David Needleman
Cyndi Lauper, Toby Keith and the late Jerry Garcia will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.
The organization announced Wednesday that Linda Perry, country music songwriter Bobby
Braddock and "Hoochie Coochie Man" writer Willie Dixon will also be inducted on June 18. Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter will be inducted as a duo for their songwriting work for Grateful Dead.
Perry has written hits such as Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" as well as songs for Pink and Alicia Keys.
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"Our 2015 lineup of inductees represents the rich
diversity of American musical styles -- Rock, Country, Blues and Pop --
that have captivated the world over the past six decades," said hall
president and CEO Linda Moran. "Each one of these
brilliant music creators have written instantly recognizable classics,
songs that are both of their time and timeless."
The hall's 46th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner will
take place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Garcia and Dixon
will be inducted posthumously.
Tom Petty, Vince Gill, Elvis Costello and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds were part of the acts considered for induction this year.
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