He and Hal David co-wrote 2004 SHOF Towering Song "What The World Needs Now Is Love;" honored with SHOF’s highest accolade, the Johnny Mercer Award, in 1996. Burt Bacharach, Inducted 1972

Visionary long-serving President of SHOF Sammy Cahn, Inducted 1972

Wrote ("Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper Otis Redding, Inducted 1994

Wrote "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window" Bob Merrill, Inducted 1987