Both Tom Petty and Aerosmith were inducted into the 2019 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this week. Petty for his 1989 album Full Moon Fever, and Aerosmith for their 1975 single "Walk This Way."
The latest additions recognize a diverse range of both singles and album recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Each year recordings are reviewed by a special member committee comprised of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by the Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees. With 25 new titles, the Hall, now in its 46th year, currently totals 1,088 recordings and is on display at The GRAMMY Museum. Representing myriad tracks and albums, the 2019 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” to Miles Davis’ ‘Round About Midnight. The highly reputed list also features Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” Dolly Parton’s “Coat Of Many Colors,” Nina Simone’s “To Be Young, Gifted And Black,” Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever,