List of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
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. 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]
Through 2010, 401 individuals have been inducted.[2][3][4][5]
1970s
1970
- Al Dubin
- Albert Von Tilzer
- Alfred Bryan
- Allie Wrubel
- Andrew B. Sterling
- Anne Caldwell
- Arthur Johnston
- Ballard MacDonald
- Bert Kalmar
- Billy Rose
- Bob Russell
- Buddy De Sylva
- Carrie Jacobs-Bond
- Charles K. Harris
- Charles Tobias
- Chauncey Olcott
- Clarence Williams
- Cole Porter
- Con Conrad
- Daniel Decatur Emmett
- Dave Dreyer
- Eben E. Rexford
- Edward Madden
- Egbert Van Alstyne
- Ernest Ball
- Ethelbert Nevin
- Fats Waller
- Ferde Grofe
- Francis Scott Key
- Frank Loesser
- Fred E. Ahlert
- Fred Fisher
- George F. Root
- George Gershwin
- George M. Cohan
- George W. Meyer
- Gus Edwards (The Star Maker)
- Gus Kahn
- Hank Williams
- Harry B. Smith
- Harry Carroll
- Harry M. Woods
- Harry Revel
- Harry Ruby
- Harry Tierney
- Harry Von Tilzer
- Hart Pease Danks
- Henry Clay Work
- Howard Johnson
- Irving Berlin
- Irving Kahal
- Isham Jones
- Jack Norworth
- James A. Bland
- James Brockman
- James F. Hanley
- James P. Johnson
- James Pierpont
- James V. Monaco
- James Weldon Johnson
- Jean Schwartz
- Jerome Kern
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Jimmy McHugh
- Joe Burke
- John Howard Payne
- John Philip Sousa
- Johnny Burke
- Joseph McCarthy
- Katharine Lee Bates
- Kurt Weill
- L. Wolfe Gilbert
- Lead Belly
- Lew Brown
- Lew Pollack
- Lewis F. Muir
- Lorenz Hart
- Mack Gordon
- Mort Dixon
- Nacio Herb Brown
- Neil Moret
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Otto Harbach
- Patrick Gilmore
- Paul Dresser
- Percy Wenrich
- Peter De Rose
- Ralph Rainger
- Ray Henderson
- Raymond B. Egan
- Reginald De Koven
- Richard A. Whiting
- Richard Rodgers
- Roy Turk
- Sam Coslow
- Sam M. Lewis
- samuel A. Ward
- Samuel Francis Smith
- Scott Joplin
- Septimus Winner (Sep)
- Sidney Clare
- Sigmund Romberg
- Spencer Williams
- Stephen Foster
- Ted Fiorito
- Ted Snyder
- Theodore F. Morse
- Vernon Duke
- Victor Herbert
- Vincent Rose
- W. C. Handy
- Walter Donaldson
- William Billings
- Woody Guthrie
1971
- Alan Jay Lerner
- Burt Bacharach
- Dorothy Fields
- Duke Ellington
- Harold Arlen
- Harry Warren
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Ira Gershwin
- Jerry Bock
- Jimmy Van Heusen
- Johnny Mercer
- Leonard Bernstein
- Rudolf Friml
- Sheldon Harnick
- Yip Harburg ("Yip")
1972
- Andy Razaf
- Arthur Freed
- Arthur Schwartz
- Burton Lane
- Carl Sigman
- Edgar Leslie
- Frederick Loewe
- Hal David
- Harold Adamson
- Haven Gillespie
- Irving Caesar
- J. Fred Coots
- John Green
- Joseph Meyer
- Jule Styne
- Leo Robin
- Jule Styne
- Mabel Wayne
- Milton Ager
- Mitchell Parish
- Ned Washington
- Paul Francis Webster
- Pete Seeger
- Sammy Cahn
- Sammy Fain
- Ted Koehler
1975
- Benny Davis
- Bud Green
- Lou Handman
- Edward Eliscu
- Edward Heyman
- Louis Alter
- Jack Lawrence
- Mack David
- Stephen Sondheim
1977
1980s
1980
1981
1982
- Al Stillman
- Bob Dylan
- Gordon Jenkins
- Harold Rome
- Jerry Herman
- Jerry Ross
- Meredith Willson
- Paul Simon
- Rube Bloom
1983
- Alec Wilder
- Bob Hilliard
- Ervin Drake
- Fred Ebb
- Harry Akst
- Harry Tobias
- Hugh Martin
- John Kander
- Neil Sedaka
- Ralph Blane
- Stevie Wonder
1984
- Al Hoffman
- Bennie Benjamin
- Billy Strayhorn
- George David Weiss
- Henry Mancini
- Maceo Pinkard
- Neil Diamond
- Norman Gimbel
- Richard Adler
1985
- Bob Crewe
- Carolyn Leigh
- Charles Strouse
- Don Raye
- Fred Rose
- Gene De Paul
- Jerry Leiber
- Mike Stoller
- Saul Chaplin
1986
- Boudleaux Bryant
- Buddy Holly
- Chuck Berry
- Felice Bryant
- Jimmy Webb
- Kris Kristofferson
- Marvin Hamlisch
1987
- Barry Mann
- Bob Merrill
- Carole Bayer Sager
- Carole King
- Cynthia Weil
- Gerry Goffin
- John Lennon
- Paul McCartney
- Sam Cooke
1988
1989
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
- Brian May (Queen)
- Freddie Mercury (Queen)
- John Deacon (Queen)
- Little Richard
- Phil Collins
- Roger Meddows-Taylor (Queen)
- Van Morrison
2004
- Al Green
- Barrett Strong
- Charles Fox
- Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates)
- Don McLean
- John Oates (Hall & Oates)
- Norman Whitfield
2005
- Bill Withers
- David Bowie
- David Porter
- Isaac Hayes
- John Fogerty
- Richard M. Sherman
- Robert B. Sherman
- Steve Cropper
2006
2007
2008
2009
- Jon Bon Jovi
- David Crosby (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
- Eddie Brigati
- Felix Cavaliere (The Young Rascals)
- Galt MacDermot
- Gerome Ragni
- Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
- James Rado
- Richie Sambora
- Roger Cook
- Roger Greenaway
- Stephen Schwartz
- Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
2010s
2010
- Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Bob Marley
- David Foster
- Jackie DeShannon
- Jesse Stone
- Johnny Mandel
- Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Laura Nyro
- Leonard Cohen
- Matt Dennis
- Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Sunny Skylar
- Tom Adair
- Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
2011
2012
2013
- Holly Knight
- J. D. Souther
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
- Lou Gramm (Foreigner)
- Mick Jones (Foreigner)
- Steven Tyler (Aerosmith )
- Tony Hatch
2014
2015
References
- ^ "About Us". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Inductee Exhibits". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2014 Inductees". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees". The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2015.