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<DIV>National Recording Registry Recognizes "Mack the Knife," Motown and
Mahler </DIV>
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<DIV>"Piano Man," "I Will Survive" and Wilt Chamberlain's 100-Point Game Receive
Designation</DIV>
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<DIV>March 23, 2016</DIV>
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<DIV>Two cuts at Kurt Weill's "Mack the Knife" -- by Louis Armstrong and Bobby
Darin -- will join Billy Joel's single "Piano Man," Gloria Gaynor's "I Will
Survive," the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go," a recording of the fourth
quarter of Wilt Chamberlain's historic 100-point game and a poignant capture of
Mahler's ninth symphony among the recordings recently selected for induction
into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry. Acting Librarian of
Congress David S. Mao today named 25 new sound recordings to the registry that
have been recognized for their cultural, artistic and/or historical significance
to American society and the nation's aural legacy.</DIV>
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<DIV>"These recordings, by a wide range of artists in many genres of music and
in spoken word, will be preserved for future listeners," Mao said. "This
collection of blues, jazz, rock, country and classical recordings, interspersed
with important recordings of sporting events, speeches, radio shows and comedy,
helps safeguard the record of what we've done and who we are."</DIV>
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<DIV>Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the
Librarian, with advice from the Library's National Recording Preservation Board
(NRPB), annually selects 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically, or
aesthetically significant" and are at least 10 years old. The selections for the
2015 registry bring the total number of recordings on the registry to 450, only
a minuscule portion of the Library's vast recorded-sound collection of more than
3 million items.</DIV>
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<DIV>Gloria Gaynor, reached with the news of her song's addition to the
registry, said "'I Will Survive' is my mantra, the core of my God-given purpose.
It is my privilege and honor to use it to inspire people around the world of
every nationality, race, creed, color and age group to join me as I sing and
live the words: 'I Will Survive.'"</DIV>
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<DIV>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."</DIV>
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<DIV>The 2015 registry also features a recording, long thought lost, of a 1940
cavalcade of stars, many performing their own songs, at the Golden Gate
International Exposition in San Francisco; a variation on a common fiddle tune
called "Bonaparte's Retreat" that musicologists believe laid the groundwork for
Aaron Copland's ballet and orchestral suite piece "Hoe-Down"; and two episodes
from a radio show of the late 1940s, "Destination Freedom," that artfully
attacked racial prejudice, authored by an African-American newspaper editor who
wrote all 97 shows in the series.</DIV>
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<DIV>Nominations were gathered through online submissions from the public and
from the NRPB, which is comprised of leaders in the fields of music, recorded
sound and preservation. The Library is currently accepting nominations for the
next registry at the NRPB website.</DIV>
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<DIV>As part of its congressional mandate, the Library identifies and preserves
the best existing versions of each recording on the registry. These recordings
will be housed in the Library's Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in
Culpeper, Virginia, a state-of-the-art facility that was made possible through
the generosity of David Woodley Packard and the Packard Humanities Institute,
with benefaction from the U.S. Congress. The Packard Campus is home to more than
7 million collection items, including more than 3 million sound
recordings.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Library's National and International Outreach Service Unit (NIO)
National Programs Directorate manages and provides staff support for the Library
of Congress National Film Preservation Board, the National Recording
Preservation Board and the National Registries for film and recorded sound. This
constitutes part of NIO's broader mission to administer the public-facing
programs and activities of the Library of Congress with the mission of
broadening awareness and use of the Library and its resources through outreach
and external partnerships.</DIV>
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<DIV>Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the world's largest library.
The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human
understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its
magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library's rich
resources can be accessed through its website at </DIV>
<DIV>www.loc.gov </DIV>
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<DIV>2015 National Recording Registry (Listing in Chronological Order)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" -- Columbia Quartette (The Peerless Quartet)
(1911)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Wild Cat Blues" -- Clarence Williams' Blue Five (1923)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Statesboro Blues" -- Blind Willie McTell (1928)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Bonaparte's Retreat" -- W.H. Stepp (1937)</DIV>
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<DIV>Mahler Symphony No. 9 -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Walter,
conductor. (1938)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Carousel of American Music" -- George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Johnny
Mercer, Arthur Freed, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, others (September 24,
1940)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Vic and Sade" -- Episode: "Decoration Day." (June 4, 1937) Radio</DIV>
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<DIV>The "Marshall Plan" Speech -- George C. Marshall (June 5, 1947)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Destination Freedom" -- Episodes: "A Garage in Gainesville" and "Execution
Awaited" (September 25, October 2, 1949)</DIV>
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<DIV>Original soundtrack from "A Streetcar Named Desire" -- Alex North,
composer. (1951)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Cry Me a River" -- Julie London (1955)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Mack the Knife" (singles) -- Louis Armstrong (1956); Bobby Darin
(1959).</DIV>
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<DIV>Fourth-quarter radio coverage of Wilt Chamberlin's 100-point game
(Philadelphia Warriors vs. New York Knicks) -- Bill Campbell, announcer (March
2, 1962)</DIV>
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<DIV>"A Love Supreme" -- John Coltrane (1964)</DIV>
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<DIV>"It's My Way" -- Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964) (album)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Where Did Our Love Go" (single) -- The Supremes (1964)</DIV>
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<DIV>"People Get Ready" (single) -- The Impressions (1965)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Mama Tried" (single) -- Merle Haggard (1968)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Abraxas" -- Santana (1970)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Class Clown" -- George Carlin (1972)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Robert and Clara Schumann Complete Piano Trios" -- The Beaux Arts Trio
(1972)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Piano Man" (single) -- Billy Joel (1973)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Bogalusa Boogie" -- Clifton Chenier (1976)</DIV>
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<DIV>"I Will Survive" -- Gloria Gaynor (1978)</DIV>
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<DIV>"Master of Puppets" -- Metallica (1986)</DIV>
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<DIV>Full press release with details about each recording:</DIV>
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