Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond to honor those whose work represents a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved on the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships. There are many programs designed to teach and discover new songwriters.
The Hall of Fame only existed as an online virtual collection until 2010, when it was first put on display as a physical gallery inside The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.[1] With an under-construction basement installation at the Brill Building in New York, the Hall doesn't have a permanent place and the awards aren't televised.[2]
Through 2010, 383 individuals had been inducted into the SHOF. The British rock band Queen was the first band to be inducted in 2003.[3][4]
Abe Olman Publisher Award
The Abe Olman Publisher Award is given to publishers who have had a substantial number of songs that have become world-renowned and who have helped to further the careers and success of many songwriters.[5]
- 1983 – Howard S. Richmond
- 1986 – Leonard Feist
- 1987 – Lou Levy
- 1988 – Buddy Killen
- 1990 – Charles Koppelman & Martin Bandier
- 1991 – Frank Military & Jay Morgenstern
- 1992 – Bonnie Bourne
- 1993 – Berry Gordy
- 1994 – Buddy Morris
- 1995 – Al Gallico
- 1996 – Freddy Bienstock
- 1997 – Gene Goodman
- 1998 – Irwin Z. Robinson
- 1999 – Bill Lowery
- 2000 – Julian Aberbach
- 2001 – Ralph Peer
- 2002 – Edward P. Murphy
- 2003 – Nicholas Firth
- 2004 – Les Bider
- 2005 – Beebe Bourne
- 2006 – Allen Klein
- 2007 – Don Kirshner
- 2008 – Milt Okun
- 2009 – Maxyne Lang
- 2010 – Keith Mardak
- 2012 – lance Freed
Board of Directors Award
The Board of Directors Award is presented to an individual selected by the SHOF Board in recognition of his or her service to the songwriting community and the advancement of popular music.[6]
- 1986 – Jule Styne
- 1988 – Stanley Adams
- 1992 – Edward P. Murphy
- 1996 – Anna Sosenko & Oscar Brand
- 1997 – Thomas A. Dorsey
Contemporary Icon Award
The Contemporary Icon Award was established in 2015 to recognize songwriter-artists who attained an iconic status in pop culture. The American singer Lady Gaga was the first artist ever to win the award.[7]
- 2015 - Lady Gaga
Hal David Starlight Award
The Hal David Starlight Award honors young artists who have already made an impression on the music industry.[8]
- 2004 – Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
- 2005 – Alicia Keys
- 2006 – John Mayer
- 2007 – John Legend
- 2008 – John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls)
- 2009 – Jason Mraz
- 2010 – Taylor Swift
- 2011 – Drake
- 2012 – Ne-Yo
- 2013 – Benny Blanco
- 2014 – Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons)
- 2015 – Nate Ruess (Fun)
- 2016 – Nick Jonas
Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award
The Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award is specifically tailored for artists or "star makers" in the music industry who have been responsible for a substantial number of hit songs for an extended period of time, and who recognize the importance of songs and their writers.[9][10]
- 1981 – Chuck Berry
- 1983 – Rosemary Clooney & Margaret Whiting
- 1990 – Whitney Houston
- 1991 – Barry Manilow
- 1995 – Michael Bolton
- 1996 – Gloria Estefan
- 1998 – Diana Ross
- 1999 – Natalie Cole
- 2000 – Johnny Mathis
- 2001 – Dionne Warwick
- 2002 – Garth Brooks
- 2003 – Clive Davis
- 2008 – Anne Murray
- 2009 – Tom Jones
- 2010 – Phil Ramone
- 2011 – Chaka Khan
- 2014 – Doug Morris
Johnny Mercer Award
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The Johnny Mercer Award is the highest honor bestowed by the event. It goes to writers already inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for having established a history of outstanding creative works.[11][12][13]
- 1980 – Frank Sinatra
