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The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music
National Academy of Popular Music

The National Academy of Popular Music is an United States organization which administers the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and sponsors a series of workshops and showcases for the songwriting profession....
. It was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer

John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American songwriter and singer. As a songwriter, he is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music....
 and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond. The goal is to create a museum but as of April, 2008, the means do not yet exist and so instead it is an online virtual museum, striving toward that goal. Ultimately it intends to offer a museum but at present it exists only as a virtual museum on the Web.






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The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music
National Academy of Popular Music

The National Academy of Popular Music is an United States organization which administers the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and sponsors a series of workshops and showcases for the songwriting profession....
. It was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer

John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American songwriter and singer. As a songwriter, he is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music....
 and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond. The goal is to create a museum but as of April, 2008, the means do not yet exist and so instead it is an online virtual museum, striving toward that goal. Ultimately it intends to offer a museum but at present it exists only as a virtual museum on the Web. It has an office in New York City, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and holds workshops, showcases, and provides scholarships to promising artists to help develop new songwriting talent.

New inductees are voted on annually. At each annual event, gifted and promising songwriters are awarded a scholarship called the Abe Olman Publisher's Award for Excellence in Songwriting, named for one of the founding members.

Alongside the induction of new songwriters are a variety of awards. Currently, the awards are the "Hal David
Hal David

Hal David is an United States lyricist and songwriter. His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. David is best known for his words and music that were written along with musician, composer and singer, Burt Bacharach....
 Starlight Award" (for young artists who have already made an impression on the music industry), the "Johnny Mercer Award" (for artists who are already on the Songwriters Hall of Fame and have a number of outstanding works), the "Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn

Sammy Cahn was a 4-time Academy Award-winning United States lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to Tin Pan Alley and Broadway theatre songs, as recorded by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and many others....
 Lifetime Achievement Award" (an award given to songwriters who have done a lot to increase the success of songs), "Abe Olman Publisher Award" (awarded to publishers who have had a lot of "famous" pieces) and the "Towering Song/Towering Performance" Awards.

To date there have been 345 individuals inducted into the SHOF, with the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 rock band Queen
Queen (band)

Queen were an England rock music band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year....
 being the only band (rather than an individual) to ever be inducted into the hall of fame (all four members being strong songwriters).

See also

  • Inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame

    Dates of induction to the "Songwriters Hall of Fame" are given alongside the names...
  • Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

    The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States....


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