Yahoo! Music, Feb 13, 2001 5:00 pm PST
(2/13/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- The Supremes' "Stop! In The Name Of Love," the Beatles' "Hey Jude," and the Byrds' "Turn Turn Turn" have been selected for induction into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. The Recording Academy announced a total of 31 recordings that will be inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame, which was established in 1973 to "honor recordings of enduring quality and relevance or historical significance."
A recording (an individual song or album) must be at least 25 years old to qualify for the Hall Of Fame, and entries are selected by a panel of music professionals, including musicologists and historians. The oldest recording from this year's inductees is Artie Shaw's 1938 recording of "Any Old Time."
The full list of this year's song inductees includes: "All Along The Watchtower" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience; "Any Old Time" by Artie Shaw; "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas & the Papas; "Chain Of Fools" by Aretha Franklin; "Cry Me A River" by Julie London; "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash; "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane; "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong; "Hey Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams; "Hey Jude" by the Beatles; "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles; "I Fall To Pieces" by Patsy Cline; "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison; "Moody's Mood For Love" by James Moody; "Please, Please, Please" by James Brown & the Famous Flames; "Save The Last Dance For Me" by the Drifters; "Stop! In The Name Of Love" by the Supremes; "Tequila" by the Champs; "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by the Byrds; "Unforgettable" by Dinah Washington; "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" by the Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon; "With A Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker; and "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor.
This year's list of album inductees for the Grammy Hall Of Fame includes: Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker; Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield; In A Silent Way by Miles Davis; Meet The Beatles! by the Beatles; Moanin' by Art Blakey; Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk featuring Coleman Hawkins & John Coltrane; Porgy & Bess by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald; and The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini.
-- Sue Falco, New York
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