Johnny Mercer Award

New Haven-born Jerry Bock actually grew up in Flushing, NY, where as a senior in high school, he tasted his first success in musical comedy by writing the score for "My Dream," an original show.

Four years later, again as a senior, this time at the University of…

Johnny Mercer Award

Lyricist Sheldon Harnick, after his long series of Broadway musical hits in association with friend and collaborator, Jerry Bock, has recently added a brand new feather to his cap. Assisted by his wife, Margery Gray, and Leigh Beery, he has just concluded a three week engagement at New York's elegant…

Abe Olman Publisher Award

Charles Koppelman is chairman and chief executive officer of EMI Music Publishing, Inc. Worldwide, the world's largest music publishing company. He is also chairman and CEO of SBK Records, a highly successful label created as a joint venture with his longtime partner, Martin Bandier in conjunction with EMI Music and…

Abe Olman Publisher Award

Martin Bandier is vice chairman of EMI Music Publishing Worldwide, the largest music publisher in the world. He is also president and chief operating officer of SDK Records, a joint venture created in 1989, in conjunction with Charles Koppelman and EMI Music and distributed worldwide by Capitol/EMI Records.

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Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award

Riley B. King, affectionately known in most circles as B.B. King, knows all about the million miles or so that lie between his birthplace on a cotton plantation in tiny Itta Bene, Mississippi, and the world's most celebrated musical stages from London to New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Melbourne and…

Hitmaker Award

Whitney Houston in just five years has become a singing star of major international stature. Since the release of her debut Arista album, "Whitney Houston," she has won two Grammys, 11 American Music Awards and two Emmy Awards.

With her single, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," she established an…

Patron of the Arts Award

Edgar Bronfman,Jr., was named president and chief operating officer of The Seagram Company Ltd., and the corporation's U.S. subsidiary, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., on July 1, 1989.

With affiliates in 28 countries worldwide, The Seagram Company Ltd. is a leading producer and marketer of distilled spirits,…