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Mickey McConnell
Lalo Schifrin
Patricia Knapton


Year-By-Year

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below or type the surname (for example for "John Smith",
use "Smith") into the box and click on the writer's name.



2025

Alf Clausen
Angie Stone
Arthur Hamilton
Barry Goldberg
Ben Vaughn
Bill Fay
Brenton Wood
Brian Wilson
Buddy Brock
Carl Dean
Cavin Yarbrough
Chad Morgan
Charles Strouse
Chris Jasper
David Lynch
Don Nix Don Rollins
Gabriel Yacoub
Gene "Daddy G" Barge
Horst Weidenmüller
Irv Gotti
Jerry Butler
Jill Sobule
Joey Molland
John Reid
John Sykes
Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Tillotson
Ken Chase
Khalil Fong
Lalo Schifrin
Larry Bastian
Laurie Holloway
Leo Dan
Lou Christie
Mac Gayden
Matthew Capper
Melba Montgomery
Michael B Tretow
Mick Ralphs
Mickey McConnell
Mike Berry
Paquita la del Barrio
Patricia Knapton
Peter Yarrow
Petr Hannig
Robert John
Roberta Flack
Roger Nichols
Sly Stone
Stephane Venne
Tony Haselden
Troy Seals
Unk
Wayne Osmond
Wizz Jones

2024

(July to December 2024)

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use "Smith") into the box and click on the writer's name.



Abdul ‘Duke’ Faki
Alfredo Garrido
Amgela Alvarez
Andy Leek
Andy Paley
Austin Roberts
Barbara Dane
Bert De Coninck
Bill Beach
Bill Kelly
Billy Edd Wheeler
Bobby Hicks
Candy Devine
Catherine Ribeiro
Charles Blackwell
Charles Dumont
Chris Thompson
Chuck Woolery
Claire Daly
Dave Loggins
David Mallett
Dick Asher
Dickie Rock
Dnielle Moore
Dottie Leonard Miller
Ella Jenkins
Emre Tukur
Evelyn Thomas
Fatman Scoop
George Wilkins
Greg Kihn
Greg Pearle
Harry Williams
Herbie Flowers
Hugh Prestwood
Iack Ponti
J D Souther
J Saul Kane
Jack Colwell
Jack Jones
Jack Russell
Jack Titta
James Darren
James McMahon
Jerry Miller
Jim Gaines
Jimmy Gilmer
Joe Chambers
Joe Egan
Joe Grech
John Hadley
John Mayall
John Sharkey
Johnny Duhan
Johnny Madsen
Johnny Neel
Jon Kenny
Jonh Camp
Kelly Nelon
Ken Biddy
Ken Howard
Ken Tobias
Korin Allal
Kris Kristofferson
Lars Martin Myhre
Larysa Jaye
Leah Kunkel
Lennie De Ice
Liam Payne
Libby Titus
Linda LaFlamme
Lucas Coly
Lucien Francoeur
Malome Vector
Mark Germino
Mark Moffatt
Martha Sharp
Martial Solal
Martin Lee
Martin Phillips
Marty Gamblin
Marvin Laird
Marvin Schlacter
Mary Martin
Maurice Williams
Michael Brewer
Mick Underwood
Mike Pinera
Mimis Plessas
Mohamad Ali Bahmani
Nancy Harmon
Ned Egan
OG Maco
Onyeka Onwenu
Pascal Danel
Pat Collier
Paul di'Annio
Paul Dwayne
Paul Roper
Pete Wade
Peter Sinfield
Phil Lesh
Phil Swern
Quincy Jones
Renato Serio
Rich Homie Quan
Richard Perry
Russell Stone
Rusy Golden
Sandy Posey
Sayuri
Sergio Mendes
Shafin Ahmed
Shan Martin
Shel Talmy
Shujeo Shyam
Slim Dunlap
Steve Alaimo
Talos (Eoin French)
Terry Noland
Tim Hinkley
Tito Jackson
Tommy Alverson
Tommy Cash
Tommy Drennan
Tyka Nelson
Vic Flick
Will Jennings

2024

(January to June 2024)

