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Harry Truman, Herbie Hancock Make History
Librarian of Congress James Billington on Wednesday named 25 additions to the National Recording Registry as part of its efforts to preserve the nation’s aural history. Each year the institution selects recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" to preserve for all time. Read the press release here.
Some of the selections were:
▪ Harry S. Truman’s 1948 Democratic National Convention speech
▪ 1,000 broadcasts by Ronald Reagan before his presidency
▪ The first trans-Atlantic radio broadcast in 1925
▪ Michael Jackson’s "Thriller"
▪ The "Sounds of Earth" disc that traveled with Voyager through space
▪ Herbie Hancock’s "Headhunters"
▪ One of the few gospel recordings performed by Thomas Dorsey
▪ The first recording of "Call it Stormy Monday, but Tuesday is Just As Bad"
Posted by Andrew on May 14, 2008 10:23 PM | Permalink
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