Među izabranima su i Jefferson Airplain i njihov kultni album “Surrealistic Pillow” na kome su se našli hitovi “White Rabbit” i “Somebody to Love”, američki novotalasni bend The Cars i istoimeni album iz 1978. godine, sastav Blondie i “Parallel Lines”, kao i izdanje “El Cantante” Hektora Lavoa.
Debi album američkog repera Notorius BIGa “Redy to die” je jedno od izdanja koje je ove godine dobilo čast da se nađe u Nacionalnom registru, kao i album “Dookie” grupe Green Day iz 1994 i “Wide Open Spaces” sastava The Chicks.
“Kongresna biblioteka sa ponosom čuva zvučne zapise američke istorije i raznoliku kulturu putem nacionalnog registra” izjavila je članica komisije Karla Hajden.
Najstariji snimak koji je ove godine ušao u registar je “Clarinet Marmalade” iz 1919. godine koji je snimio američki vojni pešadijski bend.
Komplatna lista selektovanih izvođača:
- Lt. James Reese Europe’s 369th U.S. Infantry Band, “Clarinet Marmalade” (1919)
- Viola Turpeinen and John Rosendahl, “Kauhavan Polkka” (1928)
- Various Artists, Wisconsin Folksong Collection (1937-1946)
- Benny Goodman Sextet with Charlie Christian, “Rose Room” (1939)
- Gene Autry, “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
- Patti Page, “The Tennessee Waltz” (1950)
- Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, “Rocket ‘88’” (1951)
- Johnny Mathis, “Chances Are” (1957)
- Perry Como, “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” (1957)
- Lee Morgan, The Sidewinder (1964)
- Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
- Lily Tomlin, This is a Recording (1971)
- Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971)
- J.D. Crowe & the New South, J.D. Crowe & the New South (1975)
- ABBA, Arrival (1976)
- Héctor Lavoe, “El Cantante” (1978)
- The Cars, The Cars (1978)
- Blondie, Parallel Lines (1978)
- Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (MC Ricky D), “La-Di-Da-Di” (1985)
- Bobby McFerrin, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (1988)
- Juan Gabriel, “Amor Eterno” (1990)
- Kronos Quartet, Pieces of Africa (1992)
- Green Day, Dookie (1994)
- The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die (1994)
- The Chicks, Wide Open Spaces (1998)
