The Library Of Congress Honors A Tribe Referred to as Quest And Wu-Tang Clan

There are many music awards on the market however maybe probably the most prestigious is a piece being chosen for preservation within the Library Of Congress’ Nationwide Recording Registry; Recordings are chosen after being deemed “worthy of preservation all the time based mostly on their cultural, historic, or aesthetic significance within the nation’s recorded sound heritage.” It’s a serious achievement, as solely 600 recordings have ever been honored.

That whole counts the newly introduced alternatives for 2022, which embody Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Journey’s “Don’t Cease Believin’,” A Tribe Referred to as Quest’s The Low Finish Concept, Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), and Alicia Keys’ Songs In A Minor, amongst noteworthy others.

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden says, “The Nationwide Recording Registry displays the various music and voices which have formed our nation’s historical past and tradition by way of recorded sound. The nationwide library is proud to assist protect these recordings, and we welcome the general public’s enter. We obtained about 1,000 public nominations this 12 months for recordings so as to add to the registry.”

Keys additionally famous, “I’m so honored and grateful that Songs In A Minor, your entire album, will get to be acknowledged as such a robust physique of labor that’s simply going to be timeless.

Discover the complete listing of 2022 alternatives beneath and skim extra about them right here.

1. “Harlem Strut” — James P. Johnson (1921)
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Full Presidential Speeches (1933-1945)
3. “Strolling The Ground Over You” — Ernest Tubb (1941) (single)
4. “On A Be aware Of Triumph” (Could 8, 1945)
5. “Jesus Gave Me Water” — The Soul Stirrers (1950) (single)
6. Ellington At Newport — Duke Ellington (1956) (album)
7. We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite — Max Roach (1960) (album)
8. “The Christmas Track” — Nat King Cole (1961) (single)
9. Tonight’s The Evening — The Shirelles (1961) (album)
10. “Moon River” — Andy Williams (1962) (single)
11. In C — Terry Riley (1968) (album)
12. “It’s A Small World” — The Disneyland Boys Choir (1964) (single)
13. “Attain Out, I’ll Be There” — The 4 Tops (1966) (single)
14. Hank Aaron’s 715th Profession Residence Run (April 8, 1974)
15. “Bohemian Rhapsody” — Queen (1975) (single)
16. “Don’t Cease Believin’” — Journey (1981) (single)
17. Canciones de Mi Padre — Linda Ronstadt (1987) (album)
18. Nick Of Time — Bonnie Raitt (1989) (album)
19. The Low Finish Concept — A Tribe Referred to as Quest (1991) (album)
20. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) — Wu-Tang Clan (1993) (album)
21. Buena Vista Social Membership (1997) (album)
22. “Livin’ La Vida Loca” — Ricky Martin (1999) (single)
23. Songs In A Minor — Alicia Keys (2001) (album)
24. WNYC broadcasts for the day of 9/11 (September 11, 2001)
25. WTF With Marc Maron (Visitor: Robin Williams) (April 26, 2010)