The Librarian of Congress oversees two high-profile awards — the National Recording Registry and the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The National Recording Registry, which dates to 2001 ...

Nimrod Workman started working in Appalachian coal mines at age 14, before World War I. He had to quit from injuries, including black lung, in 1952. In the early 1970s he began recording mining songs, ...

Calling the new entries “the sounds of America,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden praised the National Recording Registry as “our evolving nation’s playlist.” Start the day smarter.

the library’s National Film Registry chooses 25 movies “showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage.” The National Recording Registry selects for preservation sound ...

The Grammy Hall of Fame used to be the only major institutional award to honor classic recordings, but the arrival in 2002 of the National Recording Registry, administered by the Library of ...

The National Recording Registry selects for preservation sound recordings that “are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and inform or reflect life in the United States.” ...