Tonight...Frank Sinatra is being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "New York, New York."
The Recording Academy's inductees for the 2013 Grammy Hall of Fame include Frank Sinatra's recording of "Theme from 'New York, New York,'" Billy Joel's "Piano Man" and Bob Dylan's "Times They Are-A Changin."
"With the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame celebrating 40 years, it's especially important to note that these entries continue the tradition of inducting a wide variety of recordings that have inspired and influenced both fans and music makers for generations," President/CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow said in a release. "Memorable for being both culturally and historically significant, we are proud to add them to our growing catalog of outstanding recordings that have become part of our musical, social, and cultural history."
A selected list of other inductees is below. The 55th Grammy Awards air tonight (Feb. 10, 2013).
"THEME FROM 'NEW YORK, NEW YORK'"
Frank Sinatra
(Fred Ebb & John Kander) Reprise (1980)
"AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS"
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
(Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer)
Decca (1946)
"BONAPARTE'S RETREAT"
W.H. Stepp
(Traditional arr. Stepp)
Library of Congress (1937)
JOHN COLTRANE AND JOHNNY HARTMAN
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
Impulse! (1963)
LOST IN THE STARS
Original Broadway Cast
Decca (1949)
MINGUS AH UM
Charles Mingus
Columbia (1959)
"NEAR YOU"
Francis Craig And His Orchestra
(Francis Craig & Kermit Goell)
Bullet (1947)
"ON BROADWAY"
The Drifters
(Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann,
Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil)
Atlantic (1963)
"PIANO MAN"
Billy Joel
(Billy Joel)
Columbia (1973)
"THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'"
Bob Dylan
(Bob Dylan)
Columbia (1964)
"THE TITANIC"
Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman
(Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman)
Okeh (1924)
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Whitney Houston
Arista (1985)
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