Grammy Hall Of Fame Inducts 'Downtown,' 'Proud Mary,' 'Born To Run' Album & More

01/28/2003 12:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Billy Johnson Jr

(1/28/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- Petula Clark's "Downtown," Ike & Tina Turner's revamped version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary," and Bruce Springsteen's 1975 breakthrough album Born To Run have all been selected for induction into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.

The Recording Academy announced a total of 21 recordings, many from the '60s and '70s, that will be inducted into the 2003 Grammy Hall Of Fame.

The oldest inductee this year is Ethel Waters's 1933 version of "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)," while the most recent recordings come all from 1977--the Eagles song "Hotel California," Steely Dan's Aja album, and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album.

The full list of this year's song inductees includes: "Blowin' In The Wind" by Peter, Paul & Mary, "Both Sides Now" by Judy Collins, "Days Of Wine And Roses" by Henry Mancini, "Downtown" by Petula Clark, "Hotel California" by the Eagles, "I Only Have Eyes For You" by the Flamingos, "I Shot The Sheriff" by Eric Clapton, "It's Too Late" by Carole King, "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle, "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)" by Ethel Waters, and "Up, Up And Away" by the Fifth Dimension.

This year's album inductees includes Aja by Steely Dan, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon--his first solo recording to be inducted--and The Genius Of Modern Music, Volumes 1 and 2 by Thelonious Monk.

The Grammy Hall Of Fame was established in 1973 to honor recordings of enduring quality and relevance or historical significance. Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said, "The purpose of the Hall Of Fame is to spotlight recorded musical masterpieces that have significantly impacted our musical history. This year's selections are outstanding recordings and compositions of social significance that uniquely represent pieces of our country's cultural history. They all greatly deserve to be immortalized." A recording (an individual song or album) must be at least 25 years old to qualify for the Hall Of Fame, and entries are selected by a panel of music professionals, including musicologists and historians.

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