Pride Among 10 Honorees Which Include Beuna Vista Social Club, De La Soul, Guns N’ Roses, Lauryn Hill, Wanda Jackson, The Doobie Brothers, and others
The Grammy Museum® Inaugural Grammy Hall of Fame Gala Presented By City National Bank At The Novo Theater Will Take Place On May 21st
LOS ANGELES – The Recording Academy® revealed the 2024 inducted recordings to the distinguished GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® on its 50th anniversary. This year’s additions include four albums and six singles that exhibit qualitative or historical significance and are at least 25 years old. The inducted recordings will be honored at the GRAMMY Museum’s inaugural GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala and concert presented by City National Bank on May 21, 2024, at the NOVO Theater in Los Angeles.
The 2024 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inducted recordings range from Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation of Lauryn Hill to Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction. Others include recordings by De La Soul, Buena Vista Social Club, Donna Summer, Charley Pride, Wanda Jackson, Kid Ory’s Creole Orchestra, Doobie Brothers, and William Bell.
The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was established by the Recording Academy’s National Trustees in 1973. The inducted recordings are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts with final ratification by the Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees. With 10 new titles, the Hall, now in its 50th year, currently totals 1,152 inducted recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. The full list of past inducted recordings can be seen at grammy.com/awards/hall-of-
This year, the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala will be the first of what will become an annual event and includes a red carpet and VIP reception on the Ray Charles Terrace at the GRAMMY Museum, followed by a one-of-a-kind concert at the NOVO Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Produced by longtime Executive Producer of the GRAMMY Awards, Ken Ehrlich, along with Chantel Sausedo and Ron Basile. Musical Direction by globally renowned producer and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes. Tickets and performers will be announced at a later date. More info here. For sponsorship opportunities, reach out to [email protected]
2024 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inducted Recordings:
- 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING – De La Soul (Album)
- APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION – Guns N’ Roses (Album)
- BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB – Buena Vista Social Club (Album)
- “I FEEL LOVE” – Donna Summer (Single)
- “KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’” – Charley Pride (Single)
- “LET’S HAVE A PARTY” – Wanda Jackson (Single)
- “ORY’S CREOLE TROMBONE” – Kid Ory’s Creole Orchestra (Single)
- THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL – Lauryn Hill (Album)
- “WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES” – The Doobie Brothers (Single)
- “YOU DON’T MISS YOUR WATER” – William Bell (Single)
ABOUT THE RECORDING ACADEMY:
The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares ®, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards— music’s only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world’s leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.
ABOUT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM:
The GRAMMY Museum, currently celebrating its 15th anniversary, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and exploring music from yesterday and today to inspire the music of tomorrow through exhibits, education, grants, preservation initiatives, and public programming. Paying tribute to our collective musical heritage, the Museum values and celebrates the dynamic connection in people’s diverse backgrounds and music’s many genres, telling stories that inspire us, and creative expression that leads change in our industry.
For more information, visit grammymuseum.org, “like” the GRAMMY Museum on Facebook, and follow @GRAMMYMuseum on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
ABOUT CITY NATIONAL:
With $93.72 billion in assets, City National Bank provides banking, investment, and trust services through 64 branches, including 22 full-service regional centers in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Miami.* In addition, the company and its investment affiliates manage or administer $96.84 billion in client investment assets.
City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the world’s leading diversified financial services companies. RBC serves more than 17 million personal, business, public sector, and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the United States, and 27 other countries.
For more information about City National, visit the company’s website at cnb.com.
*City National Bank does business in Miami and the state of Florida as CN Bank.
