Inductees: Paul Anka | Mick Jagger and Keith Richards | Bert Kaempfert | Herb Rehbein
Special Awards Recipients: Jule Styne | Michel Roux | Ray Charles | Berry Gordy
Presenters and Performers: Billy Joel | Lou Rawls | Stevie Wonder
The National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrated its 24th annual Induction and Awards Dinner on Wednesday June 2 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City.
This year's inductees include rock legends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, as well as Paul Anka, Bert Kaempfert and Herb Rehbein. Special Award recipients include Jule Styne (the Jonny Mercer Award), Berry Gordy (the Abe Olman Publisher Award), Ray Charles (the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award) and Michel Roux (the Patron of the Arts Award).
