The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its slate of nominees to be voted upon for induction at its 50th Annual Induction & Awards Gala on June 13, 2019, in New York City. Nominees this year include Missy Elliot, Vince Gill, John Prine, Mariah Carey and more.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create music around the world. A songwriter qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until midnight on December 17, 2018 to turn in ballots with their choices of three nominees from a songwriter and three from a performing songwriter category.
The nominees are:
(*Note that the five songs listed after each nominee are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs)
Songwriters
Lynn Ahrens / Stephen Flaherty - Scores for: * Once On This Island * Ragime * Seussical * Anastasia * My Favorite Year
Dallas Austin - * Creep * Just Like A Pill * Unpretty * What About Your Friends * Motownphilly
Tommy Boyce (d) / Bobby Hart - * Come A Little Bit Closer * I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone * I Wonder What's She's Doing Tonight? * Last Train To Clarksville * Valleri
L. Russell Brown/Irwin Levine (d) - * Tie A Yellow Ribbon * Knock Three Times * I'm Gonna Boogie Tonight * Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose * I Woke Up In Love This Morning
Dean Dillon - * Ocean Front Property * The Chair * Easy Come Easy Go * Set 'Em Up Joe * Best Day
Jerry Fuller - * Young Girl * Travelin' Man * Lady Willpower * Show and Tell * Over You
Tom T. Hall - * Harper Valley PTA * I Love * Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine * I'm Not Ready Yet * Little Bitty
Roger Nichols - * We've Only Just Begun * Rainy Days and Mondays * I Won't Last a Day Without You * Let Me Be the One * Out in the Country
Dan Penn / Spooner Oldham - * Cry Like a Baby * Sweet Inspiration * I'm Your Puppet * It Tears Me Up * A Woman Left Lonely
Dean Pitchford / Michael Gore - * Fame * Footloose * Holding Out For A Hero * Let's Hear It For The Boy * You Should Hear How She Talks About You
P.F. Sloan/Steve Barri - * Secret Agent Man * Eve Of Destruction * Where Were You When I Needed You * You Baby (Nobody but You) * A Must To Avoid
Jack Tempchin - * Peaceful Easy Feeling * Already Gone * The One You Love * Smuggler's Blues * You Belong To The City
Performing Songwriters
Mariah Carey - * Vision Of Love * One Sweet Day * Hero * Always Be My Baby * We Belong Together
Jimmy Cliff - * The Harder They Come * Many Rivers To Cross * Sitting In Limbo * Wonderful World, Beautiful People * You Can Get It If You Really Want
Missy Elliott - * Get Ur Freak On * Work It * Sock It To Me * Where My Girls At? * Free Yourself
Vince Gill - * Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away * I Still Believe In You * One More Last Chance * If You Ever Have Forever In Mind * Never Knew Lonely
Chrissie Hynde - * Brass In Pocket * Talk Of The Town * Back On The Chain Gang * I'll Stand By You * My City Was Gone
Tommy James - * Crimson And Clover * Crystal Blue Persuasion * Draggin' The Line * I Think We're Alone Now * Mony, Mony
Annie Lennox / Dave Stewart - * Here Comes The Rain Again * Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) * Would I Lie To You * Missionary Man * Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Mike Love - * California Girls * Good Vibrations * Help Me Rhonda * I Get Around * Fun, Fun, Fun
Jeff Lynne - * Evil Woman * Mr. Blue Sky * Don't Bring Me Down * Turn To Stone * Livin' Thing
Lloyd Price - * Just Because * Lawdy Miss Clawdy * Personality * I'm Gonna Get Married * Stagger Lee
John Prine - * Angel From Montgomery * Paradise * Sam Stone * I Just Wanna Dance With You * In Spite Of Ourselves
Cat Stevens (p/k/a Yusuf Islam) - * Moonshadow * Morning Has Broken * Peace Train * The First Cut Is The Deepest * Wild World
