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Amy Winehouse, Elton John, and ‘Hamilton’ Added to Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry

Amy Winehouse’s 'Back to Black,' Elton John’s 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,' and more have entered the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.

Tracy Chapman’s 1988 self-titled LP, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, Mary J. Blige’s My Life, and songs by Steve Miller Band (“Fly Like an Eagle”), Celine Dion (“My Heart Will Go On”), and Helen Reddy (“I Am Woman”) were also among this year’s class, which spanned from 1913 (Hawaiian Quintette’s “Aloha ‘Oe”) to Lin-Manual Miranda’s 2015 Broadway cast recording, which is now the most entry in the registry. “The Library of Congress is proud and honored to select these audio treasures worthy of preservation, including iconic music across a variety of genres, field recordings, sports history and even the sounds of our daily lives with technology.” Among this year’s preserved recordings include a radio broadcast of the 1960 World Series’ Game 7 (when the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees on Bill Mazeroski’s game-winning home run), Keith Jarrett’s acclaim piano album The Koln Concert, the Minecraft: Volume Alpha soundtrack from 2011, and Brian Eno ’s iconic Microsoft Windows startup chime.

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