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Stairway to Grammy
296/365. 8/7/09.
Led Zeppelin's 1971 masterpiece "Stairway To Heaven" was among the 21 recordings inducted to the 2003 Grammy Hall of Fame. "The purpose of the Hall Of Fame is to spotlight recorded musical masterpieces that have significantly impacted our musical history," said Academy President Neil Portnow. "This year's selections are outstanding recordings and compositions of social significance that uniquely represent pieces of our country's cultural history. They all greatly deserve to be memorialized."
The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was established in 1973 by the Recording Academy's Board of Trustees to honor recordings of enduring quality and relevance or historical significance. Recordings can be either single tracks or full-length albums. Balloting is open to recordings released more than 25 years ago and are selected by a panel of respected professionals from the recording arts field, including musicologists and historians. (From www.jimmypageonline.com )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8
This one song is reputed to be worth over $500 million (US) - based on royalties from album sales, live performances, radio airplay, sheet music sales, etc. Not bad for a song that wasn't even released as a single.
Stairway to Grammy
296/365. 8/7/09.
Led Zeppelin's 1971 masterpiece "Stairway To Heaven" was among the 21 recordings inducted to the 2003 Grammy Hall of Fame. "The purpose of the Hall Of Fame is to spotlight recorded musical masterpieces that have significantly impacted our musical history," said Academy President Neil Portnow. "This year's selections are outstanding recordings and compositions of social significance that uniquely represent pieces of our country's cultural history. They all greatly deserve to be memorialized."
The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was established in 1973 by the Recording Academy's Board of Trustees to honor recordings of enduring quality and relevance or historical significance. Recordings can be either single tracks or full-length albums. Balloting is open to recordings released more than 25 years ago and are selected by a panel of respected professionals from the recording arts field, including musicologists and historians. (From www.jimmypageonline.com )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8
This one song is reputed to be worth over $500 million (US) - based on royalties from album sales, live performances, radio airplay, sheet music sales, etc. Not bad for a song that wasn't even released as a single.