From Bob Marley to Franklin Roosevelt, History in Sound

Some of the 25 newly added recordings to be preserved as part of the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.
08 April 2007

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But the list also includes classical pieces like "Il mio tesoro," from "Don Giovanni," sung by tenor John McCormack in nineteen sixteen. And there are spoken word recordings, like one from nineteen sixty by comedian Bob Newhart.


Voice of America Special English
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