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The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work represents and maintains the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved on the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships. There are many programs designed to teach and discover new songwriters. Nile Rodgers serves as the organization's chairman.^[1]

The Hall of Fame only existed as an online virtual collection until 2010, when it was first put on display as a physical gallery inside The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.^[2] With an under-construction basement installation at the Brill Building in New York, the Hall does not have a permanent place and the awards are not televised.^[3]

Through 2019, 461 individuals had been inducted into the SHOF.

There are numerous examples of collaborating songwriters being inducted in unison, with each person being considered a separate entrant. The inaugural year featured 120 inductees, many of whom had a professional partnership, such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. Burt Bacharach and Hal David followed in 1972. Betty Comden and Adolph Green were selected in 1980, and Lieber and Stoller were inducted in 1985. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were inducted in 1989 along with Gerry Goffin and Carole King as well as Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Motown's Holland-Dozier-Holland team were honored the following year. Elton John and Bernie Taupin were among those chosen in 1992, and the pop music group the Bee Gees had all three brothers inducted in 1994. 1995 saw Gaudio and Crewe and Gamble and Huff. The Eagles' Glenn Frey and Don Henley were co-inductees in 2000. Queen was the first rock band to have all their band members inducted in 2003.^[4][5] Five members of Earth Wind & Fire were in the class of 2010, and four members of Kool and the Gang were honored in 2018.

Abe Olman Publisher Award

The Abe Olman Publisher Award is given to publishers who have had a substantial number of songs that have become world-renowned and who have helped to further the careers and success of many songwriters.^[6]

• 1983 – Howard S. Richmond
  


• 1986 – Leonard Feist


• 1987 – Lou Levy
  


• 1988 – Buddy Killen
  


• 1990 – Charles Koppelman & Martin Bandier
  


• 1991 – Frank Military & Jay Morgenstern


• 1992 – Bonnie Bourne


• 1993 – Berry Gordy
  


• 1994 – Buddy Morris


• 1995 – Al Gallico


• 1996 – Freddy Bienstock
  


• 1997 – Gene Goodman


• 1998 – Irwin Z. Robinson


• 1999 – Bill Lowery
  


• 2000 – Julian Aberbach
  


• 2001 – Ralph Peer
  


• 2002 – Edward P. Murphy


• 2003 – Nicholas Firth
  


• 2004 – Les Bider


• 2005 – Beebe Bourne


• 2006 – Allen Klein
  


• 2007 – Don Kirshner
  


• 2008 – Milt Okun
  


• 2009 – Maxyne Lang


• 2010 – Keith Mardak


• 2012 – lance Freed

Board of Directors Award

The Board of Directors Award is presented to an individual selected by the SHOF Board in recognition of his or her service to the songwriting community and the advancement of popular music.^[7]

• 1986 – Jule Styne
  


• 1988 – Stanley Adams


• 1992 – Edward P. Murphy


• 1996 – Anna Sosenko & Oscar Brand
  


• 1997 – Thomas A. Dorsey
  

Contemporary Icon Award

The Contemporary Icon Award was established in 2015 to recognize songwriter-artists who attained an iconic status in pop culture. The American singer Lady Gaga was the first artist to win the award.^[8]

• 2015 – Lady Gaga
  

Hal David Starlight Award

Hal David at the ASCAP Awards in 2011

The Hal David Starlight Award, created in 2004, was renamed in honor of the SHOF Chairman for his longtime support of young songwriters. Award recipients are gifted songwriters who are at an apex in their careers and are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs.^[9]

• 2004 – Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)


• 2005 – Alicia Keys
  


• 2006 – John Mayer
  


• 2007 – John Legend
  


• 2008 – John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls)


• 2009 – Jason Mraz
  


• 2010 – Taylor Swift
  


• 2011 – Drake
  


• 2012 – Ne-Yo
  


• 2013 – Benny Blanco
  


• 2014 – Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons)


• 2015 – Nate Ruess (Fun)


• 2016 – Nick Jonas
  


• 2017 - Ed Sheeran
  


• 2018 - Sara Bareilles
  


• 2019 - Halsey (singer)
  

Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award

The Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award is specifically tailored for artists or "star makers" in the music industry who have been responsible for a substantial number of hit songs for an extended period of time, and who recognize the importance of songs and their writers.^[10][11]

