Songwriters Hall of Fame

New Orleans music man, Dave Bartholomew is one of the truly distinguished figures of the delta music scene, a man with multi talents as a songwriter, producer, bandleader and horn player who spans many eras of popular music genres. Known in many circles for his long and fruitful music and…

Antoine Domino Jr., who brought a richness all its own to the music known as rock and roll, was born in New Orleans on February 26, 1928, and ever since, through his first 70 years, he has remained a member of the Crescent City's musical elite.

One of…

The overused term "British Invasion," as applied to the culture of popular music, is widely thought to have commenced with the arrival of the "Fab Four," The Beatles, at New York's Kennedy International Airport, in February 1964. If truth be told, the so-called invasion actually started two years earlier, in…

John Williams is, without question, one of the most gifted and distinguished American composers of the late 20th century. His output, interestingly, is not focused on the vehicle of popular song, per se, but on an equally popular facet of the musical mainstream, that of movie music. Movies and their…

Larry Stock was born in 1896, the son of a cellist with the New York Symphony Orchestra. Before his eighth birthday, Stock was playing the piano, and at 12, was accepted by the Institute of Musical Art in New York, which later was renamed The Juilliard School. Graduating at 16,…