Songwriters Hall of Fame

“Jimmy Webb is one of the only contemporary songwriters who can write songs right into the orchestra, and his songs have 17-layer emotions and sophisticated chord charges that are absolutely dazzling,” says singer Linda Ronstadt, who pays musical tribute to Webb by performing many of his songs back-to-back in her…

Long established as a popular composer of motion picture soundtracks, Broadway scores and pop hits, Marvin Hamlisch is equally at home on stage, or in guest appearances with some of the greatest symphony orchestras in this country and in Europe.

Hamlisch has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and a…

For over thirty-five years, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant have been one of the great songwriting teams. In Nashville, they are considered an institution.

The Bryants have probably contributed more successful songs to the mainstream of music out of Nashville than any other songwriting team. Their amazing output includes…

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Buddy Holly can truly be said to have changed the face of Rock 'n Roll. A long, lanky body, a childish smile, horn-rimmed glasses and a plain, folksy quality became a part of his unique image-and this was in an era of pretty-boy teen idols. He employed the now-classic style…

Chuck Berry, the astonishingly gifted singer-guitarist-composer, has almost single-handedly fashioned rock-and-roll through his highly individualized and pace-setting songs. With their strongly surging rhythms, infectious melodies and appealing lyrics, his songs were as widely imitated then as they still are today.

Such hits as “Johnny B. Goode," "No Money Down,"…