5 Oldies Inducted Into Musical Hall of Fame

The original Broadway cast recording of “West Side Story” and Erroll Garner playing “Misty” are among five inductees at the Hall of Fame of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

The academy, which bestows the annual Grammy Awards, has inducted pre-1958 musical pieces into its Hall of Fame since 1974. The Grammys were first awarded in 1958.

This year’s Hall of Fame recordings are “Call It Stormy Monday,” “Misty,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Show Boat,” and “West Side Story,” the academy announced today.

“Call It Stormy Monday” is a blues piece recorded in 1947 by Aaron (T-Bone) Walker.

Walker, who died in 1975, helped develop the modern blues sound with his electric guitar style.

“Misty” was recorded by pianist Garner in 1954 and is his most famous composition.

Garner, a self-taught musician, died in 1977.

“Moonlight Serenade,” was Glen Miller’s theme song and is the second of his works to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Miller recorded the piece, which helped the Miller band to a top spot among American dance bands, in 1939.

“Show Boat,” recorded by Jerome Kern in 1932, was the first album of show music recorded in the United States.

The voices of Paul Robeson and Helen Morgan are among those on the album.

The original cast album of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” was produced and released in 1957. It featured Carol Lawrence and Larry Kert.

The recordings were chosen by the academy’s 100-member Elections Committee, which considers recommendations from the academy’s 8,000 members.