Queen, Stevie Wonder's songs inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame
2 Dec 2008, 1410 Hrs

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London, Dec 2 The legendary band Queen's classic 1977 hits 'We Are the Champions' and ' We will rock you' have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Other hits included in the Grammy Hall Of Fame are Police's 1983 album Synchronicity, Stevie Wonder's For Once in My Life and the soundtrack for the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

The Hall Of Fame now has 826 titles, chosen by a members committee of historians and experts since its inception in 1973.

The recordings honored by the Recording Academy include Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Hendrix's rendition of The Star Spangled Banner and the Love Theme from The Godfather.

One of the songs honored, 'Let the Good Times Roll' by Louis Jourdan, will be performed by BB King and John Mayer at a special nominations concert on the 4th of December.

The Grammy Museum will extend onto four floors of the newly-built LA Live centre, with exhibits dedicated to rock, hip-hop, country, classical, Latin, R and B and jazz, reports BBC.

Established in 1957, the Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals. (ANI)

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