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The Recording Academy has released this year’s list of inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was created in 1973 to honor the very best songs and albums (over 25 years old) from all genres of music. Among this year’s honored singles are The Beatles’ “Penny Lane,” The Box Tops’ “The Letter,” The Meters’ “Cissy Strut,” “The Animals’ “We Gotta Get out of This Place” and Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues.” Inducted albums include Prince’s Purple Rain, Ray Charles’ Genius + Soul = Jazz, Weather Report’s Heavy Weather and the Bill Evans Trio’s Sunday at the Village Vanguard.
Complete list of 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees:
Bogalusa Boogie, Clifton Chenier, Arhoolie (1976)
Brigadoon, Original Broadway Cast, RCA Victor (1947)
“Cat's In The Cradle,” Harry Chapin, Elektra (1974)
“Cissy Strut,” The Meters, Josie (1969)
“Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground,” Blind Willie Johnson, Columbia/Vocalion (1927)
“Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me,” Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Featuring Al Hibbler, Victor (1944)
“Frankie,” Mississippi John Hurt, Okeh (1928)
Genius + Soul = Jazz, Ray Charles, Impulse (1961)
Heavy Weather, Weather Report, Columbia (1977)
“I'll Be There,” The Jackson 5, Motown (1970)
“I've Been Loving You Too Long,” Otis Redding, Volt (1965)
Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vanguard (1960)
“Ko-Ko,” Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Victor (1940)
The Koln Concert, Keith Jarrett, ECM (1975)
“The Letter,” The Box Tops, Mala (1967)
“Lovesick Blues,” Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys, MGM (1949)
“Many Rivers to Cross,” Jimmy Cliff, A&M (1969)
“My Mammy,” Al Jolson, Brunswick (1927)
“On the Road Again,” Willie Nelson, CBS (1980)
“Penny Lane,” The Beatles, Capitol (1967)
“Please Mr. Postman,” The Marvelettes, Tamla (1961)
Purple Rain, Prince & The Revolution, Warner Bros. (1984)
“Rockin' Chair,” Mildred Bailey, Vocalion (1937)
Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9, Sergei Rachmaninoff, RCA Victor (1929)
“Steel Guitar Rag,” Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys Featuring Leon McAuliffe, Vocalion (1936)
“Summertime,” Sidney Bechet, Blue Note (1939)
Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Bill Evans Trio, Riverside (1961)
“Take Me to the River,” Al Green, Hi (1974)
“Walking to New Orleans,” Fats Domino, Imperial (1960)
“We Gotta Get Out Of This Place,” The Animals, MGM (1965)
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