Charley Pride's iconic song to join Lauryn Hill and Guns 'N' Roses albums in Grammy Hall of Fame

The recordings will be honored at the Grammy Museum’s inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala in May.

PUBLISHED MAR 29, 2024

Charley Pride, the first black man to make it to the top of the country and western music field, sets another first here, November 8th, 1975. In all his concert years, Pride sang to a record sold out house in Madison Square's Felt Forum.

Los Angeles, California (Release): The Recording Academy has announced the 2024 inducted recordings to the 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 on May 21, 2024, at the Novo Theater in Los Angeles.

Charley Pride, subject of "American Masters - Charley Pride: I'm Just Me," speaks during the PBS segment of the 2019 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena on February 01, 2019. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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.

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 Morning': 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)