![](https://www.top40-charts.com/asxeta/Grammy1_logo.gif) SANTA MONICA, CA. (The Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, adding 20 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 659 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 inductees represent an array of genres including traditional pop, rock, reggae, and jazz," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "They exemplify some of the best qualities that make the recording arts such a vital part of our culture: the ability to transcend time, and the power to inspire emotion, whether it be joyous, patriotic, or simply romantic." The selections range from the recently deceased Ray Charles' moving "America The Beautiful" to the Bob Hope and Shirley Ross single "Thanks For The Memories," from the Rolling Stones album "Let It Bleed" to Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry." Other artists with selections this year include Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, and Louis Armstrong. 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. Winners are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts. For more information about the Hall Of Fame or the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (to be broadcast on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network), please visit www.grammy.com. A complete list of the Hall Of Fame inductees for 2005 follows. GRAMMY Hall Of Fame 2005 Inductees ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan Victor (1911) Traditional Pop (Single) | MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS — SOUNDTRACK Judy Garland Decca (1944) Film & TV Soundtracks (Album) | ALL OF ME Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra Columbia (1932) Jazz (Single) | NO WOMAN NO CRY Bob Marley Island (1974) Reggae (Single) | AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL Ray Charles ABC/TRC (1972) R&B (Track) | ONE FOR MY BABY Frank Sinatra Capitol (1958) Traditional Pop (Single) | BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? Bing Crosby Brunswick (1932) Traditional Pop (Single) | PETER GUNN Henry Mancini RCA (1959) Pop (Track) | BYE BYE BLACKBIRD Gene Austin Victor (1926) Traditional Pop (Single) | PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ Harry Richman With Earl Burtnett And His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Brunswick (1930) Traditional Pop (Single) | CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME Al Jolson With The Isham Jones Orchestra Brunswick (1924) Traditional Pop (Single) | THANKS FOR THE MEMORY Bob Hope And Shirley Ross Decca (1938) Traditional Pop (Single) | EMBRACEABLE YOU Billie Holiday Commodore (1944) Jazz (Single) | THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME Fred Astaire With Johnny Green And His Orchestra Brunswick (1937) Traditional Pop (Single) | LESTER LEAPS IN Count Basie's Kansas City 7 Vocalion (1939) Jazz (Single) | VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU) Les Paul & Mary Ford Capitol (1953) Traditional Pop (Single) | LET IT BLEED The Rolling Stones London (1969) Rock (Album) | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Ray Noble And His Orchestra Victor (1934) Traditional Pop (Single) | LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Ruth Etting Columbia (1928) Musical Show (Single) | | LULLABY OF BROADWAY Dick Powell Brunswick (1935) Traditional Pop (Single) | |
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