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Home • Interviews • Writing A Song • Obituaries International Songwriters Association Hall Of Fame            Welcome to the International Songwriters Association's Hall Of Fame - the earliest members of which were inducted in June 1981. The first fifteen inductees were Paul McCartney, Irving Berlin, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Burt Bacharach, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Cole Porter, Brian Wilson, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Carole King. Since 1981, members of the International Songwriters Association's Hall Of Fame have been uniquely chosen only by their songwriting peers worldwide, being nominated either by the songwriter members of the International Songwriters Association or by songwriter visitors to the International Songwriters Association site. If you would like to nominate one or more songwriters to the International Songwriters Association's Hall Of Fame, please send an email naming the writer or writers you wish to nominate. You must also provide your own name and full postal address for verification purposes. To find if a songwriter is already a member, either scroll down through the list, or else type the songwriter's first name into the Hall Of Fame Search Box below. Search A A L Owens A P Carter Aaron Barker Aaron Schroeder Adele Adolph Green Aimee Mann Al Anderson Al Dexter Al Dubin Al Green Al Hoffman Al McKay Al Stillman Alan Bergman Alan Blaikley Alan Jackson Alan Jay Lerner Alan Menken Alanis Morissette Albert E Brumley Albert Hammond Albert Von Tilzer Alec Wilder Alecia B Moore (P!nk) Alex Harvey Alex North Alfred Bryan Allee Willis Allen Reynolds Allen Shamblin Allen Toussaint Allie Wrubel Alton & Rabon Delmore Amanda McBroom Amy Grant Amy Winehouse Andreas Carlsson Andrew B Sterling Andrew Gold Andrew Lloyd Webber Andy Partridge Andy Razaf Anne Caldwell Annie Lennox Anthony Newley Antonio Carlos Jobim Aretha Franklin Art Tatum Arthur Freed Arthur Hamilton Arthur Johnston Arthur Schwartz Ashley Gorley B B A Robertson B B King Babyface Bad Bunny Ballard MacDonald Barney McKenna Barrett Strong Barry Gibb Barry Manilow Barry Mann Barry Mason Beasley Smith Beck Ben E King Ben Peters Ben Weisman Bennie Benjamin Benny Andersson Benny Davis Bernard Edwards Bernie Taupin Berry Gordy Bert Berns Bert Kaempfert Bert Kalmar Beth Nielsen Chapman Betty Comden Betty Crutcher Bill Anderson Bill Berry Bill Dees Bill Mack Bill Martin Bill Monroe Bill Rice Bill Whelan Bill Withers Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Hill Billy Joe Shaver Billy Joel Billy Mann Billy Reid Billy Rose Billy Sherrill Billy Steinberg Billy Strange Billy Strayhorn Bjorn Ulvaeus Bob Crewe Bob DiPiero Bob Dylan Bob Feldman Bob Gaudio Bob Hilliard Bob Marley Bob McDill Bob Merrill Bob Miller Bob Montgomery Bob Morrison Bob Nolan Bob Russell Bob Seger Bob Tubert Bob Wills Bobbie Gentry Bobby Braddock Bobby Charles Bobby Darin Bobby Gillespie Bobby Goldsboro Bobby Hart Bobby Russell Bobby Vee Bobby Weinstein Bono Boudleaux Bryant Boz Scaggs Brad Paisley Bradley Kincaid Brett James Brian Holland Brian May Brian Potter Brian Wilson Brook Benton Bruce Cockburn Bruce Springsteen Bruce Welch Bryan Adams Buck Owens Buck Ram Bud Green Buddy Cannon Buddy De Sylva Buddy Holly Buddy Kaye Bunny Lewis Burt Bacharach Burton Cummings Burton Lane Buzz Cason Byron Hill C Carl Belew Carl Perkins Carl Sigman Carly Simon Carole Bayer Sager Carole King Carolyn Leigh Carrie Jacobs-Bond Carson J Robison Casey Beathard Cat Stevens Chad Hugo Charles & Ira Louvin Charles Aznavour Charles Dibdin Charles Fox Charles K Harris Charles Louvin Charles Strouse Charles Tobias Charles Trenet Charlie Black Charlotte Caffey Chauncey Olcott Chip Taylor Chips Moman Chris Andrews Chris deBurgh Chris Jasper Chrissie Hynde Christie Hennessy Christine McVie Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Christy Moore Chuck Berry Cindy Walker Clarence Williams Clifford T Ward Clint Black Cole Porter Con Conrad Conway Twitty Coolio Craig Wiseman Curly Putman Curtis Mayfield Cy Coleman Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Weill D Dallas Austin Dallas Frazier Damien Rice Dan Fogelberg Dan Penn Daniel Decatur Emmett