Are You Lonesome Tonight To Grammy Hall Of Fame

The song "Are You Lonesome Tonight as recorded by Elvis in 1960 is a 2007 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It is the sixth Elvis recording to receive this honor.

The five others are: his original 1956 recordings of Hound Dog (inducted 1988) and Heartbreak Hotel (inducted 1995), his original 1954 recording of That's All Right (inducted 1998), his original 1969 recording of Suspicious Minds (inducted 1999), and his original 1956 recording of Don't Be Cruel (inducted 2002).

The Hall of Fame recognizes "early recordings of lasting, qualitative or historical significance," with many inductees being recordings that were created and released before the 1958 inception of NARAS and the Grammy Awards.

Are You Lonesome Tonight as recorded by Elvis in 1960 is a 2007 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It is the sixth Elvis recording to receive this honor. The five others are: Hound Dog (1956 recording, inducted 1988), Heartbreak Hotel (1956 recording, inducted 1995), That's All Right (1954 recording, inducted 1998), Suspicious Minds (1969 recording, inducted 1999) and Don't Be Cruel (1956 recording, inducted 2002). The Recording Academy's national trustees established the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Many inductees are recordings that were created and released before the 1958 inception of NARAS and the Grammy Awards.

A press release from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences:

Selections Represent Some of Music's Most Important and Lasting Recordings

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2007) - The Recording Academy® announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame®, adding 44 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 728 titles. The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections are drawn from all major categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Recording Academy has become renowned.

"This year's GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees spotlight a diverse array of masterpiece recordings that have had a profound impact on our musical history," said Neil Portnow, President of The Recording Academy. "They exemplify some of the best qualities that make the recording arts essential to our culture, and they all greatly deserve to be commemorated."

The selections range from 1924's "It Had To Be You" by Isham Jones & His Orchestra to 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones. Other recordings also chosen this year include Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl," Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," Star Wars - Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams cond. London Symphony Orchestra, Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," Bob Marley & The Wailers' "One Love," The Miracles' "The Tracks Of My Tears," and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra's "Cocktails For Two." Other artists with selections include the Clash, Elvis Costello, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers, Bob Newhart, the Ramones, Bill Withers, and Led Zeppelin.

The Recording Academy's National Trustees established the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Hall Of Fame recordings are reviewed annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, and final approval is made by The Recording Academy Trustees. For more information about the Hall Of Fame or the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (to be broadcast live on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network), please visit www.grammy.com.


A complete list of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees for 2007 follows. An entire list of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recipients through 2006 can be found at http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Hall_Of_Fame/.


2007 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees


ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH)
Spike Jones & His City Slickers
RCA Victor (1948)
Novelty (Single)

AM I BLUE?
Ethel Waters
Columbia (1929)
Traditional Pop (Single)

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
Elvis Presley
RCA Victor (1960)
Pop (Single)

BARBER: VIOLIN CONCERTO
Leonard Bernstein cond. New York Philharmonic with Isaac Stern
Columbia (1964)
Classical (Album)

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN A MAJ. OP. 92
Arturo Toscanini cond. New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor (1936)
Classical (Album)

BLUE YODEL #9 (STANDING ON THE CORNER)
Jimmie Rodgers (Featuring Louis Armstrong)
Victor (1930)
Country (Single)

BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
The Delmore Brothers
King (1949)
Country (Single)

BROWN EYED GIRL
Van Morrison
Bang (1967)
Rock (Single)

THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART
Bob Newhart
Warner Bros. (1960)
Comedy (Album)

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Vince Guaraldi Trio
Fantasy (1965)
Film & TV Soundtracks (Album)

CHEAP THRILLS
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Columbia (1968)
Rock (Album)

A CHORUS LINE
Original Broadway Cast
Columbia (1975)
Musical Show (Album)

COCKTAILS FOR TWO
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Victor (1934)
Jazz (Single)

COPLAND: SYMPHONY NO. 3
Antal Dorati cond. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Mercury (1951)
Classical (Album)

DON'T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN BLUES
Charlie Poole
Columbia Records (1925)
Country (Single)

ELGAR: VIOLIN CONCERTO
Yehudi Menuhin with Sir Edward Elgar cond. London Symphony Orchestra
Victor (1932)
Classical (Album)

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
Columbia (1930)
Traditional Pop (Single)

HAPPY TOGETHER
The Turtles
White Whale (1967)
Pop (Single)

HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY
George Jones
Epic (1980)
Country (Single)

I WANT TO BE A COWBOY'S SWEETHEART
Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
Vocalion (1935)
Country (Single)

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
Dolly Parton
RCA (1974)
Country (Single)

IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW
Jimmie Rodgers
Victor (1928)
Country (Single)

ISRAELITES
Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Uni (1969)
Reggae (Single)

IT HAD TO BE YOU
Isham Jones & His Orchestra
Brunswick (1924)
Traditional Pop (Single)

KEEP MY SKILLET GOOD AND GREASY
Uncle Dave Macon
Vocalion Records (1924)
Country (Single)

LEAN ON ME
Bill Withers
Sussex (1972)
R&B (Single)

LONDON CALLING
The Clash
Epic (1979)
Rock (Album)

LOVESICK BLUES
Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers
Okeh (1928)
Country (Single)

MBUBE
Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds
Singer (1939)
World Music (Single)

MY AIM IS TRUE
Elvis Costello
Columbia (1977)
Rock (Album)

MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY
Mary Martin
Decca (1938)
Traditional Pop (Single)

ONE LOVE
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Coxsone (1965)
Reggae (Single)

PAN AMERICAN BLUES
DeFord Bailey
Brunswick (1927)
Country (Single)

PORTRAIT IN JAZZ
Bill Evans Trio
Riverside (1960)
Jazz (Album)

RAMONES
Ramones
Sire (1976)
Rock (Album)

SCHOENBERG: GURRE-LIEDER
Leopold Stokowski cond. Philadelphia Orchestra, Soloists, Choruses
Victor (1932)
Classical (Album)

SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 5
Leonard Bernstein cond. New York Philharmonic
Columbia (1959)
Classical (Album)

STAR WARS - MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
John Williams cond. London Symphony Orchestra
20th Century (1977)
Film & TV Soundtracks (Album)

THELONIOUS MONK WITH JOHN COLTRANE
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
Jazzland (1961)
Jazz (Album)

THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS
The Miracles
Tamla (1965)
R&B (Single)

WALK RIGHT IN
Cannon's Jug Stompers
Victor (1930)
Blues (Single)

WANTED! THE OUTLAWS
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser
RCA Victor (1976)
Country (Album)