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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
As the great Bob Newhart turns 91 today, the Library of Congress, with the assistance of Professor Wayne Federman, looks back at his seminal, star-making album “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart,” released in 1960 and added to the Library’s National Recording Registry in 2006. “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” is one of the most …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Spoken Word
Posted by: Matthew Barton
“Charlie Watts has always been the bed that I lie on musically.”–Keith Richards[i] The death of Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones inspired many heartfelt tributes naming him as one of the all-time great drummer. No one was more aware than Watts himself of the giants on whose shoulders he stood. In 2006, when (I …
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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
“Tiger Rag” by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in its inaugural year of 2002. In this essay, author Tim Gracyk explains why. Few tunes have been recorded as often as “Tiger Rag.” It is one of the earliest jazz tunes to evolve into …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Here are some of the titles from the Library’s motion picture collections–many preserved by the NAVCC film laboratory–that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication. FILM FORUM: New York City, New York …
Posted in: Film Loans
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Frederick Wiseman’s powerful documentary “Hospital,” added to the Library’s National Registry in 1994, is recalled here by film professor Barry Keith Grant. Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman has said that he is interested in how the institutions he films are “cultural spoors” that reflect the larger cultural hues,” and “Hospital,” his fourth documentary, is a perfect example …
Posted in: Film Essay, National Film Registry