List of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees explained

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond to honor those whose work represents a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world's popular music songbook. 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.^[1]

Through 2019, 461 individuals have been inducted.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

1970s

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1970

1971

1972

1975

1977

1980s

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1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990s

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1990

1991

1992

1993

Paul Anka
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)
Bert Kaempfert
Herb Rehbein
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)

1994

Barry Gibb (Bee Gees)
Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)
Otis Redding
Lionel Richie
Carly Simon

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Bobby Darin
Peggy Lee
Tim Rice
Bruce Springsteen

2000s

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2000

James Brown
Glenn Frey (Eagles)
Don Henley (Eagles)
Curtis Mayfield
James Taylor
Brian Wilson

2001

Eric Clapton
Willie Nelson
Dolly Parton
Diane Warren
Paul Williams

2002

Nickolas Ashford
Michael Jackson
Barry Manilow
Randy Newman
Valerie Simpson
Sting

2003

Phil Collins
John Deacon (Queen)
Little Richard
Brian May (Queen)
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Van Morrison
Roger Taylor (Queen)

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

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2010

Tom Adair
Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Leonard Cohen
Matt Dennis
Jackie DeShannon
Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind & Fire)
David Foster
Johnny Mandel
Bob Marley
Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Laura Nyro
Sunny Skylar
Jesse Stone
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)

2011

2012

2013

Lou Gramm (Foreigner)
Tony Hatch
Mick Jones (Foreigner)
Holly Knight
Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
J. D. Souther
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

2014

2015

2016

Elvis Costello
- Bernard Edwards Marvin Gaye
Tom Petty
- Nile Rodgers Chip Taylor

2017

2018

Bill Anderson
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Ronald Bell (Kool & the Gang)
George Brown (Kool & the Gang)
Steve Dorff
Jermaine Dupri
Alan Jackson
John Mellencamp
James "J.T." Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
Allee Willis

2019

2020s

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2022

2023

2024

External links

Songwriters Hall of Fame

Notes and References

Web site: About Us. Songwriters Hall of Fame. June 14, 2015. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082836/http://www.songhall.org/about/entry/about_us. live.
Web site: Inductee Exhibits. June 17, 2015. The Songwriters Hall of Fame. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120108/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/year. September 24, 2015. dead.
Web site: Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees. June 17, 2015. The Songwriters Hall of Fame. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082802/http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2013_inductees. live.
Web site: Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2014 Inductees. June 17, 2015. The Songwriters Hall of Fame. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082712/http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2014_inductees. live.
Web site: Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees. June 17, 2015. The Songwriters Hall of Fame. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082745/http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2015_inductees1. live.