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'I Will Survive,' Added To Recordings Preserved By Library of Congress

March 23, 2016 / 6:30 AM CDT / CBS Texas

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Gloria Gaynor disco anthem, George Carlin's seven dirty words routine and coverage of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game are among 25 sound recordings that have been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress.

The recordings reaching back to 1911 are being added Wednesday to the library's National Recording Registry. Each year, the library chooses recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." This year's picks include a wide range of music from blues, jazz and rock to country and classical, but there are also recordings of radio shows, sports and comedy.

The Library of Congress has been seeking to preserve important sound recordings under terms of a preservation act passed by Congress. This year's selections bring the registry's total to 450.

Nominations come through online submissions from the public and from the registry's board.

Here's a listing of the 2015 inductees to the National Recording Registry in chronological order:

1. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," Columbia Quartette (Peerless Quartet) (1911)
2. "Wild Cat Blues," Clarence Williams' Blue Five (1923)
3. "Statesboro Blues," Blind Willie McTell (1928)
4. "Bonaparte's Retreat," W.H. Stepp (1937
5. "Decoration Day" from "Vic and Sade" radio series (June 4, 1937)
6. Mahler Symphony No. 9, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Walter, conductor. (1938)
7. "Carousel of American Music," George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Arthur Freed, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, others (Sept. 24, 1940)
8. The "Marshall Plan" speech, George C. Marshall (June 5, 1947)
9. "A Garage in Gainesville" and "Execution Awaited" from "Destination Freedom" radio program (Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 1949)
10. Original soundtrack from "A Streetcar Named Desire," Alex North, composer (1951)
11. "Cry Me a River," Julie London (1955)
12. "Mack the Knife," Louis Armstrong (1956); Bobby Darin (1959)
13. Fourth-quarter radio coverage of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game (Philadelphia Warriors vs. New York Knicks); Bill Campbell, announcer (March 2, 1962)
14. "A Love Supreme," John Coltrane (1964)
15. "It's My Way," Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964)
16. "Where Did Our Love Go," the Supremes (1964)
17. "People Get Ready, " the Impressions (1965)
18. "Mama Tried," Merle Haggard (1968)
19. "Abraxas," Santana (1970)
20. "Class Clown," George Carlin (1972)
21. "Robert and Clara Schumann Complete Piano Trios," the Beaux Arts Trio (1972)
22. "Piano Man," Billy Joel (1973)
23. "Bogalusa Boogie," Clifton Chenier (1976)
24. "I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor (1978)
25. "Master of Puppets," Metallica (1986)