• 1981 – Chuck Berry
  


• 1983 – Rosemary Clooney & Margaret Whiting
  


• 1990 – Whitney Houston
  


• 1991 – Barry Manilow
  


• 1995 – Michael Bolton
  


• 1996 – Gloria Estefan
  


• 1998 – Diana Ross
  


• 1999 – Natalie Cole
  


• 2000 – Johnny Mathis
  


• 2001 – Dionne Warwick
  


• 2002 – Garth Brooks
  


• 2003 – Clive Davis
  


• 2008 – Anne Murray
  


• 2009 – Tom Jones
  


• 2010 – Phil Ramone
  


• 2011 – Chaka Khan
  


• 2014 – Doug Morris
  


• 2016 – Seymour Stein
  


• 2018 - Lucian Grainge
  

Johnny Mercer Award

Johnny Mercer between 1946 and 1948

The Johnny Mercer Award is the highest honor bestowed by the event. It goes to writers already inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for having established a history of outstanding creative works.^[12][13][14]

• 1980 – Frank Sinatra
  


• 1981 – Yip Harburg
  


• 1982 – Harold Arlen
  


• 1983 – Sammy Cahn
  


• 1985 – Alan Jay Lerner
  


• 1986 – Mitchell Parish
  


• 1987 – Jerry Herman
  


• 1990 – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
  


• 1991 – Betty Comden & Adolph Green
  


• 1992 – Burton Lane
  


• 1993 – Jule Styne
  


• 1994 – Irving Caesar
  


• 1995 – Cy Coleman
  


• 1996 – Burt Bacharach & Hal David
  


• 1997 – Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
  


• 1998 – Paul Simon
  


• 1999 – Stephen Sondheim
  


• 2000 – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  


• 2001 – Billy Joel
  


• 2002 – Michael Jackson
  


• 2003 – Jimmy Webb
  


• 2004 – Stevie Wonder
  


• 2005 – Smokey Robinson
  


• 2006 – Kris Kristofferson
  


• 2007 – Dolly Parton
  


• 2008 – Paul Anka
  


• 2009 – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  


• 2010 – Phil Collins
  


• 2011 – Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
  


• 2013 – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
  


• 2014 – Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
  


• 2015 – Van Morrison
  


• 2016 – Lionel Richie
  


• 2018 – Neil Diamond
  


• 2019 – Carole Bayer Sager
  

Patron of the Arts

The Patron of the Arts is presented to influential industry executives who are not primarily in the music business but are great supporters of the performing arts.^[15]

• 1988 – Martin Segal
  


• 1989 – Roger Enrico
  


• 1990 – Edgar Bronfman Jr.
  


• 1991 – Edwin M. Cooperman


• 1992 – Jonathan Tisch
  


• 1993 – Michel Roux
  


• 1994 – Philip Dusenberry
  


• 1995 – Theodore J. Forstmann
  


• 1996 – Sumner Redstone
  


• 1997 – Dr. Samuel LeFrak


• 1998 – David Checketts
  


• 1999 – Robert Mondavi
  


• 2001 – Iris Cantor
  


• 2003 – Martin Bandier
  


• 2004 – Michael Goldstein


• 2005 – Henry Juszkiewicz
  

Pioneer Award

The Pioneer Award was established in 2012 to recognize the career of a historic creator of an extensive body of musical work that has been a major influence on generations of songwriters.^[16][17]

• 2012 – Woody Guthrie
  


• 2013 – Berry Gordy
  

Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award

Sammy Cahn in 1950s

Named for the former President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals or teams who are recognized as having done a great deal to further the successes of songwriters.^[18]

