David Bowie And More Selected For National Recording Registry

David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars have been named to the National Recording Registry. Each year, the Librarian of Congress picks 25 titles that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” and at least 10 years old. This latest batch spans the years 1888 to 1997.More »

By on April 1, 2017

David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars have been named to the National Recording Registry. Joining Bowie this year are Judy Garland (“Over the Rainbow”), Barbra Streisand (“People”), N.W.A. (Straight Outta Compton), Vin Scully (the last Dodgers-Giants game at New York’s Polo Grounds), Remain in Light from Talking Heads and Wanted: Live in Concert from Richard Pryor; the first episode of NPR’s All Things Considered; the original cast album of Broadway’s The Wiz; and songs from Wilson Pickett, Don McLean, Big Mama Thornton, Marty Robbins, Melba Moore, Judy Collins, Renee Fleming, Sonny Rollins and Sister Sledge. Each year, the Librarian of Congress picks 25 titles that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” and at least 10 years old. This latest batch spans the years 1888 to 1997 and brings the total number of titles in the Registry to 475. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «