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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What year was Armstrong’s recording of “What a Wonderful World” inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame?
A
1999
B
1997
C
1998
D
1996
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1999 the recording was officially inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. Armstrong was also posthumous awarded the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972.

Detailed explanation-2: -“What A Wonderful World, ” with words and music by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 for ABC Records.

Detailed explanation-3: -(1952; Armstrong was the first honoree) Louis Armstrong wins “Best Male Vocal Performance” Grammy Award for his Hello, Dolly! single. The song was also nominated for “Record of the Year".

Detailed explanation-4: -Videos by American Songwriter The original plan in 1967 was for the gravel-voiced, quirky jazz legend Armstrong to release the song as a piece that might quell some of the racial and political unrest in America, given its optimism and celebration of life.

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