2010 SHOF Nominees
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The nominees in both the non-performing and performing songwriter categories for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010 follow. Note that the five songs listed after the brief biographies of each nominee are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs. Eligible members, please make sure to vote by the December 11th deadline and congratulations to all the nominees!
Non-Performing Songwriters
The songwriting team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were responsible for…
Prolific songwriter Jackie DeShannon co-wrote songs with the varied likes of Randy…
Luther Dixon had written songs for The Platters, Perry Como and The…
To say that everything David Foster touches turns to gold—and usually platinum—would…
Memphis singer Mark James’ recording of his composition “Suspicious Minds” found its…
An immensely successful rock producer whose credits include Def Leppard, AC/DC, Foreigner,…
As a songwriting team, Jerry Ragovoy and the late Bert Berns supplied…
Composer Harvey Schmidt and lyricist Tom Jones are responsible for “The Fantasticks”--the…
Johnny Mandel played trombone and trumpet in big bands of the 1940s,…
An architect of the “countrypolitan” Nashville sound of the 1960s and ‘70s,…
Songwriter-producer-performer Joe South was an important session guitarist in the 1960s, his…
Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss wrote several classic pop hits in the…
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Performer/Songwriters
Garth Brooks became a country music superstar on the strength of dozens…
Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen turned to songwriting after establishing himself as an…
One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of the modern rock era, Elvis…
Dion DiMucci first found fame as the leader of Dion & The…
Keyboardist/vocalist David Gates founded the hugely successful soft-rock group Bread in 1968…
With his backing band the Shondells, Tommy James created truly classic pop-rock…
Finding fame first as rocker Johnny Cougar, John Mellencamp gradually reclaimed his…
Lou Reed began the songwriting side of his influential music career as…
A versatile musician whose session credits ranged from Herb Alpert to Phil…
Together as U2, Bono (Paul Hewson), The Edge (David Evans), Adam Clayton…
Born Steven Demetre Georgiou and now known as Yusuf Islam following his…
The most popular r&b band of the mid-1970s, Earth, Wind and Fire…
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