The Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrates and honors the contributions of our great popular music songwriters, while developing new writing talent through workshops, showcases, scholarships, and digital initatives.
He and Hal David co-wrote 2004 SHOF Towering Song What The World Needs Now Is Love; honored with SHOF’s highest accolade, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 1996Burt Bacharach,Inducted
Won greatest success (3 million sales ) with 1988 album "Mystery Girl" Roy Orbison,Inducted
His "Moonlight Bay" a hit for wife Dolly ConnollyPercy Wenrich,Inducted
She wrote book and lyrics to the operetta Naughty Marietta, composer Victor Herbert's greatest successRida Young,Inducted