Johnny Mercer Award

Alan and Marilyn Bergman are recognized as one of the very few and certainly the most successful lyric writing teams in history.

The Bergmans were inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1980, and this year, join the select company of composers and lyricists who enjoy a…

Abe Olman Publisher Award

Gene Goodman is virtually a charter member of a small, elite group of music publishers, whose roots go back to the era of song pluggers and whose musical activity was centered in a place once known as the heart of the pop music business, the Brill Building, at 49th Street…

Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award

"If I had one wish," America's own 'Chairman of the Board,' Frank Sinatra, once said, "It would be for Vic Damone's tonsils. Vic has the best pipes in the business." High praise from one of the masters indeed, and yet Vic Damone goes on earning those accolades week in and…

Patron of the Arts Award

Samuel J. LeFrak is chairman of the Lefrak Organization, founded in 1905, and today one of the world's largest private building firms, with a major commitment to responsible community development with an accent on affordable housing. The company is also deeply involved in oil and gas exploration throughout the United…

Towering Song

While the much-performed winner of our Towering Song' award this year, "How High the Moon," is perhaps best-remembered for the historic recording by guitar wizard Les Paul and his wife, the late Mary Ford, in the mid '50s, the tune is also part of an imposing output of popular songs…

Board of Directors Award

Widely regarded as the father of gospel music, Thomas A. Dorsey's composing talent became a merging point in the early '20s, for many musical styles. In actual fact, his first musical impact was as a blues stylist as both writer and performer.

Years later he would compose such…