ABBA鈥檚 鈥淒ancing Queen,鈥� Blondie鈥檚 鈥淧arallel Lines,鈥� The Notorious B.I.G.鈥檚 鈥淩eady to Die,鈥� Green Day鈥檚 鈥淒ookie,鈥� The Chicks鈥� 鈥淲ide Open Spaces鈥� and Lily Tomlin鈥檚 comedy have been selected as some of the defining sounds of history and culture that will join the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation鈥檚 recorded sound heritage.
The 2024 class of inductees also includes Gene Autry鈥檚 鈥淩udolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,鈥� The Cars鈥� debut album, Perry Como鈥檚 鈥淐atch a Falling Star鈥� / 鈥淢agic Moments,鈥� Juan Gabriel鈥檚 heartbreaking 鈥淎mor Eterno,鈥� H茅ctor Lavoe鈥檚 salsa hit 鈥淓l Cantante,鈥� Kronos Quartet鈥檚 鈥淧ieces of Africa,鈥� Johnny Mathis鈥� 鈥淐hances Are,鈥� Bobby McFerrin鈥檚 鈥淒on鈥檛 Worry, Be Happy,鈥� Patti Page鈥檚 鈥淭ennessee Waltz,鈥� and Bill Withers鈥� 鈥淎in鈥檛 No Sunshine.鈥�
鈥淭he Library of Congress is proud to preserve the sounds of American history and our diverse culture through the National Recording Registry,鈥� Hayden said. 鈥淲e have selected audio treasures worthy of preservation with our partners this year, including a wide range of music from the past 100 years, as well as comedy. We were thrilled to receive a record number of public nominations, and we welcome the public鈥檚 input on what we should preserve next.鈥�
The latest selections named to the registry span from 1919 to 1998. They range from the recordings of the all-Black 369th U.S. Infantry Band led by James Reese Europe after World War I, to defining sounds of jazz and bluegrass, and iconic recordings from pop, dance, country, rock, rap, Latin and classical music.
See the full 2024 list below (in chronological order):
鈥� 鈥淐larinet Marmalade鈥� 鈥� Lt. James Reese Europe鈥檚 369th U.S. Infantry Band (1919)
鈥� 鈥淜auhavan Polkka鈥� 鈥� Viola Turpeinen and John Rosendahl (1928)
鈥� Wisconsin Folksong Collection (1937-1946)
鈥� 鈥淩ose Room鈥� 鈥� Benny Goodman Sextet with Charlie Christian (1939)
鈥� 鈥淩udolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer鈥� 鈥� Gene Autry (1949)
鈥� 鈥淭ennessee Waltz鈥� 鈥� Patti Page (1950)
鈥� 鈥淩ocket 鈥�88鈥欌�� 鈥� Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (1951)
鈥� 鈥淐atch a Falling Star鈥� / 鈥滿agic Moments鈥� 鈥� Perry Como (1957)
鈥� 鈥淐hances Are鈥� 鈥� Johnny Mathis (1957)
鈥� 鈥淭he Sidewinder鈥� 鈥� Lee Morgan (1964)
鈥� 鈥淭his is a Recording鈥� 鈥� Lily Tomlin (1971)
鈥� 鈥淛.D. Crowe & the New South鈥� 鈥� J.D. Crowe & the New South (1975)
鈥� 鈥淎rrival鈥� 鈥� ABBA (1976)
鈥� 鈥淓l Cantante鈥� 鈥� H茅ctor Lavoe (1978)
鈥� 鈥淭he Cars鈥� 鈥� The Cars (1978)
鈥� 鈥淧arallel Lines鈥� 鈥� Blondie (1978)
鈥� 鈥淪urrealistic Pillow鈥� 鈥� Jefferson Airplane (1967)
鈥� 鈥淎in鈥檛 No Sunshine鈥� 鈥� Bill Withers (1971)
鈥� 鈥淟a-Di-Da-Di鈥� 鈥� Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (MC Ricky D) (1985)
鈥� 鈥淒on鈥檛 Worry, Be Happy鈥� 鈥� Bobby McFerrin (1988)
鈥� 鈥淎mor Eterno鈥� 鈥� Juan Gabriel (1990)
鈥� 鈥淧ieces of Africa鈥� 鈥� Kronos Quartet (1992)
鈥� 鈥淒ookie鈥� 鈥� Green Day (1994)
鈥� 鈥淩eady to Die鈥� 鈥� The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
鈥� 鈥淲ide Open Spaces鈥� 鈥� The Chicks (1998)
The recordings selected for the National Recording Registry bring the number of titles on the registry to 650, representing a small portion of the national library鈥檚 vast recorded sound collection of nearly 4 million items.
A record 2,899 nominations were made by the public this year for recordings to consider adding to the registry. The public can submit nominations throughout the year Nominations for next year will be accepted until Oct. 1, 2024.
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