One of the most broadcast songs of the 20th century, Ben E. King's "Stand by Me,'' has been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress, along with recordings from Lauryn Hill, The Righteous Brothers and Radiohead.
Twenty-five sound recordings that span from 1890 to 1999 are being added Wednesday to the library's National Recording Registry. Each year the library chooses recordings that are ``culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.''
Some of the unforgettable tunes being archived include "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive'' from 1944, Baez's first solo album and Steve Martin's "A Wild and Crazy Guy'' comedy album.
The best existing versions of each recording will be housed at the library's audio-visual conservation center in a bunker in Culpeper, Virginia. They join the library's vast sound collection of nearly 3 million items.
Here's a listing of the 2015 inductees to the National Recording Registry in chronological order:
1. Vernacular Wax Cylinder Recordings at University of California, Santa Barbara Library (c.1890-1910)
2. The Benjamin Ives Gilman Collection, recorded at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago (1893)
3. "The Boys of the Lough''/"The Humours of Ennistymon,'' Michael Coleman (1922)
4. "Black Snake Moan''/ "Match Box Blues,'' Blind Lemon Jefferson (1928)
5. "Sorry, Wrong Number,'' from "Suspense'' radio series (1943)
6. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive,'' Johnny Mercer (1944)
7. Radio Coverage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Funeral, Arthur Godfrey, et al. (1945)
8. "Kiss Me, Kate,'' original cast album (1949)
9." John Brown's Body,'' Tyrone Power, Judith Anderson, and Raymond Massey; directed by Charles Laughton (1953)
10. "My Funny Valentine,'' The Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker (1953)
11. "Sixteen Tons,'' Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955)
12. "Mary Don't You Weep,'' The Swan Silvertones (1959)
13." Joan Baez,'' Joan Baez (1960)
14. "Stand by Me,'' Ben E. King (1961)
15. "New Orleans' Sweet Emma Barrett and her Preservation Hall Jazz Band,'' Sweet Emma and her Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1964)
16. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,''' The Righteous Brothers (1964)
17. "The Doors,'' The Doors (1967)
18. "Stand!'' Sly and the Family Stone (1969)
19. "Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues,'' Lincoln Mayorga (1968)
20. "A Wild and Crazy Guy,'' Steve Martin (1978)
21. "Sesame Street: All-Time Platinum Favorites,'' Various (1995)
22. "OK Computer,'' Radiohead (1997)
23. "Songs of the Old Regular Baptists,'' various (1997)
24. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,'' Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. "Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman,'' Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor; Joan Tower, composer (1999)
