| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Lee Adams |
Songwriter |
14-Aug-1924 |
|
Bye Bye Birdie |
| Harold Adamson |
Songwriter |
10-Dec-1906 |
17-Aug-1980 |
Time on My Hands |
| Richard Adler |
Songwriter |
3-Aug-1921 |
21-Jun-2012 |
Damn Yankees |
| Milton Ager |
Songwriter |
6-Oct-1893 |
6-May-1979 |
Ain't She Sweet |
| Fred E. Ahlert |
Composer |
19-Sep-1892 |
20-Oct-1953 |
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter |
| Leroy Anderson |
Composer |
29-Jun-1908 |
18-May-1975 |
The Syncopated Clock |
| Paul Anka |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Jul-1941 |
|
Put Your Head on My Shoulder |
| Nickolas Ashford |
Songwriter |
4-May-1942 |
22-Aug-2011 |
Half of Ashford and Simpson |
| Burt Bacharach |
Pianist |
12-May-1929 |
|
Incomparable composer of lounge music |
| Philip Bailey |
Musician |
8-May-1951 |
|
Lead, Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Ernest Ball |
Songwriter |
22-Jul-1878 |
3-May-1927 |
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
| John Barry |
Composer |
3-Nov-1933 |
30-Jan-2011 |
Film composer, James Bond, Out of Africa |
| Alan Bergman |
Songwriter |
11-Sep-1925 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Marilyn Bergman |
Songwriter |
10-Nov-1929 |
|
The Way We Were |
| Irving Berlin |
Composer |
11-May-1888 |
22-Sep-1989 |
White Christmas, God Bless America |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Chuck Berry |
Singer |
18-Oct-1926 |
|
My Ding-A-Ling |
| Otis Blackwell |
Songwriter |
16-Feb-1932 |
6-May-2002 |
Prolific R&B songwriter |
| James A. Bland |
Songwriter |
22-Oct-1854 |
5-Mar-1911 |
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny |
| Jerry Bock |
Composer |
23-Nov-1928 |
3-Nov-2010 |
Fiorello! |
| Jon Bon Jovi |
Musician |
2-Mar-1962 |
|
Gives love a bad name |
| James Brown |
Singer |
3-May-1933 |
25-Dec-2006 |
Godfather of Soul |
| Lew Brown |
Songwriter |
10-Dec-1893 |
5-Feb-1958 |
Beer Barrel Polka |
| Nacio Herb Brown |
Songwriter |
22-Feb-1896 |
28-Sep-1964 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Boudleaux Bryant |
Songwriter |
13-Feb-1920 |
25-Jun-1987 |
Wake Up, Little Susie |
| Felice Bryant |
Songwriter |
7-Aug-1925 |
22-Apr-2003 |
Wake Up, Little Susie |
| Johnny Burke |
Songwriter |
3-Oct-1908 |
25-Feb-1964 |
Swinging on a Star |
| Irving Caesar |
Songwriter |
4-Jul-1895 |
17-Dec-1996 |
Tea for Two |
| Sammy Cahn |
Songwriter |
18-Jun-1913 |
15-Jan-1993 |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Songwriter |
22-Nov-1899 |
27-Dec-1981 |
Star Dust |
| Johnny Cash |
Country Musician |
26-Feb-1932 |
12-Sep-2003 |
The Man in Black |
| Nick Cave |
Singer |
22-Sep-1957 |
|
Bad Seed |
| Ray Charles |
Musician |
23-Sep-1930 |
10-Jun-2004 |
Georgia On My Mind |
| Eric Clapton |
Guitarist |
30-Mar-1945 |
|
Slowhand |
| George M. Cohan |
Composer |
3-Jul-1878 |
5-Nov-1942 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Leonard Cohen |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Sep-1934 |
|
Everybody Knows |
| Cy Coleman |
Composer |
14-Jun-1929 |
18-Nov-2004 |
Hey, Big Spender |
| Phil Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Jan-1951 |
|
Lead singer of Genesis |
| Betty Comden |
Songwriter |
3-May-1915 |
23-Nov-2006 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Con Conrad |
Songwriter |
18-Jun-1891 |
28-Sep-1938 |
The Continental |
| Sam Cooke |
Singer |
22-Jan-1931 |
11-Dec-1964 |
Soul and R&B singer |
| J. Fred Coots |
Songwriter |
2-May-1897 |
