Events • May 11, 1989

1989 Induction and Awards Gala

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Inductees:  Lee Adams  |  Leslie Bricusse  |  Eddie DeLange  |  Anthony Newley  |  Roy Orbison

Special Awards Recipients: Roger Enrico  |  Quincy Jones  

 

The National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrated its 20th annual Induction and Awards Dinner on Thursday May 11 at legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 

This year's inductees include Roy Orbison, Lee Adams, Leslie Bricusse, Eddie De Lange and Anthony Newley. Special Award recipients include Quincy Jones (the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award) and Roger Enrico (the Patron of the Arts Award).

Inductees

Lee Adams

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Leslie Bricusse

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Eddie DeLange

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Anthony Newley

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Roy Orbison

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Special Awards

Roger Enrico

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Quincy Jones

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Gallery

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Lou Rawls sings "I Want to be Around to Pick up the Pieces" to Marilyn McCoo.

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Marilyn McCoo sings "The Man I Love."

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Patti LaBelle, Sammy Cahn and Michael Bolton
 

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SHoF Board Members Burt Korall, Gregory Abbott and Bobby Weinstein

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Gary Morris, Melissa Manchester, Patti LaBelle, Jeffrey Osborne and Buster Poindexter sing the open
 

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Dick Clark presents Posthumous Induction to Eddie DeLange's children and Stephanie and Warren

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Liza Minnelli inducts Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley into the Hall of Fame

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Anita Baker sings "Summertime"

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K.D. Lang sings Roy Orbison's "Crying"

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Liza Minnelli closes the show with a stirring tribute to "New York, New York"

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Tommy Tune and Paula Abdul

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