- 1981 – Yip Harburg
- 1982 – Harold Arlen
- 1983 – Sammy Cahn
- 1985 – Alan Jay Lerner
- 1986 – Mitchell Parish
- 1987 – Jerry Herman
- 1990 – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
- 1991 – Betty Comden & Adolph Green
- 1992 – Burton Lane
- 1993 – Jule Styne
- 1994 – Irving Caesar
- 1995 – Cy Coleman
- 1996 – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
- 1997 – Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
- 1998 – Paul Simon
- 1999 – Stephen Sondheim
- 2000 – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- 2001 – Billy Joel
- 2002 – Michael Jackson
- 2003 – Jimmy Webb
- 2004 – Stevie Wonder
- 2005 – Smokey Robinson
- 2006 – Kris Kristofferson
- 2007 – Dolly Parton & Milliea Taylor McKinney
- 2008 – Paul Anka
- 2009 – Holland–Dozier–Holland
- 2010 – Phil Collins
- 2011 – Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
- 2013 – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
- 2014 – Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
- 2015 – Van Morrison
Patron of the Arts
The Patron of the Arts is presented to influential industry executives who are not primarily in the music business but are great supporters of the performing arts.[14]
- 1988 - Martin Segal
- 1989 - Roger Enrico
- 1990 - Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
- 1991 - Edwin M. Cooperman
- 1992 - Jonathan Tisch
- 1993 - Michel Roux
- 1994 - Philip Dusenberry
- 1995 - Theodore J. Forstmann
- 1996 - Sumner Redstone
- 1997 - Dr. Samuel LeFrak
- 1998 - David Checketts
- 1999 - Robert Mondavi
- 2001 - Iris Cantor
- 2003 - Martin Bandier
- 2004 - Michael Goldstein
- 2005 - Henry Juszkiewicz
Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award was established in 2012 to recognize the career of a historic creator of an extensive body of musical work that has been a major influence on generations of songwriters.[15][16]
- 2012 – Woody Guthrie
- 2013 – Berry Gordy
- 2014 - Milliea Taylor McKinney
Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award
Named for the former President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals or teams who are recognized as having done a great deal to further the successes of songwriters.[17]
- 1980 – Ethel Merman
- 1981 – Tony Bennett
- 1982 – Dinah Shore
- 1983 – Willie Nelson
- 1984 – Benny Goodman
- 1985 – John Hammond
- 1987 – Jerry Wexler
- 1988 – Dick Clark
- 1989 – Quincy Jones
- 1990 – B.B. King
- 1991 – Gene Autry
- 1992 – Nat King Cole
- 1993 – Ray Charles
- 1994 – Lena Horne
- 1995 – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé
- 1996 – Frankie Laine
- 1997 – Vic Damone
- 1998 – Berry Gordy
- 1999 – Kenny Rogers
- 2000 – Neil Diamond
- 2001 – Gloria & Emilio Estefan
- 2002 – Stevie Wonder
- 2003 – Patti LaBelle
- 2004 – Neil Sedaka
- 2005 – Les Paul
- 2006 – Peter, Paul & Mary
- 2012 – Bette Midler
Scholarship Awards
Abe Olman Scholarship
Abe Olman was an American songwriter and music publisher. He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the Abe Olman Publisher Award. In his honor, the Abe Olman Scholarship is given out each year by his family in the interest of encouraging and supporting the careers of young songwriters.[18]
- 1990
- Nancy Magarill & H. Sefus Henderson (ASCAP)
- April Higuera (BMI)
- Emil Trombino, Sal Trombino & Walter Zelinski (SHOF)
- Thomas Kjellberg (SGA)
- 1991
- Nanette Maxine Brown (ASCAP)
- Dee Ann Macomson (SGA)
- Ellen O’Brien & Rich Campbell (SHOF)
- Pantera Saint-Montaigne (BMI)
- 1992
- Mark Batson (BMI)
- Lorraine Ferro & Stephanie Lewis (SHOF)
- Darren Quinlan (ASCAP)
- David Stewart (SGA)
- 1993
- Ilene Angel (SHOF)
- Gregory Cohen & Matthew Lewis (BMI)
- Mike Flynn (SGA)
- Anika Peress (ASCAP)
- 1994
- Jazmin Jackson (ASCAP)
- Rebecca Martin (BMI)
- Amy Powers & Stephanie Salzman (SHOF)
- Alan Wolpert & Bill Pitzonka (SGA)
- 1995
- Mike Blaxill (BMI)