8-Apr-1985 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
| Jim Croce |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jan-1943 |
20-Sep-1973 |
Time in a Bottle |
| David Crosby |
Musician |
14-Aug-1941 |
|
Crosby, Stills, and Nash |
| Bobby Darin |
Singer |
14-May-1936 |
20-Dec-1973 |
Mack the Knife |
| Hal David |
Songwriter |
25-May-1921 |
|
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head |
| Mack David |
Songwriter |
5-Jul-1912 |
30-Dec-1993 |
La vie en rose |
| Reginald De Koven |
Composer |
3-Apr-1859 |
16-Jan-1920 |
Oh, Promise Me |
| John Denver |
Country Musician |
31-Dec-1943 |
12-Oct-1997 |
Rocky Mountain High |
| Jackie DeShannon |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Aug-1944 |
|
Put a Little Love in Your Heart |
| Buddy DeSylva |
Songwriter |
27-Jan-1895 |
11-Jul-1950 |
DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson |
| Neil Diamond |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Jan-1941 |
|
Sweet Caroline |
| Howard Dietz |
Songwriter |
8-Sep-1896 |
30-Jul-1983 |
MGM songwriter, publicity chief |
| Walter Donaldson |
Songwriter |
15-Feb-1893 |
15-Jul-1947 |
Yes, Sir, That's My Baby |
| Ervin Drake |
Songwriter |
3-Apr-1919 |
|
It Was a Very Good Year |
| Paul Dresser |
Songwriter |
21-Apr-1857 |
30-Jan-1906 |
My Gal Sal |
| Al Dubin |
Songwriter |
10-Jun-1891 |
11-Feb-1945 |
Lullaby of Broadway |
| Vernon Duke |
Composer |
10-Oct-1903 |
16-Jan-1969 |
April in Paris |
| Bob Dylan |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
|
The Times They Are A-Changin' |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician |
8-Apr-1935 |
11-Sep-2004 |
Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret |
| Gus Edwards |
Songwriter |
18-Aug-1879 |
7-Nov-1945 |
By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
| Duke Ellington |
Jazz Musician |
29-Apr-1899 |
24-May-1974 |
It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing |
| Dan Emmett |
Songwriter |
29-Oct-1815 |
28-Jun-1904 |
Dixie |
| Ray Evans |
Songwriter |
4-Feb-1915 |
15-Feb-2007 |
Que Sera Sera |
| Sammy Fain |
Composer |
17-Jun-1902 |
6-Dec-1989 |
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing |
| Dorothy Fields |
Songwriter |
15-Jul-1905 |
28-Mar-1974 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Fred Fisher |
Songwriter |
30-Sep-1875 |
14-Jan-1942 |
Dardanella |
| David Foster |
Songwriter |
1-Nov-1949 |
|
Songwriter, has won 14 Grammys |
| Stephen Collins Foster |
Songwriter |
4-Jul-1826 |
13-Jan-1864 |
My Old Kentucky Home |
| Arthur Freed |
Film/TV Producer |
9-Sep-1894 |
12-Apr-1973 |
MGM producer, big budget musicals |
| Glenn Frey |
Musician |
6-Nov-1948 |
|
Lead vocals and guitar, Eagles |
| Rudolf Friml |
Composer |
7-Dec-1884 |
12-Nov-1972 |
The Vagabond King |
| George Gershwin |
Songwriter |
26-Sep-1898 |
11-Jul-1937 |
Rhapsody In Blue |
| Ira Gershwin |
Songwriter |
6-Dec-1896 |
17-Aug-1983 |
They Can't Take That Away from Me |
| Barry Gibb |
Musician |
1-Sep-1946 |
|
Guitarist and vocalist for the Bee Gees |
| Maurice Gibb |
Bassist |
22-Dec-1949 |
12-Jan-2003 |
Bassist and vocalist of Bee Gees |
| Robin Gibb |
Singer |
22-Dec-1949 |
20-May-2012 |
Vocalist for the Bee Gees |
| Patrick Gilmore |
Composer |
25-Dec-1829 |
24-Sep-1892 |
The Father of The American Band |
| Mack Gordon |
Composer |
21-Jun-1904 |
28-Feb-1959 |
Chattanooga Choo Choo |
| Adolph Green |
Songwriter |
2-Dec-1914 |
23-Oct-2002 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Johnny Green |
Composer |
10-Oct-1908 |
15-May-1989 |
