| January 20th, 2005 05:22 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Stones, Marley Works Enter Grammy Hall of Fame
By Chris Morris
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Rolling Stones' 1969 album "Let It Bleed" and Bob Marley's 1974 single "No Woman No Cry" are among the 20 recordings that have been added to the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors works of "lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old."
Latter-day sides are in the minority this year, with "Let It Bleed," "No Woman No Cry" and Ray Charles' 1972 rendition of "America the Beautiful" being the sole representatives of modern rock and pop. (Charles is posthumously nominated for seven Grammy Awards this year.)
Other inductees include Frank Sinatra's "One for My Baby" (1958), Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" (1959) and Les Paul & Mary Ford's "Vaya Con Dios" (1953).
Dating back to the original 1911 recording of Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan, the other tracks comprise '30s jazz sides by Louis Armstrong, Count Basie's Kansas City 7 and Billie Holiday and '20s and '30s pop evergreens by Bing Crosby ,Gene Austin, Al Jolson, Ruth Etting, Dick Powell, Ray Noble, Judy Garland, Harry Richman, Fred Astaire and Bob Hope & Shirley Ross.
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| January 20th, 2005 07:26 AM |
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| Gazza |
>Latter-day sides are in the minority this year, with "Let It Bleed," "No Woman No Cry" and Ray Charles' 1972 rendition of "America the Beautiful" being the sole representatives of modern rock and pop. (Charles is posthumously nominated for seven Grammy Awards this year.)
Three excellent and worthy selections.
IMHO (as a foreigner) "America The Beautiful" is a far superior song than "The Star Spangled Banner" and (I would imagine) far easier for most people to sing.
And Ray's version has never been equalled. It's so good it almost makes ME feel patriotic.
If I was an American, I'd prefer that song as the national anthem (that said, I'd much prefer the more stirring "Land of Hope & Glory" as ours compared to the dirge we DO have) |
| January 20th, 2005 08:05 AM |
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| mac_daddy |
quote:
"America The Beautiful" is a far superior song than "The Star Spangled Banner" and (I would imagine) far easier for most people to sing.
i am american, and i whole-heartedly agree. |
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