor (1970), Latin (Single)
"FOR ME AND MY GAL", Judy Garland & Gene Kelly, Decca (1942), Traditional Pop (Single)
"HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW" Mahalia Jackson, Columbia (1958), Gospel (Single)
"I FEEL LIKE GOING HOME" Muddy Waters, Aristocrat (1948), Blues (Single)
"IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD" James Brown, King (1966), R&B (Single)
"JAZZ SAMBA" Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd, Verve (1962), Jazz (Album)
"KANSAS CITY STOMPS" Jelly Roll Morton, Victor (1928), Jazz (Single)
"LAZY RIVER" Louis Armstrong, Okeh (1931), Jazz (Single)
"LOUIS ARMSTRONG PLAYS W. C. HANDY" Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars, Columbia (1954), Jazz (Album)
"MR. BOJANGLES" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Liberty (1970), Pop (Single)
"PEARL" Janis Joplin, Columbia (1971), Rock (Album)
"RIDERS ON THE STORM" The Doors, Elektra (1971), Rock (Single)
"TWIST AND SHOUT" The Isley Brothers, Wand (1962), R&B (Single)
"WHO DO YOU LOVE?" Bo Diddley, Checker (1956), R&B (Single)
"YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU (I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT)" Harry James & His Orchestra, Columbia (1941), Traditional Pop (Single)
"ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH" Johnny Mercer, Capitol (1946), Pop (Single)

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