7 thoughts on “2015 National Recording Registry. Discuss. Or not.”
The 2015 registry selections span the years 1911-1986. Among the selections are the rock group Santana's 1970 album "Abraxas", two blues numbers from the 1920s (Clarence Williams' 1923 "Wild Cat Blues" and Blind Willie McTell's 1928 "Statesboro Blues"), Julie London's 1955 recording of "Cry Me A River," George Marshall's 1947 speech outlining the Marshall Plan to restore Europe following World War II, saxophonist John Coltrane's 1964 oeuvre "A Love Supreme," Merle Haggard's 1968 song "Mama Tried," Clifton Chenier's 1976 Zydeco album "Bogalusa Boogie," Buffy Sainte-Marie's 1964 album "It's My Way," George Carlin's groundbreaking 1972 comedy album "Class Clown" and Metallica's 1986 takeoff from its thrash-metal roots, "Master of Puppets."
The fOrMatTiNg in comment above seems to give IntenseDebate fits, so I have to say this stuff in another:
I like the emboldened pieces. A lot of audio nerds think Julie London is the nuts. Here's fingerstyle fave Pat Donahue playing "Statesboro Blues." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qav0f7XmyM4
Okay, that's what happened, I thought I was hallucinating comments.
Anyway, I had to remind myself that these selections were not for 'good stuff' per se, though many are classics, but had some significance for the USian experience. In either case, still not sure about Billy Joel.
Mr. Donahue is some kinda picker for sure.
Yes. It did for a lot of people. Plus it was what my friend who sent me the link initially called a 'cultural marker', and why it got into LC. [ no, didn't/don't care for it myself ]
The fOrMatTiNg in comment above seems to give IntenseDebate fits, so I have to say this stuff in another:
I like the emboldened pieces. A lot of audio nerds think Julie London is the nuts. Here's fingerstyle fave Pat Donahue playing "Statesboro Blues."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qav0f7XmyM4
Okay, that's what happened, I thought I was hallucinating comments.
Anyway, I had to remind myself that these selections were not for 'good stuff' per se, though many are classics, but had some significance for the USian experience. In either case, still not sure about Billy Joel.
Mr. Donahue is some kinda picker for sure.
For sure²
[I Will Survive got me through many tough times].
Also this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA
Yes. It did for a lot of people. Plus it was what my friend who sent me the link initially called a 'cultural marker', and why it got into LC. [ no, didn't/don't care for it myself ]