NEW YORK — Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford might be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an incoming class of musicians who’ve scaled the heights of nation, basic rock, pop, hip-hop and alt-rock.
Steely Dan — co-founded by Donald Fagan and the late Walter Becker — lastly get into the corridor regardless of being a staple of basic rock with songs like “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Do It Again” and “Hey Nineteen.” They went into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
R.E.M. — the inducted members are Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe — are behind such alt-rock hits as “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts” and “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” And Nashville hitmaker Lindsey helped write “Girl Crush” for Little Big Town and “Jesus, Take the Wheel” for Carrie Underwood.
The class of 2024 additionally contains Pitchford, who helped Kenny Loggins with the megahit “Footloose” and in addition co-wrote “Fame” and “Holding Out For a Hero,” and producer-writer Timbaland, the mastermind behind Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” and Missy Elliot’s “Get Yer Freak On.”
On the poll however unfortunate this 12 months have been Public Enemy, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, Blondie, Heart, The Doobie Brothers and David Gates.
Eligible voting members turned in ballots with their selections of three nominees from the songwriter class and three from the performing-songwriter class. The induction ceremony might be held on June 13 in New York City.
Last 12 months’s inductees included Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard and Teddy Riley. Some of these already within the corridor embrace Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor these creating the favored music. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the primary business launch of a track.
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Online: http://www.songhall.org
Source: www.bostonherald.com”