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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This piece by B.G. Rhule is one in a collection of essays on National Recording Registry titles. The complete list can be found here. So much has been written over these many decades about “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke’s mellifluous and soulful ode to the struggles, yet prevailing hopes, of a black citizen …
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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This piece, by Fayth M. Parks, is one in the collection of essays on the National Film Registry. The complete list can be found here. Zora Neale Hurston In the approximately 42 minutes of black and white 16mm film footage, during an outdoor church service scene, Zora Neale Hurston waves her hand directing a church …
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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In 2003, only the second year of the National Recording Registry, the 1961 album “Judy at Carnegie Hall” was added to the Library of Congress’ esteemed list of landmark recordings. Last year, the Library asked actress, singer, author and daughter of Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, to share her memories of that remarkable and deeply enduring …
Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound, Women in the record industry