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Posted by: Laura Jenemann
The National Audio-Visual Conservation recently restored and displayed its “Sounds of Earth” disc. This disc, also known as the “Voyager Golden Record,” was presented by NASA to the Library of Congress in 1978.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Like the rest of the world, the Library of Congress was very saddened to hear of the passing of Jimmy Buffett this past weekend. His passing was, to us, all the more poignant as Mr. Buffett’s iconic recording, “Margaritaville,” was added the the Library’s National Recording Registry just earlier this year. At the time, Mr. …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Matthew Barton
On the occasion of Tony Schwartz's centennial, Matthew Barton, the Library's Recorded Sound curator, examines a notable aspect of vast and influential collection.
Posted in: Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
On August 24th, the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, hosts a daylong series of sound and sound preservation demonstrations.
Posted in: Recorded Sound
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
"Be My Baby" is 60 years old this month and the Library looks back at this timeless recording.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In piecing together the works of ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey, Library of Congress Recorded Sound Reference Librarian Harrison Behl examines a unlikely path for a Kenyan recording.
Posted in: Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
RIP Tony Bennett
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
An interview with the late Harry Belafonte.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound, Uncategorized
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
As Pink Floyd's great album celebrates a golden anniversary, professor Daniel J. Levitin looks back at this landmark recording.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound