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Encyclopedia > Songwriters' Hall of Fame

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. It was founded in 1969 by Johnny Mercer (a songwriter) and Abe Olman and Howie Richmond (music publishers). Ultimately it intends to offer a museum but at present it exists only as a virtual museum on the Web. (See "External reference" below.) It has an office in New York City, United States. It also holds workshops and showcases, and grants scholarships, to help develop new song writing talent. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...


New inductees are voted on annually. At each annual event, gifted and promising songwriters are awarded a scholarship called the Abe Olman Publisher's Award for Excellence in Songwriting, named for one of the founding members.


Inductees

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Lee Adams (born Mansfield, Ohio, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaboration with Charles Strouse in the musical theatre. ... Harold Adamson (1906-1980) was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s. ... Richard Adler was born on 23rd August 1923 in New York, NY, USA. He is a lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. ... Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 - May 6, 1979) was an American pianist and composer. ... Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was best known as a composer of short, light concert music pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. ... Paul Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. ... Harold Arlen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music. ... Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful songwriting/production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right. ... Portrait of Charles Aznavour. ...

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Biography Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, MO) is an American pianist and composer. ... John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on November 3, 1933 in York, England) is a highly successful composer, chiefly known for his film scores. ... Dave Bartholomew is a musician, bandleader, composer, and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans, Louisiana throughout the second half of the 20th century. ... Katharine Lee Bates, (August 12, 1859 - March 26, 1929), is remembered as the author of the words to the anthem America the Beautiful. ... Alan Bergman (born 11 September 1925) is a prolific lyricist and songwriter, particularly of music for stage and film. ... Marilyn Bergman (née Keith, born 1929) is a composer, songwriter and author. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888–September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Bernstein with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, at 1974 Charles Ives Centenary Concert in Danbury, Connecticut. ... Chuck Berry Charles Edward Berry (born October 18, American guitarist, singer and composer. ... William Billings (October 7, 1746 - September 26, 1800), American choral composer, is regarded as the father of American choral music and hymnody. ... Jerry Bock (born 1928) is an American musical theatre composer best known for his collaboration with lyricist Sheldon Harnick on shows such as Fiddler on the Roof. ... Leslie Bricusse (born January 29, 1931) is a British lyricist. ... James Brown, otherwise known as Soul Brother Number One, Mr. ... Lew Brown (December 10, 1893 - February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. ... Nacio Herb Brown (22 February 1896 - 28 September 1964) was a United States songwriter. ... Alfred Bryan (September 15, 1871 _ April 1, 1958) was a United States songwriter. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ...

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Irving Caesar, originally known as Isidor Caesar, was born on July 4, 1895 in New York City. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... Anne Caldwell (August 30, 1867 - October 22, 1936), also known as Anne Caldwell ODea was a librettist and lyricist. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 - December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Saul Chaplin (born February 19, 1912 - died November 15, 1997) was one of Hollywoods preeminent composers and musical directors. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born Eric Patrick Clapp on March 30, 1945 in The Green, Ripley, Surrey), is a British guitarist and composer, nicknamed slowhand. ... George Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 1878–November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer. ... Cy Coleman (1929 - 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in London), better known as Phil Collins, is a British rock/pop musician. ... Comden and Green was the writing duo of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. ... Con Conrad (June 18, 1891 - September 28, 1938) Songwriter and producer born Conrad K. Dober in New York City. ... Sam Cooke Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 - December 11, 1964) was a massively popular gospel music and R&B singer, born Sam Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Sam Coslow (December 27, 1902 - April 2, 1982) was an American songwriter, singer and film producer. ... Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life, and Peirce is the correct spelling) (December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Linda Creed (1949 - 1986) was a songwriter who teamed up with Thom Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. ... Jim Croce (January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American singer and songwriter. ...

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Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936–December 20, American teen idols of the late 1950s. ... Hal David (born May 25, 1921) is an American lyricist and songwriter. ... Mack David (born July 5, 1912) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work with movies and television in the 1960s, particularly his work on the Disney films Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. ... Reginald de Koven was born at Middletown, Connecticut, April 3, 1859. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together John Denver (December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and sometimes actor. ... Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a... Essential Neil Diamond album cover Neil Diamond (born Neil Leslie Diamond on January 24, 1941) is a singer/songwriter who has had a number of hits in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and who has maintained a very loyal following with popular live performances to this day. ... Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 - July 30, 1983) was an American lyric writer and librettist. ... Fats Domino, born Antoine Dominique (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B singer. ... Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 - July 15, 1947) was a prolific United States popular songwriter, producing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s. ... Lamont Dozier, along with the brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. ... Paul Dresser (born April 22, 1859; died January 31, 1906) was an important American songwriter in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... Al Dubin (June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Swiss-born lyricist. ... Vernon Duke (1903-1969), composer/songwriter, wrote such favorites as I Cant Get Started with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, April In Paris with lyrics by E.Y. (Yip) Harburg (1932), and What Is There To Say for The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 also with Harburg. ... Portrait photograph of Bob Dylan taken by Daniel Kramer Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is widely regarded as one of Americas greatest popular songwriters. ...

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Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a lyricist for a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. ... Gus Edwards (August 18, 1879 - November 7, 1945) was a songwriter and vaudevillian. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Daniel Decatur Dan Emmett (1815-1904), was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio. ...

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Sammy Fain (Samuel Feinberg, June 17, 1902 - December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. ... Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 - March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist who wrote well over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. ... Fred Fisher (September 30, 1875 - January 14, 1942) was a United States songwriter. ... Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 - January 13, 1864) was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of his era. ... Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 _ April 12, 1973) was born in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Glenn Frey is an American musician, and one of the founders of The Eagles. ... Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a composer of operettas, musicals, songs, as well as a pianist. ...

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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 - October 3, 1967), known almost universally as Woody, was a folk singer and raconteur who wrote some of Americas best-loved songs. ... Kenneth Gamble was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1943. ... Bob Gaudio (born November 17, American singer and songwriter from the Bronx, New York. ... George Gershwin photograph by Edward Steichen in 1927. ... George (left) and Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershowitz) (December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983) American lyricist, collaborator with, and brother of George Gershwin He is interred in the Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. ... The Bee Gees: Maurice, Barry and Robin Barry Gibb (born 1 September 1946 in Douglas, Isle of Man) is a singer and songwriter. ... Maurice Ernest Gibb (December 22, 1949 - January 12, 2003), was a musician and a member of the band the Bee Gees. ... Robin Hugh Gibb was born December 22, 1949, in Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, the twin of Maurice Gibb (1949-2003). ... Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886–July 12, 1970) was a Russian-born American songwriter. ... Gerry Goffin (born February 11, 1939) is an American lyricist. ... Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler, 21 June 1904 - 28 February 1959) was a composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film. ... Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 - October 24, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright, who penned most of his songs, plays, and movies with Betty Comden. ... For others with the same name, see: John Green (disambiguation). ... Howard Greenfield ( March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) is an American songwriter. ... Ferde Grofé (New York City, March 27, 1892 – Santa Monica, California, April 3, 1972) was a United States composer, pianist, and arranger. ...

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Marvin Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is one of the most successful composers of the twentieth century. ... (For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Oscar Hammerstein II ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American writer and producer of musical comedies for almost forty years. ... W.C. Handy photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 - March 28, 1958) was an African American blues composer, often known as The Father of the Blues. ... E. Y. Yip Harburg (April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981) was a lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. ... Sheldon Harnick (born 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaboration with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. ... Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... Ray Henderson (December 1, 1896 - December 31, 1970), was a American songwriter. ... Donald (Don) Henley (born July 22, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas) is a rock musician most noted as the drummer and one of the lead singers of the band The Eagles. ... Victor Herbert (February 1, 1859 - May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Jerry Herman is an American composer. ... Patty Smith Hill (27 March 1868 in Anchorage, Kentucky-25 May, 1946 in New York, New York) was an American nursery school and kindergarten teacher. ... Brian Holland, his brother Edward Holland, Jr. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936–February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. ... Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. ...

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Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943 in Dartford, Kent) is a British rock musician, actor, writer, composer, record and film producer and businessman. ... Gordon Hill Jenkins (12 May 1910-1 May 1984) was an American arranger who was an influential figure in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s, renowned for his lush string arrangements. ... Antonio Carlos Jobim (born Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 - December 8, 1994), also called Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist and one of the greatest legends of bossa nova. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers and musicians. ... Howard Johnson (June 2, 1887-May 1, 1941) was a song lyricist. ... James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 - November 17, 1955) was a pianist and composer. ... James Weldon Johnson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938) was a leading African American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. ... Arthur Johnston (1587-1641) was a Scottish physician and poet. ... Isham Jones (31 January 1894 - 19 October 1956) was a United States bandleader, musician, and songwriter. ... Scott Joplin (ca. ...

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Bert Kaempfert (b. ... Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 - October 8, 1941) was a famous German-American musician and songwriter. ... Bert Kalmar (16 February 1884 - 18 September 1947) was a popular United States songwriter, born in New York City. ... John Kander (born March 18, 1927) is the composer of a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. ... Jimmy Kennedy (born July 20, 1902, in Omagh, Northern Ireland, died April 6, 1984 in Northern Ireland) wrote over 2000 songs. ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 - November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ... Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and amateur poet. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter, most active as a singer during the early to mid 1970s, but a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period. ... Ted Koehler (July 14, 1894—January 17, 1973) was an American lyric writer. ... Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ...

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Burton Lane (February 2, 1912, New York City - January 5, 1997, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Leadbelly (January 29, 1885 - December 6, 1949) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 - January 21, 2002) was an American popular music singer, perenially introduced as Miss Peggy Lee. ... Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932) is a French composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. ... Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most important songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music. ... Carolyn Leigh (born August 21, 1926 New York, NY, died November 19, 1981 New York, NY) was a lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies. ... John Lennon John Winston Lennon, later John Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), is best known as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist for The Beatles. ... Alan Jay Lerner (born August 31, 1918 in New York City, United States ? died there on June 14, 1986) was a Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... Samual Lewis (October 18, 1896 - January 2, 1971) was an American mystic and dance teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace movement. ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is a pioneer of rock and roll though he says (quoted in Hamm 1979, p. ... Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born March 22, 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Frederic Loewe, an Austrian-American composer (June 10, 1901 - February 14, 1988) worked with lyricist Alan J. Lerner in musical theater. ...

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Henry Mancini, born Enrico Nicola Mancini, (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted composer and arranger. ... Barry Manilow in 1975 Barry Manilow in 1987 Barry Manilow in 1990 Barry Manilow in 2004 doing a MJ imitation during Copacabana Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Barry Mann (born 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is a songwriter, and part of one of the most prolific songwriting partnerships in the world of rock music. ... Johnny Marks (November 10, 1909 - September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. ... Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999) was an African American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and noted guitarist best known for his soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by Richard Avedon for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney,KBE, MBE (born June 18, 1942), better known as Paul McCartney, is a British musician, composer and producer. ... Jimmy McHugh (July 10, 1894 - May 23, 1969), was one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters during the 1920s-1950s. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Joseph Meyer (May 9, 1796, Gotha, Germany - June 27, 1856, Hildburghausen, Germany) was a German industrialist and publisher. ... Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, (born Roberta Joan Anderson, November 7, 1943, Fort Macleod, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and painter. ... James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. ...

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Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin November 25, 1862 - February 17, 1901 American pianist and composer. ... George Anthony Newley (September 24, 1931 _ April 14, 1999) was a British actor, singer and songwriter. ... Randy Newman (born November 28, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is a United States songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant, immaculately written pop songs and for his many film scores. ... Ray Noble is a common personal name that can refer to different people: Ray Noble: a baseball player Ray Noble: a musician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Jack Norworth (5 January 1879 - 1 September 1959) was a U.S. songwriter, singer, and vaudeville performer. ...

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Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (1860 - 1932) was a U.S. actor and songwriter. ... Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. ...

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Mitchell Parish (July 10, 1900 - March 31, 1993) was a United States lyricist. ... Dolly Parton (1987) Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. ... Doc Pomus (January 27, 1925 - March 14, 1991) was a blues singer and songwriter, active throughout the 20th century. ... Cole Porter ( June 9, 1891 - October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ...

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Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

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Ralph Rainger (October 7, 1901 - October 23, 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films. ... Andy Razaf (December 16, 1895_1973), (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo also Razafkeriefo) African American composer, poet, and lyricist of such well-known songs as Aint Misbehavin and *Honeysuckle Rose. Born in Washington, D.C., the son of Henry Razafkeriefo, a Malagasy nobleman and Jennie (Waller) Razafkeriefo, the daughter of John... Harry Revel (born December 21, 1905 in London - died on November 3, 1958 in New York) was a well-respected composer of musicals. ... Sir Tim Rice (born November 10, 1944, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, and educated at St Albans School and Lancing College) is a lyricist for musical theater, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent), is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the The Rolling Stones, the band he founded with vocalist Mick Jagger and Brian Jones in 1962. ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 - December 29, 1984) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Smokey Robinson (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. ... For the singer of Honeycomb, see Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer). ... (For work done with Oscar Hammerstein II, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars... Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949–June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and composer. ... Harold Jacob Rome (1908 - 1993) was a U.S. composer, lyricist, songwriter, and writer of musicals. ... Billy Rose (September 6, 1899–February 10, American theatrical showman. ... Jerry Ross may refer to: Musician Jerry Ross Astronaut Jerry L. Ross This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Harry Ruby (October 29, 1895 – February 23, 1974) was an American songwriter and screenwriter. ... This page refers to the British Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell. ...

