The hall of Fame Award is a special merit award given out at the Grammys since 1973, it was to recognize and honor recordings that were at least twenty-five years old and that have “qualitative or historical significance.” All genres, classical, rock, country, R&B, opera, theatre and film are eligible for the award, both singles and albums are eligible. There are approximately 850 Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients all chosen out of recordings since the 1900’s.
Award recipients in 1974
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Year
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Winner/s
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Genre
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"Body and Soul"
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Coleman Hawkins
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Jazz (single)
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"The Christmas Song"
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Nat King Cole
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Traditional Pop (single)
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
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George Gershwin with Paul Whiteman
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Traditional Pop (single)
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"West End Blues"
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Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
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Jazz (Single)
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"White Christmas"
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Bing Crosby, The Ken Darby Singers
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Traditional Pop (Single)
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Award recipients in 2010
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Song
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Winner/s
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Genre
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“As Time Goes By”
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Dooley Wilson
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Traditional Pop (Single)
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“Birdland”
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Weather Report
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Jazz (Single)
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“California Girls”
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The Beach Boys
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Pop (Single)
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“Catch A Fire”
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Reggae (Album)
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“Class Clown”
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George Carlin
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Comedy (Album)
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“Crazy He Calls Me”
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Billie Holiday
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Jazz (Single)
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“Dipper Mouth Blues”
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King Oliver & His Jazz Band
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Jazz (Single)
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“Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament)”
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Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
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Jazz (Single)
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“Ella And Basie!”
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Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie
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Jazz (Album)
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“Feliz Navidad”
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Jose Feliciano
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Latin (Single)
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“For Me And My Gal”
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Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
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Traditional Pop (Single)
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“His Eye Is On The Sparrow”
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Mahalia Jackson
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Gospel (Single)
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“I Feel Like Going Home”
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Muddy Waters
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Blues (Single)
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“It's A Man's Man's Man's World”
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James Brown
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R&B (Single)
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“Jazz Samba”
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Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd
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Jazz (Album)
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“Kansas City Stomps”
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Jelly Roll Morton
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Jazz (Single)
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“Lazy River”
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Louis Armstrong
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Jazz (Single)
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“Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy”
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Louis Armstrong & His All*Stars
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Jazz (Album)
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“Mr. Bojangles”
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Pop (Single)
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“Pearl”
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Janis Joplin
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Rock (Album)
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“Riders On The Storm”
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The Doors
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Rock (Single)
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“Twist And Shout”
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The Isley Brothers
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R&B (Single)
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“Who Do You Love?”
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Bo Diddley
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R&B (Single)
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“You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)”
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Harry James & His Orchestra
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Traditional Pop (Single)
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“Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” |
Johnny Mercer |
Pop (Single) |