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Beach Boys and Janis Joplin Songs For Grammy Hall Of Fame

It's announced today...

November 25, 2009 by Scott Colothan | Photo by WENN.com
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California Girls by The Beach Boys and The Doors' 'Riders of the Storm' are two of the 25 songs set to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year.

Other artists whose songs are being honoured include Bob Marley, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters and Janis Joplin.

All songs have to be at least 25-years-old to be inducted, with the most recent track being Weather Report's 'Birdland' from 1977.

President of The Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, said: "The selections are timeless staples that span six decades and represent a wide range of genres from comedy to rock, reggae, jazz and R&B."

The full list of inductees are:

As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson (1944)
Birdland - Weather Report (1977)
California Girls - The Beach Boys (1965)
Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1973)
Class Clown - George Carlin (1972)
Crazy He Calls Me - Billie Holiday (1949)
Dippermouth Blues - King Oliver & His Jazz Band (1923)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington (1940)
Ella and Basie - Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (1963)
Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano (1970)
For Me And My Gal - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1942)
His Eye Is On The Sparrow - Mahalia Jackson
I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown (1966)
Jazz Samba - Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (1962)
Kansas City Stomps - Jelly Roll Morton (1928)
Lazy River - Louis Armstrong (1931)
...Plays WC Handy - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1954)
Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1970)
Pearl - Janis Joplin (1971)
Riders On The Storm - The Doors (1971)
Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (1962)
Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley (1956)
You Made Me Love You - Harry James & His Orchestra (1941)
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Johnny Mercer (1947)


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