- Janie Coulter & Barry Wittenstein (SHOF)
- Tina de Varon (ASCAP)
- Caroline Horn (SGA)
- 1996
- Cara Beckenstein (SGA)
- Tamara Feinman (SESAC)
- Nicole Johnson (BMI)
- Pilley (ASCAP)
- Liz Queler (SHOF)
- 1997
- Stephanie Cooke (ASCAP)
- Amanda Green (SHOF)
- Lauren Kinhan (SESAC)
- Dan Siegler (BMI)
- Richard Winter (SGA)
- 1998
- Chris Alastair (ASCAP)
- Chris Moore (BMI)
- Ivy Markaity (SESAC)
- Clare Cooper (SGA)
- Sandy Fredrickseon (SHOF)
- 1999
- Mike Errico (SHOF)
- Delilah Harris (SESAC)
- Natasha Ming (BMI)
- Jean Norris (ASCAP)
- Stephen Rosenthal (SGA)
- 2000
- Angela Ai (SHOF)
- Jabe Beyer (SESAC)
- Edie Carey (BMI)
- James Day (ASCAP)
- Nina Mankin (SGA)
- 2001
- Sophia Ramos Dupre (SESAC)
- Tabitha Fair (BMI)
- Carrie FitzGibbon (SHOF)
- James Glasco (ASCAP)
- Stephen Goldfinger (SGA)
- 2002
- Colin Brooks (SESAC)
- Elizabeth Jordan (SHOF)
- Lee Kweller (SGA)
- Johnny Rodgers (ASCAP)
- John Stephens (aka John Legend) (BMI)
- 2003
- Janice FitzGerald (SHOF)
- Karen Jacobsen (SESAC)
- Michael McLeod (SGA)
- Jeanine Smith (BMI)
- Meleni Smith (ASCAP)
- 2004
- Bliss: Kiirsten Moore (BMI)
- David Ippolito (SGA)
- Michele Jaffe (SHOF)
- Lori McKenna (ASCAP)
- Sofia-Jay: Jay & Jennifer Lyons (SESAC)
- 2005
- Laurel Barclay & Matt Katz-Bohen of Daddy (SESAC)
- Loretta Collins (SGA)
- Kiara Duran (NAPM)
- Morley Kamen (ASCAP)
- Sylvia Tosun (BMI)
- 2006
- Cassandra Kubinski
- Summer Johnson
- Wes Hutchinson
- Annie Dinerman
- Susan Cagle
- 2007
- Dan Ferrari
- Jayms Madison
- Alice Smith
- Jodi Shaw
- Adam Falcon
- 2008
- Galia Arad
- Linda Kiraly
- Reeve Carney
- Watt White
- Shelly Bhushan
- 2009
- Madi Diaz
- Michael Grubbs
- April Smith
- Kirsten Thien
- Natalie Warner
- 2010
- Gabriella Caspi
- Keli Price
- Comic Book Heroes
- Rebecca Jordan
- Chris Tedesco
- 2011
- Erin Christine
- Markeisha Ensley
- Rachel Brown
- Nenna Yvonne & Daniel Wisniewski
- Jason Kingston
- 2012
- Shea Rose
- Jody Mulgrew
- Bebe Rexha
- Jeremy Current
- Lyle Divinsky
- 2013
- Amy Allen
- Ro James
- Emily Warren
- Kat Edmonson
- Tyler Lyle
- 2014
- Cobaine Ivory
- Sydney Wayser
- Travis Nilan
- Claire Wilkinson
- Audra Mae
The Holly Prize
Created In 2009, The Holly Prize is a tribute to the legacy of Buddy Holly, a SHOF inductee. The award recognizes and supports a new "all-in songwriter" — an exceptionally talented and inspired young musician/singer/songwriter whose work exhibits the qualities of Holly's music: true, great and original. The Holly Prize is administered and juried by the SongHall.[19]
The NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award
Announced in 2011, along with a collaboration between the Songwriters Hall of Fame and NYU Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, the NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award is presented to a music composition student whose work holds great potential for success in the field, and embodies the art, craft, individuality and qualities of communication of the best songwriting.[20]
- AJ Smith
- David Marenberg
- Monica Cialona
- Shan Gao
- Tiger Darrow
Towering Performance Award
The Towering Performance Award is given in recognition of one-of-a-kind performances by one-of-a-kind singers that have recorded outstanding and unforgettable interpretations of songs that have become iconic standards.[21]
- 2005 – Bill Medley
- 2009 – Andy Williams
- 2012 – Ben E. King
Towering Song Award
The Towering Song Award is given to creators of an individual song that has influenced the culture in a unique way over the years.[22][23][10]
- 1995 – "As Time Goes By" (written by Herman Hupfeld)
- 1996 – "Happy Birthday To You" (written by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill)
- 1997 – "How High The Moon" (lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis)
