Johnny Mercer Award

Jimmy Webb is receiving the Johnny Mnercer Award, an honor bestowed only upon a writer or writers already inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and selected by the Nominating Committee as one who has established a history of outstanding creative works. Though best known for his instant classics including…

Abe Olman Publisher Award

Nicholas Firth is Chairman of BMG Music Publishing Worldwide, a unit of BMG, the global music and entertainment division of Bertelsmann AG. Since its 1987 launch under Mr. Firth’s direction, BMG Music Publishing has become an industry leader. The company has made over 200 catalogue and corporate acquisitions in 15…

Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award

Patti LaBelle has been giving her all through her recordings and onstage performances since 1961 when she led The Bluebelles to a million-selling hit with "I Sold My Heart To The Junkman." Since then, the Philadelphia native has been a chart staple through a half-a-dozen hits with the futuristic trio…

Hitmaker Award

Clive Davis has had a profound effect on the world of music. Davis began his career at Columbia Records and, by the mid-60’s, was named President of the company. He personally signed Janis Joplin’s Big Brother and The Holding Company to Columbia. After that, he was directly responsible for the…

Patron of the Arts Award

Martin N. Bandier is the Chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing, the world’s largest and most successful music publishing company. He is also a director of the Board of EMI Group, plc. EMI controls the rights to more than one million song titles, from “Santa Claus is Coming to…

Towering Song

This year’s Towering Song will be “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” written by George C. Cory, Jr. & Douglass Cross and published by Colgems-EMI Music Inc. In connection with the Towering Song, the Songwriters Hall of Fame is presenting a new award, the Towering Performance Award.

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