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Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, American lyricist, songwriter and singer best_known for writing the lyrics to many popular songs performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films. ... Arthur Schwartz (November 25, 1900 _ September 3, American composer of popular music. ... Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 - November 30, 1956) was a songwriter. ... Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939) was an American Brill Building pop singer from the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Pete Seeger, 1944 Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost always known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist and major contributor to folk and protest music in 1950s and 1960s. ... Mort Shuman (November 12, 1936 _ November 2, 1991) was an American singer and songwriter. ... Carl Sigman ( September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was a major American songwriter. ... Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer_songwriter boom. ... This article is about the musician; for other Paul Simons, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). ... Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful songwriting/ production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right. ... Harry B. Smith (born December 28, 1860 in Buffalo, New York - died January 2, 1936 in Atlantic City) was a reknowned and prolific writer, lyricist, and composer. ... Samuel Francis Smith (October 21, 1808-November 16, 1895) was the composer of a well-known patriotic song, America. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 - March 6, 1932), is probably the most famous marching band conductor (although his band rarely marched) and composer in history. ... Harvey Phillip Phil Spector (born December 26, 1940) is a highly influential record producer of some of the best-known popular music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ... Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (May 10, 1888 - December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-American composer of music for films. ... Andrew B. Sterling, born on August 26, 1874 in New York City is famous lyricist. ... Sting circa 1987 Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), best known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician and formerly bassist and lead singer of The Police. ... Jerry Leiber (born April 25, 1933) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) are among the most important songwriters and music producers in post-World War II popular music. ... Billy Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 - May 31, 1967) was an American composer and pianist, perhaps most famous for having written Take the A Train and for his collaboration with Duke Ellington. ... Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941 in West Point, Mississippi) is an African-American singer and songwriter. ... Charles Strouse (born 7 June 1928) is an American composer and three-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 - September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ...

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Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is a lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... James Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, born in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

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Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (born, according to differing sources, March 4 or March 6, 1878; died July 9, 1951) was a United States songwriter and pianist. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Van Morrison (b. ... Albert Von Tilzer (March 29, 1878 - October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of Harry Von Tilzer. ... Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. ...

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Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 - December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. ... Samuel Augustus Ward (1847-1903) was an American organist and composer. ... Diane Warren (born September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys, California) is an American pop music songwriter. ... Harry Warren (December 24, 1893 - September 22, 1981) was a music composer of many different styles. ... Ned Washington (15 August 1901 - 20 December 1976) was an American lyric writer. ... Jimmy Webb (born August 5, 1946) is an idiosyncratic American popular music composer. ... Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907-March 18, 1984) was a American lyricist. ... Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1937 in New York City, New York) is a prominent American songwriter. ... Kurt Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York, was a German composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... Norman Whitfield (born in 1943) was a songwriter and producer for Berry Gordys Motown label during the 1960s. ... Richard A. Whiting (November 12, 1891-February 10, 1938) was a writer of popular songs. ... Clarence Williams ( November 8, 1893 - November 6, 1965) was a Jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, and publisher. ... Hank Williams Sr. ... Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra during the recording of the score for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... Paul Williams is the name of three popular music musicians: Paul Williams, rhythm and blues saxophonist Paul Williams of The Temptations Paul Williams, songwriter for Carpenters and many others, as well as actor in movies and TV. Other Paul Williams: Paul Williams was a prominent African American architect in Los... Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 - July 14, 1965) was a USA jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. ... Robert Meredith Willson {18 May 1902 - 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man. ... Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942, in Hawthorne, California) is an American pop musician, best known as a founding member of and the main producer, composer, and arranger for The Beach Boys. ... Stevie Wonder is a legend in rock and pop music history. ...

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Jack Yellen (Jacek Jeleń) (July 6, 1892 - April 17, 1991) was a Polish born American lyricist. ... Vincent Youmans ( September 27, 1898 - April 5, 1946) was an American popular composer and Broadway producer. ... Joe Young (born July 4, 1889 in New York City, died April 21, 1939 New York City) was a songwriter from the 1920s. ... Victor Young (August 8, 1900 - November 10, 1956) was an American composer, violinist and conducter. ...

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External links:

  • Songwriters Hall of Fame Online (http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/)

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