Danny Dill Daryl Hall Dave Appell Dave Bartholomew Dave Brubeck Dave Clark Dave Dreyer Dave Loggins Dave Matthews Dave Stewart David Bellamy David Bowie David Byrne David Crosby David Evans (The Edge) David Foster David Gates David Lee Murphy David Malloy David Porter Dean Dillon Dean Pitchford Del Shannon Dennis Allen Dennis De Young Dennis Lambert Dennis Linde Dennis Morgan Desmond Child DeWayne Blackwell Dewey Bunnell Diane Warren Dickey Lee Dimitri Tiomkin Doc Pomus Dolly Parton Dolores O'Riordan Dominic Behan Don & Phil Everly Don Black Don Cook Don Everly Don Gibson Don Henley Don McLean Don Mescall Don Raye Don Robertson Don Schlitz Don Wayne Donald Fagen Donna Summer Donovan Dorothy Fields Dottie Rambo Duane Eddy Duke Ellington Dwight Yoakam E E Y Harburg Eben E Rexford Ed Nelson Jr Ed Sheeran Eddie Brigati Eddie Cochran Eddie DeLange Eddie Holland Eddie Miller Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Vedder Edgar Leslie Edith Piaf Edward Eliscu Edward Heyman Edward Madden Egbert Van Alstyne Eleanor McEvoy Ellie Greenwich Elsie McWilliams Elton John Elvis Costello Eminem Emmylou Harris Ennio Morricone Eric Carmen Eric Clapton Eric Coates Eric Maschwitz Ernest Ball Ernest Tubb Ernesto Lecuona Ernie Maresca Errol Brown Ervin Drake Ethelbert Nevin Eugene Pitt Even Stevens F Fats Domino Fats Waller Felice Bryant Felix Cavaliere Ferde Grofe Flatt & Scruggs Floyd Cramer Floyd Tillman Francis Scott Key Frank Dycus Frank Farian Frank Loesser Frank Zappa Franne Golde Fred Ahlert Fred Ebb Fred Fisher Fred Rose Fred Steiner Freddie Hart Freddie Mercury Frederick Loewe G Galt MacDermot Garth Brooks Garth Medeiros Gary Brooker Gary Burr Gary Glitter Gary Nicholson Gene Autry Gene De Paul Gene McDaniels Gene Pitney Gene Simmons Gene Sullivan Gene Vincent Geoff Goddard Geoff Stephens George Alan O'Dowd (Boy George) George Brown George Clinton George Cohan George David Weiss George F Root George Forrest George Gershwin George Harrison George Jones George M Cohan George Meyer George Michael George O'Dowd George Richey George W Meyer Gerome Ragni Gerry Beckley Gerry Goffin Gerry Marsden Gilbert Becaud Gilbert O'Sullivan Glen Ballard Glenn Frey Glenn Gregory Glenn Sutton Glenn Tubb Gloria Estefan Gordon Jenkins Gordon Lightfoot Graham Gouldman Graham Lyle Graham Nash Gretchen Peters Gus Edwards Gus Kahn Guy Clark Guy Fletcher H Hal Blair Hal Bynum Hal David Hal Shaper Hank Cochran Hank Marvin Hank Snow Hank Thompson Hank Williams Hank Williams Jr Hargus "Pig" Robbins Harlan Howard Harold Adamson Harold Arlen Harold Rome Harry Akst Harry B Smith Harry Carroll Harry Chapin Harry M Woods Harry Nilsson Harry Revel Harry Ruby Harry Tierney Harry Tobias Harry Von Tilzer Harry Warren Harry Wayne Casey Hart Danks Harvey Schmidt Haven Gillespie Henry Clay Work Henry Cosby Henry Mancini Herb Brown Herb Magidson Herb Rehbein Herbert Kretzmer Hillary Lindsey Hoagy Carmichael Holly Knight Houston Collison Howard Dietz Howard Greenfield Howard Johnson Hozier Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) Huey "Piano" Smith Hugh Martin Hugh Prestwood Hugo Peretti I Ian Anderson Ian Tyson Ira Gershwin Ira Louvin Irving 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Jam Jimmy Kennedy Jimmy McCarthy Jimmy McHugh Jimmy Van Heusen Jimmy Wakely Jimmy Webb J J Cale Joan Baez Joe Allison Joe Burke Joe Meek Joe Melson Joe Perry Joe South John "Bucky" Wilkin John Anderson John Barry John Bettis John Carter John D Loudermilk John Deacon John Denver John Fogerty John Green John Hiatt John Howard Payne John Jarrard John Kander John Lennon John Mellencamp John Oates John Philip Sousa John Prine John Schweers John Scott Sherrill John Sebastian John Waite John Williams Johnnie Johnson Johnny Bond Johnny Burke Johnny Cash Johnny Duhan Johnny Keating Johnny Logan Johnny Mandel Johnny Mann Johnny Marks Johnny Mercer Johnny Nash Johnny Russell Johnny Tillotson Johnny VanZandt Jon Anderson Jon Bon Jovi Joni Mitchell Joseph E Howard Joseph McCarthy Joseph Meyer Juan Carlos Calderon Jule Styne Julia Ward Howe Julie Gold Justin Bieber Justin Hayward K K T Oslin Kal Mann Katharine Lee Bates Kathy Valentine Keith Reid Keith Richards Keith Urban Ken Howard Kenneth Edmonds 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