Body and Soul |
| Ellie Greenwich |
Songwriter |
23-Oct-1940 |
26-Aug-2009 |
Leader of the Pack |
| Woody Guthrie |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Jul-1912 |
3-Oct-1967 |
Folk legend |
| Marvin Hamlisch |
Composer |
2-Jun-1944 |
|
The Way We Were |
| Oscar Hammerstein II |
Musician |
12-Jul-1895 |
23-Aug-1960 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| W. C. Handy |
Composer |
16-Nov-1873 |
29-Mar-1958 |
Father of the Blues |
| Otto Harbach |
Songwriter |
18-Aug-1873 |
24-Jan-1963 |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
| E. Y. Harburg |
Songwriter |
8-Apr-1896 |
4-Mar-1981 |
The Wizard of Oz |
| Charles K. Harris |
Songwriter |
1-May-1865 |
22-Dec-1930 |
After The Ball |
| Ray Henderson |
Songwriter |
1-Dec-1896 |
31-Dec-1970 |
The Best Things in Life Are Free |
| Don Henley |
Musician |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
The Eagles |
| Victor Herbert |
Composer |
1-Feb-1859 |
24-May-1924 |
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life |
| Jerry Herman |
Composer |
10-Jul-1931 |
|
Hello Dolly! |
| Buddy Holly |
Musician |
7-Sep-1936 |
3-Feb-1959 |
Buddy Holly and The Crickets |
| Julia Ward Howe |
Activist |
27-May-1819 |
17-Oct-1910 |
Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| Michael Jackson |
Singer |
29-Aug-1958 |
25-Jun-2009 |
King of Pop |
| Mick Jagger |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Jul-1943 |
|
Lead singer of the Rolling Stones |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Musician |
25-Jan-1927 |
8-Dec-1994 |
The Girl from Ipanema |
| Billy Joel |
Pianist |
9-May-1949 |
|
Didn't start the fire |
| Elton John |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Mar-1947 |
|
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| Howard Johnson |
Songwriter |
2-Jun-1887 |
1-May-1941 |
We All Scream for Ice Cream |
| Gus Kahn |
Songwriter |
6-Nov-1886 |
8-Oct-1941 |
Ain't We Got Fun? |
| Bert Kalmar |
Songwriter |
10-Feb-1884 |
17-Sep-1947 |
Who's Sorry Now? |
| John Kander |
Composer |
18-Mar-1927 |
|
Top Broadway composer |
| Jerome Kern |
Composer |
27-Jan-1885 |
12-Nov-1945 |
Show Boat |
| Francis Scott Key |
Poet |
1-Aug-1779 |
11-Jan-1843 |
The Star-Spangled Banner |
| Carole King |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Feb-1942 |
|
Tapestry |
| Don Kirshner |
Business |
17-Apr-1934 |
17-Jan-2011 |
Mastermind behind The Monkees |
| Kris Kristofferson |
Actor |
22-Jun-1936 |
|
Me and Bobby McGee |
| Burton Lane |
Composer |
2-Feb-1912 |
5-Jan-1997 |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
| Peggy Lee |
Singer |
26-May-1920 |
21-Jan-2002 |
Is That All There Is? |
| Carolyn Leigh |
Songwriter |
21-Aug-1926 |
19-Nov-1983 |
Young at Heart |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| Alan Jay Lerner |
Playwright |
31-Aug-1918 |
14-Jun-1986 |
An American in Paris |
| Jay Livingston |
Composer |
28-Mar-1915 |
17-Oct-2001 |
Que Sera Sera |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Composer |
22-Mar-1948 |
|
Evita |
| Frank Loesser |
Composer |
29-Jun-1910 |
28-Jul-1969 |
Guys and Dolls |
| Frederick Loewe |
Composer |
10-Jun-1901 |
14-Feb-1988 |
My Fair Lady |
| Henry Mancini |
Composer |
16-Apr-1924 |
14-Jun-1994 |
Moon River |
| Barry Manilow |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
I Write The Songs |
| Barry Mann |
Songwriter |
9-Feb-1939 |
|
Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp |
| Curtis Mayfield |
Musician |
3-Jun-1942 |
26-Dec-1999 |
