Report: QUEEN, JIMI HENDRIX Enter Grammy Hall Of Fame
December 1, 2008, 15 years ago
BBC News has issued the following report:
QUEEN's 1977 single 'We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You' is among 28 classic recordings that have been newly inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Others include THE POLICE's 1983 album Synchronicity, STEVIE WONDER's For Once in My Life and the soundtrack for the film The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
The Hall Of Fame will form part of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles which opens on December 6th.
Created in 1973, the collection now includes 826 titles.
New submissions are chosen annually by a special member committee of experts and historians drawn from all branches of the recording arts.
Other recordings honoured by the Recording Academy include 'Sweet Home Alabama' by LYNYRD SKYNYRD, JIMI HENDRIX's rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner' and the 'Love Theme' from The Godfather.
Read more at news.bbc.co.uk.
