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Songs by Tony Bennett, Gloria Estefan being added to National Recording Registry

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Recording artist Tony Bennett attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Songs performed by Tony Bennett, Gloria Estefan and Run-DMC are among 25 recordings being added to the National Recording Registry.

The Library of Congress announced on Wednesday the list of titles being honored for their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape.

Bennett's standard I Left My Heart in San Francisco is being added, along with Rhythm is Gonna Get You by Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Run-DMC's Raising Hell album and the soundtrack to The Sound of Music.

Other notable entries include Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album, Kenny Loggins' Footloose, Le Freak by Chic, Kenny Rogers' The Gambler and Smokey Robinson's My Girl, which was sung by the Temptations.

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