Superfly soundtrack |
| Paul McCartney |
Musician |
18-Jun-1942 |
|
Beatle |
| Jimmy McHugh |
Songwriter |
10-Jul-1893 |
23-May-1969 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Johnny Mercer |
Songwriter |
18-Nov-1909 |
25-Jun-1976 |
Accentuate the Positive |
| Bob Merrill |
Songwriter |
17-May-1921 |
17-Feb-1998 |
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? |
| Joni Mitchell |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Nov-1943 |
|
Big Yellow Taxi |
| Jimmy Monaco |
Composer |
13-Jan-1885 |
16-Oct-1945 |
You Made Me Love You |
| Van Morrison |
Singer/Songwriter |
31-Aug-1945 |
|
Central figure of the Belfast blues scene |
| Graham Nash |
Musician |
2-Feb-1942 |
|
Crosby, Stills, and Nash |
| Willie Nelson |
Country Musician |
30-Apr-1933 |
|
The red-headed stranger |
| Anthony Newley |
Actor |
24-Sep-1931 |
14-Apr-1999 |
Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist |
| Randy Newman |
Songwriter |
28-Nov-1943 |
|
I Love L.A., Short People |
| Roy Orbison |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Apr-1936 |
6-Dec-1988 |
Pretty Woman |
| Mitchell Parish |
Songwriter |
10-Jul-1900 |
31-Mar-1993 |
Volare |
| Dolly Parton |
Country Musician |
19-Jan-1946 |
|
Jolene |
| Cole Porter |
Composer |
9-Jun-1891 |
15-Oct-1964 |
I've Got You Under My Skin |
| Ralph Rainger |
Composer |
7-Oct-1901 |
23-Oct-1942 |
Thanks For The Memory |
| Otis Redding |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Sep-1941 |
10-Dec-1967 |
Dock of the Bay |
| Harry Revel |
Composer |
21-Dec-1905 |
3-Nov-1958 |
Poor Little Rich Girl |
| Little Richard |
Musician |
5-Dec-1932 |
|
Tutti Frutti |
| Keith Richards |
Guitarist |
18-Dec-1943 |
|
The Rolling Stones |
| Lionel Richie |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-Jun-1949 |
|
All Night Long, former Commodore |
| Leo Robin |
Songwriter |
6-Apr-1900 |
29-Dec-1984 |
Thanks For The Memory |
| Smokey Robinson |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Feb-1940 |
|
Motown singer, A Quiet Storm |
| Jimmie Rodgers |
Country Musician |
8-Sep-1897 |
26-May-1933 |
Pioneering country singer/songwriter/yodeler |
| Richard Rodgers |
Composer |
28-Jun-1902 |
30-Dec-1979 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Sigmund Romberg |
Composer |
29-Jul-1887 |
9-Nov-1951 |
The New Moon |
| Harold Rome |
Composer |
27-May-1908 |
26-Oct-1993 |
I Can Get It for You Wholesale |
| George Frederick Root |
Songwriter |
30-Aug-1825 |
6-Aug-1895 |
The Battle Cry of Freedom |
| Billy Rose |
Theatre Producer |
6-Sep-1899 |
10-Feb-1966 |
Ziegfeld Theatre, Billy Rose Theater |
| Harry Ruby |
Songwriter |
27-Jan-1895 |
23-Feb-1974 |
Who's Sorry Now? |
| Richie Sambora |
Guitarist |
11-Jul-1959 |
|
Bon Jovi |
| Arthur Schwartz |
Composer |
4-Nov-1900 |
3-Sep-1984 |
That's Entertainment |
| Jean Schwartz |
Songwriter |
4-Nov-1878 |
30-Nov-1956 |
Chinatown, My Chinatown |
| Neil Sedaka |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Mar-1939 |
|
Laughter In The Rain |
| Pete Seeger |
Singer/Songwriter |
3-May-1919 |
|
We Shall Overcome |
| Richard M. Sherman |
Songwriter |
12-Jun-1928 |
|
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Robert B. Sherman |
Songwriter |
19-Dec-1925 |
5-Mar-2012 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Carly Simon |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Jun-1945 |
|
You're So Vain |
| Paul Simon |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Oct-1941 |
|
Simon and Garfunkel |