• 1980 – Ethel Merman
  


• 1981 – Tony Bennett
  


• 1982 – Dinah Shore
  


• 1983 – Willie Nelson
  


• 1984 – Benny Goodman
  


• 1985 – John Hammond
  


• 1987 – Jerry Wexler
  


• 1988 – Dick Clark
  


• 1989 – Quincy Jones
  


• 1990 – B.B. King
  


• 1991 – Gene Autry
  


• 1992 – Nat King Cole
  


• 1993 – Ray Charles
  


• 1994 – Lena Horne
  


• 1995 – Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé
  


• 1996 – Frankie Laine
  


• 1997 – Vic Damone
  


• 1998 – Berry Gordy
  


• 1999 – Kenny Rogers
  


• 2000 – Neil Diamond
  


• 2001 – Gloria & Emilio Estefan
  


• 2002 – Stevie Wonder
  


• 2003 – Patti LaBelle
  


• 2004 – Neil Sedaka
  


• 2005 – Les Paul
  


• 2006 – Peter, Paul & Mary
  


• 2012 – Bette Midler
  

Scholarship Awards

Abe Olman Scholarship

Abe Olman was an American songwriter and music publisher. He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the Abe Olman Publisher Award. In his honor, the Abe Olman Scholarship is given out each year by his family in the interest of encouraging and supporting the careers of young songwriters.^[19]

1989

Todd Borom & Lee Borom (SHOF)

Jeffrey Bernstein (ASCAP)

Juliana Nash (BMI)

Jimmy Furino (SGA)

1990

Nancy Magarill & H. Sefus Henderson (ASCAP)

April Higuera (BMI)

Emil Trombino, Sal Trombino & Walter Zelinski (SHOF)

Thomas Kjellberg (SGA)

1991

Nanette Maxine Brown (ASCAP)

Dee Ann Macomson (SGA)

Ellen O’Brien & Rich Campbell (SHOF)

Pantera Saint-Montaigne (BMI)

1992

Mark Batson (BMI)

Lorraine Ferro & Stephanie Lewis (SHOF)

Darren Quinlan (ASCAP)

David Stewart (SGA)

1993

Ilene Angel (SHOF)

Gregory Cohen & Matthew Lewis (BMI)

Mike Flynn (SGA)

Anika Peress (ASCAP)

1994

Jazmin Jackson (ASCAP)

Rebecca Martin (BMI)

Amy Powers & Stephanie Salzman (SHOF)

Alan Wolpert & Bill Pitzonka (SGA)

1995

Mike Blaxill (BMI)

Janie Coulter & Barry Wittenstein (SHOF)

Tina de Varon (ASCAP)

Caroline Horn (SGA)

1996

Cara Beckenstein (SGA)

Tamara Feinman (SESAC)

Nicole Johnson (BMI)

Pilley (ASCAP)

Liz Queler (SHOF)

1997

Stephanie Cooke (ASCAP)

Amanda Green (SHOF)

Lauren Kinhan (SESAC)

Dan Siegler (BMI)

Richard Winter (SGA)

1998

Chris Alastair (ASCAP)

Chris Moore (BMI)

Ivy Markaity (SESAC)

Clare Cooper (SGA)

Sandy Fredrickseon (SHOF)

1999

Mike Errico (SHOF)

Delilah Harris (SESAC)

Natasha Ming (BMI)

Jean Norris (ASCAP)

Stephen Rosenthal (SGA)

2000

Angela Ai (SHOF)

Jabe Beyer (SESAC)

Edie Carey (BMI)

James Day (ASCAP)

Nina Mankin (SGA)

2001

Sophia Ramos Dupre (SESAC)

Tabitha Fair (BMI)

Carrie FitzGibbon (SHOF)

James Glasco (ASCAP)

Stephen Goldfinger (SGA)

2002

John Legend was honored in 2002 with the Abe Olman Scholarship

Colin Brooks (SESAC)

Elizabeth Jordan (SHOF)

Lee Kweller (SGA)

Johnny Rodgers (ASCAP)

John Stephens (aka John Legend) (BMI)

2003

Janice FitzGerald (SHOF)

Karen Jacobsen (SESAC)

Michael McLeod (SGA)

Jeanine Smith (BMI)

Meleni Smith (ASCAP)

2004

Bliss: Kiirsten Moore (BMI)

David Ippolito (SGA)

Michele Jaffe (SHOF)

Lori McKenna (ASCAP)

Sofia-Jay: Jay & Jennifer Lyons (SESAC)

2005

Laurel Barclay & Matt Katz-Bohen of Daddy (SESAC)

Loretta Collins (SGA)

Kiara Duran (NAPM)

Morley Kamen (ASCAP)

Sylvia Tosun (BMI)

