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2009 SHOF Nominees

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Non-Performing Songwriters


Tommy Boyce (d) / Bobby Hart

The songwriting team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were responsible for…


Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway

Teaming for the first time in English harmony group The Kestrels, Roger…


Tony Hatch

English songwriter/ pianist/ arranger/ producer Tony Hatch wrote Garry Mills’ 1960 U.K.…


Ivy George Hunter / Mickey Stevenson

Detroit songwriter/producer/singer George Ivy Hunter (who was best known as Ivy Jo…


Robert Hunter / Jerry Garcia (d) (Grateful Dead)

Robert Hunter is a hero to legions of Grateful Dead fans. He…


Mark James

Singer/songwriter Mark James was convinced the recording of his composition “Suspicious Minds”…


Robert John “Mutt” Lange

An immensely successful rock producer whose credits include Def Leppard, AC/DC, Foreigner,…


Irwin Levine (d) & L. Russell Brown

The team of the late Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown wrote…


Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell

As a team, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell wrote and produced the…


Galt MacDermot / James Rado / Gerome Ragni (d)

Galt McDermot, James Rado and the late Gerome Ragni wrote the groundbreaking…


Stephen Schwartz

Composer Stephen Schwartz made his indelible musical mark in the theater and…


Joe South

Songwriter-producer-performer Joe South was an important session guitarist in the 1960s, his…

Performer/Songwriters


Benny Andersson/ Stig Anderson(d)/ Björn Ulvaeus (Abba)

Sweden’s international pop phenomenon ABBA took its name from the first-name initials…


Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett has carved out a unique niche as a singer-songwriter thanks…


Felix Cavaliere / Eddie Brigati

Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati shared both lead vocal and songwriting duties…


David Crosby / Stephen Stills / Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills and Nash)

The Byrds’ David Crosby, Buffalo Springfield’s Stephen Stills and the Hollies’ Graham…


Ray Davies (The Kinks)

Ray Davies is the lead singer and chief songwriter for the Kinks,…


David Gates (Bread)

Keyboardist/vocalist David Gates founded the hugely successful soft-rock group Bread in 1968…


Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)

Born Steven Demetre Georgiou and now known as Yusuf Islam following his…


Tommy James

With his backing band the Shondells, Tommy James created truly classic pop-rock…


John Mellencamp

Finding fame first as rocker Johnny Cougar, John Mellencamp gradually reclaimed his…


Steve Miller

Schooled in guitar by his father’s friend Les Paul, Steve Miller picked…


Leon Russell

A versatile musician whose session credits ranged from Herb Alpert to Phil…


Bob Seger

Detroit singer-songwriter Bob Seger is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…