Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”, Selena’s Ven Conmigo and Tina Turner’s Private Dancer are among the songs and albums that will be archived in the Library of Congress, according to an announcement made by the National Recording Registry.
The picks were selected along with 21 other inductees based on what the registry deemed music for a “Stay at Home” Playlist in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other inductees include the Village People and Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers fame.
“The National Recording Registry is the evolving playlist of the American soundscape. It reflects moments in history captured through the voices and sounds of the time,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “We received over 800 nominations this year for culturally, historically or aesthetically significant recordings to add to the registry. As genres and formats continue to expand, the Library of Congress is committed to working with our many partners to preserve the sounds that have touched our hearts and shaped our culture.”
Check out the full list of inductees below:
-Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra – “Whispering” (1920)
-Raoul Romito – “Protesta per Sacco e Vanzetti”; Compagnia Columbia – “Sacco e Vanzetti” (1927)
-Narciso Martinez and Santiago Almeida – “La Chicharronera” (1936)
-“Arch Oboler’s Plays” episode “The Bathysphere.” (1939)
-Memphis Minnie – “Me and My Chauffeur Blues” (1941)
-The 1951 National League tiebreaker: New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Dodgers — Russ Hodges, announcer (1951)
-Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Angelo Mercuriali, Tito Gobbi, Melchiorre Luise, Dario Caselli, Victor de Sabata – Puccini’s “Tosca” (1953)
-Allan Sherman – “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” (1963)
-WGBH broadcast of the Boston Symphony on the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination, Boston Symphony Orchestra (1963)
-Original Broadway cast of “Fiddler on the Roof” (1964)
-Eddy Arnold – “Make the World Go Away” (1965)
-Hiromi Lorraine Sakata Collection of Afghan Traditional Music (1966-67; 1971-73)
-Glen Campbell – “Wichita Lineman” (1968)
-Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis (1969)
-Fred Rogers – Mister Rogers Sings 21 Favorite Songs From “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” (1973)
-Cheap Trick – Cheap Trick at Budokan (1978)
-Frederick Fennell and the Cleveland Symphonic Winds – Holst: Suite No. 1 in E-Flat, Suite No. 2 in F / Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks / Bach: Fantasia in G (1978)
-Village People – “Y.M.C.A.” (1978)
-Gothic Voices; Christopher Page, conductor – Hildegard von Bingen: A Feather on the Breath of God (1982)
-Tina Turner – Private Dancer (1984)
-Selena – Ven Conmigo (1990)
-Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)
-Whitney Houston – “I Will Always Love You” (1992)
-Maria Schneider Orchestra – Concert in the Garden (2004)
-Colin Currie – Percussion Concerto (2008)
