2010 Grammy Hall of Fame Inducts 25 Recordings

The Grammys annually installs another batch of recordings in to their Hall of Fame. For 2010, the Grammys have selected 25 songs or albums to add on to their prestigious anthology of musical achievements. This brings their collection to a grand total of 851 recordings which features various genres and artists.

According to Reuters and the official Grammy website, the 25 recordings were officially inducted today on November 24, 2009. Recordings introduced to the Hall of Fame included Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Catch A Fire album, Billie Holiday’s Jazz single, “Crazy He Calls Me,” The Beach Boys’ Pop single, “California Girls,” and many more.

Inductees will have their recordings displayed with the rest of the Grammy Hall of Fame collection which is located at the Grammy Museum in Downtown Los Angeles, CA.

Check out the rest of the selections below!

2010 GRAMMY Hall of Fame Selections:

“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)

To find out more about the Grammy Hall of Fame, you can go to the official Grammy website.

Are you happy with this year’s selections or do you think they’ve snubbed a particular great recording?