Songwriters Hall of Fame

Jerry Ross

Jerry Ross was born Jerold Rosenberg to Jewish parents in the Bronx, New York on March 9,1926. When be was ten years old he began singing in a synagogue choir. Based on his singing ability, he was asked to join a Yiddish acting company, the East Bronx Theatre. By the…

Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Jenkins was the master of lush. strings and lavish sentiment.

He was born Gordon Hill Jenkins in Webster Groves, Missouri on May 12, 1910, the son of a movie theater organist. While still a child, he would sometimes play the organ at the theater, accompanying his father.…

Rube Bloom

Rube Bloom was born Reuben Bloom in New York City on April 24, 1902. He was a self-taught pianist and in 1919 found work as an accompanist for vaudeville shows. He played for dance bands and jazz groups throughout the 1920s, as well as arranging songs for numerous publishing companies.…

Paul Simon

Paul Simon is one of those unique individuals whose impact on the culture has continued unabated in many different guises over the nearly 30 years of his creative life. He has literally been a musical spokesman for the sentiments of many eras.

Beginning with his first persona of friend…

Jerry Herman

Jerry Herman first burst upon the Broadway scene as the young creator of music and lyrics for “Milk and Honey” in 1961, a musical which later was nominated for both a Tony and Grammy Award. The phenomenal "Hello Dolly" came next in 1964, resulting not only in a Tony Award…

Harold Rome

Al Stillman

Bob Dylan

Meredith Willson