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The 2010 selections range from California pop (Beach Boys' "California Girls," the Doors' "Riders on the Storm," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Mr. Bojangles"); R&B (the Isley Bros.' "Twist and Shout," James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"), reggae (Bob Marley & the Wailers' "Catch a Fire"); to standards associated with the movies (Judy Garland and Gene Kelly's "For Me and My Gal," Dooley Wilson's "As Time Goes By"); and even seasonal tunes (Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad").

But the lion's share of selections hailed from the world of jazz, with Louis Armstrong represented twice (the single "Lazy River" and his LP of W.C. Handy tunes); Billie Holiday ("Crazy He Calls Me"); King Oliver & His Jazz Band ("Dipper Mouth Blues"); Jelly Roll Morton ("Kansas City Stomps"), Duke Ellington ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore"), Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie (the LP "Ella and Basie"), Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd (the LP "Jazz Samba") and Weather Report ("Birdland") spanning the spectrum from roots to fusion.

Holiday's spiritual successor, Janis Joplin ("Pearl"), also made the cut, as did Mahalia Jackson ("His Eye Is on the Sparrow"), Muddy Waters ("I Feel Like Going Home") and George Carlin's classic comedy album "Class Clown."

The Grammy Hall Of Fame was established in 1973 "to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance" that are at least 25 years old, with contenders reviewed annually by a special member committee of pros from all branches of the recording arts. Final approval is made by the Recording Academy Trustees.