Library of Congress Adds Latest List of Recordings to National Registry
David Bowie, Judy Garland, Sister Sledge and Vin Scullly all have something in common.
FOX’s Michelle Pollino explains:
‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust’ from David Bowie, Judy Garland’s recording of “Over the Rainbow,” a Vin Scully broadcast from a 1957 of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants game are among the latest sound recordings headed for the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry:
The Eagles’ “Greatest Hits” album, N.W.A’s “Straight Outta Compton”… Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family”; country singer and Marty Robbins’ “Gunfighter Ballads and Trails Songs” are also included.
Every year the library identifies 25 historical sound recordings from music to spoken word TV or radio that are deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” for preservation.
Michelle Pollino, FOX News.
