Three of the 25 recordings that the Library of Congress has chosen to preserve have their musical roots in New Jersey
The album cover of "Tonight's the Night," which the Library of Congress has selected for induction into the National Recording RegistryThree recordings with musical roots planted in the Garden State are on this year’s list of audio treasures and deemed worthy of preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Shirelles, the legendary singing group from Passaic, are Addie "Micki" Harris, Shirley Alston Reeves, Doris Coley Kenner Jackson and Beverly Lee.But enshrinement isn’t just about sales and chart positions. According to the Library of Congress, it’s about whether a recording has stood the test of time and is deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
“Tonight’s the Night” is being honored because it was remarkably different than the teeny-bopper music of the time — even though it was recorded by four teenagers. Far from being a sugary piece of boy-meets-girl pop, the best songs on the album go much deeper, and touch on a woman’s vulnerability and coming of age, as in the Carole King-penned classic, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.
A local school mom, Florence Greenberg, has started her own record label and learns about the group from her daughter, Mary Jane. Greenberg signs the group, then known as the Poquellos, who become The Shirelles. Still, The Shirelles continued to perform as an oldies act and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Reeves, who lives in Hillside, says she’s come off the road for good and no longer performs, but says the Library of Congress honor is a nice encore.
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