| Valerie Simpson |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Aug-1948 |
|
Half of Ashford and Simpson |
| Elliott Smith |
Guitarist |
6-Aug-1969 |
21-Oct-2003 |
Indie guitarist stabbed himself to death |
| Stephen Sondheim |
Composer |
22-Mar-1930 |
|
West Side Story |
| John Philip Sousa |
Composer |
6-Nov-1854 |
6-Mar-1932 |
Stars and Stripes Forever |
| Phil Spector |
Music Producer |
26-Dec-1940 |
|
Creator of the Wall of Sound |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Musician |
23-Sep-1949 |
|
The Boss |
| Max Steiner |
Composer |
10-May-1888 |
28-Dec-1971 |
Gone With the Wind |
| Stephen Stills |
Musician |
3-Jan-1945 |
|
Crosby, Stills, and Nash |
| Sting |
Singer/Songwriter |
2-Oct-1951 |
|
Lead singer of The Police |
| Barrett Strong |
Musician |
5-Feb-1941 |
|
Influential Motown singer and composer |
| Charles Strouse |
Composer |
7-Jun-1928 |
|
Bye Bye Birdie |
| Jule Styne |
Songwriter |
31-Dec-1905 |
20-Sep-1994 |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Bernie Taupin |
Songwriter |
22-May-1950 |
|
Elton John's lyricist |
| James Taylor |
Singer/Songwriter |
12-Mar-1948 |
|
Seen fire, rain |
| Harry Tierney |
Composer |
21-May-1890 |
22-Mar-1965 |
Irene |
| Egbert Van Alstyne |
Songwriter |
4-Mar-1882 |
9-Jul-1951 |
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree |
| Jimmy Van Heusen |
Composer |
26-Jan-1913 |
7-Feb-1990 |
Call Me Irresponsible |
| Albert Von Tilzer |
Songwriter |
29-Mar-1878 |
1-Oct-1956 |
Take Me Out To The Ball Game |
| Harry Von Tilzer |
Songwriter |
8-Jul-1872 |
10-Jan-1946 |
Just Like The Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad |
| Tom Waits |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Dec-1949 |
|
Heartattack and Vine |
| Fats Waller |
Jazz Musician |
21-May-1904 |
15-Dec-1943 |
Influential jazz pianist |
| Harry Warren |
Composer |
24-Dec-1893 |
22-Sep-1981 |
Forty-Second Street |
| Ned Washington |
Songwriter |
15-Aug-1901 |
20-Dec-1976 |
When You Wish Upon a Star |
| Jimmy Webb |
Songwriter |
15-Aug-1946 |
|
Up, Up, and Away! |
| Paul Francis Webster |
Songwriter |
20-Dec-1907 |
22-Mar-1984 |
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing |
| Cynthia Weil |
Songwriter |
18-Oct-1937 |
|
Half of songwriting duo Mann and Weil |
| Kurt Weill |
Composer |
2-Mar-1900 |
3-Apr-1950 |
The Threepenny Opera |
| Maurice White |
Musician |
19-Dec-1941 |
|
Founder, Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Richard A. Whiting |
Composer |
12-Nov-1891 |
10-Feb-1938 |
Ain't We Got Fun? |
| Hank Williams, Sr. |
Country Musician |
17-Sep-1923 |
1-Jan-1953 |
Take These Chains From My Heart |
| John Williams |
Composer |
8-Feb-1932 |
|
Composer for Jaws, E.T. |
| Paul Williams |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Sep-1940 |
|
Just an Old Fashioned Love Song |
| Meredith Willson |
Composer |
18-May-1902 |
15-Jun-1984 |
The Music Man |
| Brian Wilson |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-Jun-1942 |
|
Troubled Beach Boy |
| Bill Withers |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Jul-1938 |
|
Lean on Me |
| Stevie Wonder |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-May-1950 |
|
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered |
| Henry Clay Work |
Composer |
1-Oct-1832 |
8-Jun-1884 |
Marching Through Georgia |
| Jack Yellen |
Songwriter |
6-Jul-1892 |
17-Apr-1991 |
Happy Days Are Here Again |
| Thom Yorke |
Musician |
7-Oct-1968 |
|
Radiohead singer |
| Vincent Youmans |
Composer |
27-Sep-1898 |
5-Apr-1946 |
No, No Nanette |
