25 songs by beloved artists like the Beach Boys, the Doors, Bob Marley, James Brown and Janis Joplin have been selected to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for 2010. The Grammy Hall currently includes 851 titles altogether because songs are eligible 25 years after release and the picks are approved by Recording Academy Trustees.

“This year’s Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees highlight a diverse array of masterpiece recordings that have had a profound impact on our musical history,” Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone magazine. “The selections are timeless staples that span six decades and represent a wide range of genres from comedy to rock, reggae, jazz and R&B. They all greatly deserve to be memorialized.”

Amongst the inductees, there’s a jazz classic by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and Dippermouth Blues, a 1923 recording featuring a young Armstrong on cornet, Birdland by Weather Report, from 1977, The Doors’ L.A. Woman Joplin’s final album Pearl and the Beach Boys’ classic California Girls, Bob Marley and the Wailers’ album Catch A Fire, along with The Isley Brothers’ Twist and Shout. Other songs from the golden era of film and jazz are in the list, including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly’s For Me and My Gal, and Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah by Johnny Mercer, recorded in 1946. The comedy is not at all neglected, as George Carlin’s Class Clown - the 1972 album, which featured his infamous “seven words you can never say on television” routine has been included on the list.

A full list of the 25 inducted songs is available on the Grammy official website. The recordings will be displayed in the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles, reports BeatCrave.com.

Here is the complete list of the 25 recordings:
- As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson (1944)
- Birdland - Weather Report (1977)
- California Girls - The Beach Boys (1965)
- Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1973)
- Class Clown - George Carlin (1972)
- Crazy He Calls Me - Billie Holiday (1949)
- Dippermouth Blues - King Oliver & His Jazz Band (1923)
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington (1940)
- Ella and Basie - Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (1963)
- Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano (1970)
- For Me And My Gal - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1942)
- His Eye Is On The Sparrow - Mahalia Jackson
- I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
- It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World - James Brown (1966)
- Jazz Samba - Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (1962)
- Kansas City Stomps - Jelly Roll Morton (1928)
- Lazy River - Louis Armstrong (1931)
- Plays WC Handy - Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (1954)
- Mr Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1970)
- Pearl - Janis Joplin (1971)
- Riders On The Storm - The Doors (1971)
- Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers (1962)
- Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley (1956)
- You Made Me Love You - Harry James & His Orchestra (1941)
- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Johnny Mercer

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