2006

Cassandra Kubinski

Summer Johnson

Wes Hutchinson

Annie Dinerman

Susan Cagle

2007

Dan Ferrari

Jayms Madison

Alice Smith

Jodi Shaw

Adam Falcon

2008

Galia Arad

Linda Kiraly

Reeve Carney

Watt White

Shelly Bhushan

2009

Madi Diaz

Michael Grubbs

April Smith

Kirsten Thien

Natalie Warner

2010

Gabriella Caspi

Keli Price

Comic Book Heroes

Rebecca Jordan

Chris Tedesco

2011

Erin Christine

Markeisha Ensley

Rachel Brown

Nenna Yvonne & Daniel Wisniewski

Jason Kingston

2012

Shea Rose

Jody Mulgrew

Bebe Rexha

Jeremy Current

Lyle Divinsky

2013

Amy Allen

Ro James

Emily Warren

Kat Edmonson

Tyler Lyle

2014

Cobaine Ivory

Sydney Wayser

Travis Nilan

Claire Wilkinson

Audra Mae

The Holly Prize

Created In 2009, The Holly Prize is a tribute to the legacy of Buddy Holly, a SHOF inductee. The award recognizes and supports a new "all-in songwriter" — an exceptionally talented and inspired young musician/singer/songwriter whose work exhibits the qualities of Holly's music: true, great and original. The Holly Prize is administered and juried by the SongHall.^[20]

• 2010 – Laura Warshauer


• 2011 – Kendra Morris
  


• 2012 – Emily King


• 2013 – Ben Howard


• 2014 – Jack Skuller
  


• 2015 – Jenny O.
  


• 2016 – Shun Ng
  


• 2017 – Katie Pruitt
  

The NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award

Announced in 2011, along with a collaboration between the Songwriters Hall of Fame and NYU Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, the NYU Steinhardt Songwriting Scholar Award is presented to a music composition student whose work holds great potential for success in the field, and embodies the art, craft, individuality and qualities of communication of the best songwriting.^[21]

• AJ Smith


• David Marenberg


• Monica Cialona


• Shan Gao


• Tiger Darrow

Towering Performance Award

The Towering Performance Award is given in recognition of one-of-a-kind performances by one-of-a-kind singers that have recorded outstanding and unforgettable interpretations of songs that have become iconic standards.^[22]

• 2005 – Bill Medley
  


• 2009 – Andy Williams
  


• 2012 – Ben E. King
  

Towering Song Award

The Towering Song Award is given to creators of an individual song that has influenced the culture in a unique way over the years.^[23][24][11]

• 1995 – "As Time Goes By" (written by Herman Hupfeld)
  


• 1996 – "Happy Birthday To You" (written by Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill)
  


• 1997 – "How High The Moon" (lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis)
  


• 1998 – "The Christmas Song" (written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé)
  


• 1999 – "Fly Me To The Moon" (written by Bart Howard)
  


• 2000 – "All of Me" (written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons)
  


• 2000 – "You Are My Sunshine" (recorded by Jimmie Davis)
  


• 2001 – "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson and music by Leo Friedman)
  


• 2002 – "You're a Grand Old Flag" (written by George M. Cohan)
  


• 2003 – "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (written by George Cory and Douglass Cross)
  


• 2004 – "What the World Needs Now is Love" (lyrics by Hal David and music by Burt Bacharach)
  


• 2005 – "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
  


• 2006 – "When the Saints Go Marching In" (lyrics by Katharine Purvis and music by James Milton Black)
  


• 2008 – "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (lyrics by Jack Norworth and music by Albert Von Tilzer)
  


• 2009 – "Moon River" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Henry Mancini)
  


• 2010 – "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (written by Paul Simon)
  


• 2011 – "It Was a Very Good Year" (written by Ervin Drake)
  


• 2012 – "Stand by Me" (written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
  


• 2013 – "A Change Is Gonna Come" (written by Sam Cooke)
  


• 2014 – "Over The Rainbow" (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen)
  


• 2015 – "What a Wonderful World" (written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss)
  

Visionary Leadership Award

Created in 2013, The Visionary Leadership Award recognizes members of the Hall of Fame Board of Directors who have made a significant contribution in furthering the ongoing mission of the organization.^[25][26]

• 2013 – Hal David
  


• 2014 – Del Bryant


• 2015 – John A. Lofrumento

See also

• List of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees


• Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame


• List of music museums

References

External links

• 
  Official website
  


• 
  NAMM Oral History Interview with Linda Moran June 12, 2013