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Angela Bofill
Benny Lanzarone
Bobby Tench
Bud Logan
Buzz Cason
Casey Benjamin
Cat Janice
Chan Romero
Charlie Colin
Chris Cross
Clarence Henry
Crawford Bell
Cynthia Strother
David Libert
David Sanborn
Dickey Betts
Dimos Moutsis
Dirk Allix
Doug Ingle
Duane Eddy
Ed Mann
Eric Carmen
Erv Woolsey
Francoise Hardy
Frank Farian
Frank Ifield
Geoff Follin
Ghigo Agosti
Harry van Hoof
Humphrey Campbell
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Jerry Abbot
Jim Beard
Jimmy Van Eaton
Joe Scaife
John Hawken
John Koerner
John Lowe
John Schweers
John Wilkin
Johnny Johnson
Judi Pulver
Karar Ramadan
Karl Wallinger
Kerry Hunter
Kevin Toney
Kinky Friedman
Larry Page
Laurie Johnson
Louis Gossett
Margo Smith
Mark D Ross
Mark Spiro
Melanie
Mike Pinder
Mojo Nixon
Nicky Graham
Park Bo-Ram
Pat Rolfe
Paul Spencer
Peter Collins
Peter Morgan
Randy Fuller
Randy Sparks
Richard D Sherman
Rico Wade
Robin Georg
Ron Gilbert
Ron Kavana
Shinsadong Tiger
Steve Harley
Steve Lawrence
Toby Keith
Tom Bramwell
Tom Prasada-Rao
Toni Stern
Tony Middleton
Wayland Holyfield

2023

(July to December 2023)

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Abe Stoklasa
Alan Arkin
Astrud Gilberto
Bernie Marsden
Bill Lee
Bill Rice
Bob Feldman
Bob Segarini
Bobby Eli
Carl Davis
Charlie Robison
Christy Dignam
Coco Lee
Cynthia Weil
David McCallum
Denny Laine
Dick Biondi
DJ Casper
Dwight Twilley
Ed Ames
Franco Migliacci
Frank Loconto
Gary Wright
George Maharis
Gregg Sutton
Isaac Holt
Jack Lee
Jane Birkin
Jerry Boss
Jesse McReynolds
Jim Parker
Jim Viennau
Jimmy Buffett
Joe Fagin
Joy McKean
Katherine Anderson
Lee Clayton
Max Morath
Merv Shiner
Peter Nero
Randy Meisner
Ray Hildebrand
Raymond Froggatt
Richard Davis
Richard Kerr
Ricky Wolff
Robbie Robertson
Roger Whittaker
Rudy Isley
Sara Tavares
Shane MacGowan
Sheldon Harnick
Shinji Tanimura
Sinéad O'Connor
Terry Kirkman
Tina Turner
Tony McPhee
Toto Cotugno
Vince Hill
Willy Browne

2023

(January to June 2023)

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below or type the surname (for example for "John Smith",
use "Smith") into the box and click on the writer's name.



Adolfo Pacheco
Ahmad Jamal
Alain Goraguer
Alan Copeland
Alan Rankine
Andy Rourke
Anita Pointer
Anthony Topham
April Stevens
Bernard Greene
Bob Croce
Bobby Caldwell
Brian Gillis
Brian Perkins
Bruce Gowers
Burt Bacharach
Butch Miles
Carol Sloane
Chuck Jackson
Claude Gray
Cliff Fish
Connie Smith
Costa Titch
David Crosby
David Jude Jolicoeur
David Lindley
Dean Daughtry
Dennis Budimir
Dennis Lotis
Francis Monkman
Fred White
Gary Smith
Gerald Fried
Gina Reddington
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordy Harmon
Guido Basso
Hans Paulsen
Harry Belafonte
Howie Kane
Huey Smith
Ian Bairnson
Jasmin Stavros
Jeff Beck
Jerry Samuuels
Jim Gordon
Joe Browne
John Giblin
John Langford
Johnny Fean
Johnny Powers
Kara Janes Spencer
Karl Berger
Keith Beaton
Keith Reid
Keiyh Gattis
Kiernan Forbes
Kyle Jacobs
Larry Morris
Lasse Wellander
Laura Valenzuela
Leon Hughes
Les Barker
Lillian Walker
Linda Lewis
Lisa Marie Presley
Mark Capps
Mark Sheehan
Matthias Carras
Michael Rhodes
Nicholas Lloyd Webber
Nigel Burlison
Otis Redding 111
Pat Bunch
Paul Cattermole
Pete Brown
Peter Cooper
Peter McCann
Peter Shelley
Phil Spalding
Ray Pillow
Ray Shulman
Renée Geyer
Richard Landis
Rita Lee
Robbie Bachman
Rolf Harris
Ron Altbach
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Saymour Stein
Séamus Begley
Slim Borgudd
Slim Newton
Stan Hitchcock
Steve Davis
Steve Mackey
Stuart Slater
Ted Taylor
Tom Backhman
Tom Marshall
Tom Verlaine
Tom Whitlock
Van Conner
Wayne Shorter
Wee Willie Harris

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