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KIM CARNES, JUDY COLLINS, BRUCE HORNSBY, BILLY JOEL, DIANA KRALL, KD LANG, JOHN MAYER, BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL, LA REID, RAPHAEL SAADIQ, PAUL SHAFFER, DIONNE WARWICK, ELIZABETH WITHERS AND NIKKI YANOFSKY ANNOUNCED TO PRESENT AND/OR PERFORM AT THE 2010 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME AWARDS GALA

 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED INDUCTEES INCLUDE LEONARD COHEN, JACKIE DESHANNON, DAVID FOSTER, JOHNNY MANDEL AND EARTH, WIND & FIRE’S MAURICE WHITE, PHILIP BAILEY, VERDINE WHITE, LARRY DUNN AND AL MCKAY

 

POSTHUMOUS INDUCTEES ARE TOM ADAIR AND MATT DENNIS, BOB MARLEY, LAURA NYRO, SUNNY SKYLAR AND JESSE STONE

 

New York, N.Y.- June 8, 2010- Kim Carnes, Judy Collins, Bruce Hornsby, Billy Joel, Diana Krall, kd Lang, John Mayer, Brian Stokes Mitchell, LA Reid, Raphael Saadiq, Paul Shaffer, Dionne Warwick,  Elizabeth Withers and Nikki Yanofsky have signed on to be either a presenter and/or performer at the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Gala. This year’s gala will be held Thursday, June 17, at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.

 

Inductees at this year’s event include Leonard Cohen, Jackie DeShannon, David Foster, Johnny Mandel and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Larry Dunn and Al McKay.Posthumous inductees are Tom Adair and Matt Dennis, Bob Marley, Laura Nyro, Sunny Skylar and Jesse Stone. The Johnny Mercer Award will be presented to Phil Collins. The Towering Song this year is“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” to be accepted by Paul Simon. The Hal David Starlight Award will be presented to Taylor Swift. The Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award will be presented to Phil Ramone.

 

About The Songwriters Hall of Fame:The Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrates songwriters, educates the public with regard to their achievements, and produces a spectrum of professional programs devoted to the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships. Over the course of the past 41 years, some key Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees have included Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Albert Hammond, Desmond Child, Loretta Lynn, John Fogerty, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Steve Cropper, Dolly Parton, Richard and Robert Sherman, Bill Withers, Carole King, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Hal David and Burt Bacharach, Jim Croce, Phil Collins, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, Van Morrison, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Cy Coleman and many, many others. The Songwriters Hall of Fame was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond.

Full biographies and a complete list of inductees are available at the Songwriters Hall of Fame's Virtual Museum at http://songwritershalloffame.org/.

 

The mission of the Songwriters Hall of Fame is to remember and honor our great songwriters while building our musical future through workshops, showcases and scholarships, along with giving members the opportunity to vote for the next slate of inductees. Joining online is quick and easy: http://songhall.org/join

Ticket Information:Tickets for the Songwriters Hall of Fame event begin at $1000 each, and are available through Buckley Hall Events, (212) 573-6933. Net proceeds from the event will go towards the Songwriters Hall of Fame programs.