Bob Dylan And The Band's The Basement Tapes (1975), Fleetwood Mac eponymous album (1975), John Coltrane's Lush Life (1961), Miles Davis's Miles Davis Quintet (1967), The Pretenders's eponymous debut album (1980), Grateful Dead's American Beauty (1970), Roberta Flack's debut First Take (1969) and Randy Newman's eponymous debut (1968) are among the newest additions to The Recording Academy's Grammy Hall Of Fame.
In a statement, the Academy says that this latest round of inducted recordings "continues to highlight diversity and recording excellence, and acknowledges both singles and album recordings of all genres at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance."
Each year, recordings are reviewed by a special member committee comprised of knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. The class of 2016 comprises 26 new titles, albums and singles, bringing to 1,013 the number of recordings recognised by the Academy for its Grammy Hall Of Fame.
Also added to the 2016 list are Sister Rosetta Tharpe's This Train (1939), Leadbelly's Rock Island Line (1942), Blondie's Heart Of Glass (1979), John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom (1962), Joe Cocker's You Are So Beautiful, the O'Jays' For The Love Of Money (1974), Joan Jett & The Blackhearts's I Love Rock'n Roll (1982) and Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville (1977), among others.
"The Recording Academy remains dedicated to celebrating a wide variety of great music through the decades," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Spanning more than 50 years, the 2016 Grammy Hall Of Fame entries are an outstanding collection, marked by both historical and cultural significance. These works have influenced and inspired both music creators and fans for generations and we are proud to induct them into our catalog of distinguished recordings."
Eligible recipients receive an official certificate from The Recording Academy and the full collection is on display at the Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE.
The full list of 2016 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees (Songwriters of singles in parentheses:
AMERICAN BEAUTY
Grateful Dead
Warner Bros. (1970)
Album
THE BASEMENT TAPES
Bob Dylan And The Band
Columbia (1975)
Album
"BOOM BOOM"
John Lee Hooker
(John Lee Hooker)
Vee-Jay (1962)
Single
"CELEBRATION"
Kool & The Gang
(Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown,
Eumir Decodato, Robert Mickens, Claydes
Smith, James Taylor, Dennis Thomas,
Earl Toon, Jr.)
De-Lite (1980)
Single
"COLD SWEAT—PART 1"
James Brown And The Famous Flames
(James Brown, Alfred Ellis)
King (1967)
Single
"THE DARK END OF THE STREET"
James Carr
(Chips Moman, Dan Penn)
Goldwax (1967)
Single
"DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE (WITH ANYONE ELSE BUT ME)"
Andrews Sisters
(Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charlie Tobias)
Decca (1942)
Single
ELLA AND LOUIS
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong
Verve (1956)
Album
"THE FAT MAN"
Fats Domino
(Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino)
Imperial (1949)
Single
FIRST TAKE
Roberta Flack
Atlantic (1969)
Album
FLEETWOOD MAC
Fleetwood Mac
Reprise (1975)
Album
"FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY"
The O'Jays
(Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff,
Anthony Jackson)
Philadelphia International (1974)
Single
"HEART OF GLASS"
Blondie
(Deborah Harry, Chris Stein)
Chrysalis (1979)
Single
"I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL"
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
(Jake Hooker, Alan Merrill)
Boardwalk (1982)
Single
"THE LOCO-MOTION"
Little Eva
(Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
Dimension (1962)
Single
LUSH LIFE
John Coltrane
Prestige (1961)
Album
"MARGARITAVILLE"
Jimmy Buffett
(Jimmy Buffett)
ABC (1977)
Single
MILES SMILES
Miles Davis Quintet
Columbia (1967)
Album
PRETENDERS
The Pretenders
Sire (1980)
Album
RANDY NEWMAN
Randy Newman
Reprise (1968)
Album
"ROCK ISLAND LINE"
Lead Belly
(Traditional)
Asch (1942)
Single
"SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER"
Sir Douglas Quintet
(Doug Sahm)
Tribe (1965)
Single
"SHE'S NOT THERE"
The Zombies
(Rod Argent)
Parrot (1964)
Single
"THIS TRAIN"
(Traditional)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca (1939)
Single
"(WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK AND BLUE"
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
(Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller)
Okeh (1929)
Single
"YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL"
(Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston)
Joe Cocker
A&M (1974)
Single