Songwriters Hall of Fame

It sounds like a simple formula---beautifully composed songs - indelible melodies - incredible hooks - heartbreaking vocals - magical harmonies - trend-setting production. From the very beginning, singing together has really been as natural as breathing and almost as essential to this unstoppable trio of brothers (older brother Barry and…

It sounds like a simple formula---beautifully composed songs - -indelible melodies - incredible hooks - heartbreaking vocals - magical harmonies - trend-setting production. From the very beginning, singing together has really been as natural as breathing and almost as essential to this unstoppable trio of brothers (older brother Barry and…

It sounds like a simple formula---beautifully composed songs - indelible melodies - incredible hooks - heartbreaking vocals - magical harmonies - trend-setting production. From the very beginning, singing together has really been as natural as breathing and almost as essential to this unstoppable trio of brothers (older brother Barry and…

Carly Simon’s body of work encompasses a significantly wide spectrum of activity. In addition to having recorded 22 albums of her own compositions, she has composed four film scores, including "Heartburn," "This Is My Life," "Postcards from the Edge" and "Working Girl," for which she won a Grammy, a Golden…

Widely regarded as the ultimate soul man, both by those who knew him in his own time as well as by those who've simply "heard the records," Otis Redding, of all those artists whose death has come in mid-career, has had a momentous impact on the music of our time.…

Propelled by his immensely productive songwriting skills along with his dynamic performing style, Lionel Richie has reached a series of dazzling artistic heights, setting new standards in his craft and in the industry.

Born in 1949 in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama (home to Tuskegee University), Richie's start in the…