The Joshua Tree, il leggendario album degli U2 uscito nel 1987, è stato inserito dalla Recording Academy nella Grammy Hall Of Fame 2014.
L’album degli U2, assieme ad altri ventisei storici album dagli anni trenta in poi, verrà premiato durante la consueta cerimonia allo Staples Center di Los Angeles il 26 gennaio 2014.
La lista di questi ventisette album va ad aggiungersi a quelli già premiati negli anni scorsi raggiungendo la cifra di oltre 960 dischi esposti al GRAMMY Museum nella Downtown di Los Angeles. La lista completa è disponibile qui.
Ecco l’elenco dei 27 album che verranno aggiungi alla Hall Of Fame 2014:
- After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (Reprise, 1970)
- All Things Must Pass, George Harrison (Apple, 1970)
- The Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago (Columbia, 1969)
- Cosmo’s Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy, 1970)
- Doc Watson, Doc Watson (Vanguard, 1964)
- “Fortunate Son,” Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy, 1969)
- “Georgia (On My Mind),” Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (Victor, 1930)
- “Get Up — I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine,” James Brown (King, 1970)
- “Honky Tonk Women,” The Rolling Stones (London, 1969)
- “Jolene,” Dolly Parton (RCA, 1973)
- The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island, 1987)
- Kristofferson, Kris Kristofferson (Monument, 1970)
- “Low Rider,” War (United Artists, 1975)
- Mary Poppins — Original Cast Sound Track, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, and Various Artists (Buena Vista, 1964)
- “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” Louis Armstrong and the All Stars (Decca, 1938)
- “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” B.J. Thomas (Scepter, 1969)
- “Rapper’s Delight,” Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill, 1979)
- Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quartet, Miles Davis (Prestige, 1958)
- “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” Gil Scott-Heron (Flying Dutchman, 1970)
- “Strange Things Happening Every Day,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Decca, 1945)
- “Sweet Home Chicago,” Robert Johnson (Vocalion, 1937)
- “3 O’Clock Blues,” B.B. King (RPM, 1952)
- “Under the Boardwalk,” The Drifters (Atlantic, 1964)
- “Walk This Way,” Run-D.M.C. (Profile, 1986)
- “Wonderful World,” Sam Cooke (Keen, 1960)
- Woodstock — Music From the Original Sound Track and More, Various Artists (Cotillion, 1970)
- “Yardbird Suite,” Charlie Parker Septet (Dial, 1946)
Fonte: grammy.com