- 1998 – "The Christmas Song" (written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé)
- 1999 – "Fly Me To The Moon" (written by Bart Howard)
- 2000 – "All of Me" (written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons)
- 2000 – "You Are My Sunshine" (recorded by Jimmie Davis)
- 2001 – "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson and music by Leo Friedman)
- 2002 – "You're a Grand Old Flag" (written by George M. Cohan)
- 2003 – "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (written by George Cory and Douglass Cross)
- 2004 – "What the World Needs Now is Love" (lyrics by Hal David and music by Burt Bacharach)
- 2005 – "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
- 2006 – "When the Saints Go Marching In" (lyrics by Katharine Purvis and music by James Milton Black)
- 2008 – "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (lyrics by Jack Norworth and music by Albert Von Tilzer)
- 2009 – "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Henry Mancini)
- 2010 – "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (written by Paul Simon)
- 2011 – "It Was a Very Good Year" (written by Ervin Drake)
- 2012 – "Stand by Me" ( written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
- 2013 – "A Change Is Gonna Come" (written by Sam Cooke)
- 2014 – "Over The Rainbow" (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen)
- 2015 – "What a Wonderful World" (written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss)
Visionary Leadership Award
Created in 2013, The Visionary Leadership Award recognizes members of the Hall of Fame Board of Directors who have made a significant contribution in furthering the ongoing mission of the organization.[24][25]
- 2013 – Hal David
- 2014 – Del Bryant
- 2015 – John A. Lofrumento
See also
References
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- ^ "Songwriters Hall of Fame Honorees Range from Gaga to Grateful Dead". Variety. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ The Lives & Music of Queen ABC. Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ^ 2003 Award and Induction Ceremony: Queen Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 11, 2011
- ^ "Abe Olman Publisher Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Lady Gaga To Receive First-Ever Contemporary Icon Award". Songwriters Hall of Fame. April 23, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Hal David Starlight Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
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- ^ "Johnny Mercer Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "The Johnny Mercer Award Winners". The Johnny Mercer Foundation. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Patron of the Arts". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Highlights From The 2012 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Awards". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Berry Gordy to Receive Pioneer Award From Songwriters Hall of Fame". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
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- ^ "The Holly Prize". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "The NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Towering Performance". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Towering Songs". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame Celebrates The Best Of Songwriting Legends". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "BMI Head Del Bryant to Be Presented With Visionary Leadership Award at Songwriters Hall of Fame". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "ASCAP CEO John A. Lofrumento To Be Honored With Visionary Leadership Award". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- NAMM Oral History Interview with Linda Moran June 12, 2013
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