| 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 |
| Harold Arlen |
Songwriter |
15-Feb-1905 |
23-Apr-1986 |
Wrote score to Wizard of Oz |
| Nickolas Ashford |
Songwriter |
4-May-1942 |
22-Aug-2011 |
Half of Ashford and Simpson |
| Howard Ashman |
Songwriter |
17-May-1950 |
14-Mar-1991 |
Beauty and the Beast |
| Dallas Austin |
Music Producer |
29-Dec-1970 |
|
R&B Producer |
| Ernest Ball |
Songwriter |
22-Jul-1878 |
3-May-1927 |
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
| Dominic Behan |
Playwright |
1929 |
3-Aug-1989 |
The Patriot Game |
| Alan Bergman |
Songwriter |
11-Sep-1925 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Marilyn Bergman |
Songwriter |
10-Nov-1929 |
|
The Way We Were |
| 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! |
| Danielle Brisebois |
Actor |
28-Jun-1969 |
|
Stephanie Mills on Archie Bunker's Place |
| 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 |
| Carl Butler |
Country Musician |
2-Jun-1927 |
4-Sep-1992 |
Don't Let Me Cross Over |
| 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 |
| J. J. Cale |
Songwriter |
5-Dec-1938 |
|
Wrote Cocaine and After Midnight |
| Jim Capaldi |
Drummer |
24-Apr-1944 |
28-Jan-2005 |
Drummer/Songwriter for Traffic |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Songwriter |
22-Nov-1899 |
27-Dec-1981 |
Star Dust |
| Rosanne Cash |
Country Musician |
24-May-1955 |
|
Rhythm and Romance |
| Guy Clark |
Country Musician |
6-Nov-1941 |
|
Old No. 1 |
| Vince Clarke |
Electronic Musician |
3-Jul-1960 |
|
Erasure |
| Cy Coleman |
Composer |
14-Jun-1929 |
18-Nov-2004 |
Hey, Big Spender |
| Betty Comden |
Songwriter |
3-May-1915 |
23-Nov-2006 |
Singin' in the Rain |
| Con Conrad |
Songwriter |
18-Jun-1891 |
28-Sep-1938 |
The Continental |
| J. Fred Coots |
Songwriter |
2-May-1897 |
8-Apr-1985 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town |
| 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 |
| Buddy DeSylva |
Songwriter |
27-Jan-1895 |
11-Jul-1950 |
DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson |
| Charles Dibdin |
Songwriter |
4-Mar-1745 |
25-Jul-1814 |
The Comic Mirror |
| Howard Dietz |
Songwriter |
8-Sep-1896 |
30-Jul-1983 |
MGM songwriter, publicity chief |
| Kara DioGuardi |
Songwriter |
9-Dec-1970 |
|
Former judge, American Idol |
| 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 |
| Gus Edwards |
Songwriter |
18-Aug-1879 |
7-Nov-1945 |
By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
| Dan Emmett |
Songwriter |
29-Oct-1815 |
28-Jun-1904 |
Dixie |
| Scott English |
Songwriter |
10-Jan-1943 |
|
70's pop songwriter, Brandy |
| Ahmet Ertegün |
Business |
21-Jul-1923 |
14-Dec-2006 |
Atlantic Records co-founder |
| 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 |
| Chet Forrest |
Songwriter |
31-Jul-1915 |
10-Oct-1999 |
Kismet |
| 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 |
| Andy Fraser |
Bassist |
7-Aug-1952 |
|
Free |
| Arthur Freed |
Film/TV Producer |
9-Sep-1894 |
12-Apr-1973 |
MGM producer, big budget musicals |
| 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 |
| Mack Gordon |
Composer |
21-Jun-1904 |
28-Feb-1959 |
Chattanooga Choo Choo |
| Jay Gorney |
Composer |
12-Dec-1896 |
14-Jun-1990 |
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lorenz Hart |
Songwriter |
2-May-1895 |
22-Nov-1943 |
Lyricist, Rodgers and Hart |
| Ray Henderson |
Songwriter |
1-Dec-1896 |
31-Dec-1970 |
The Best Things in Life Are Free |
| Jerry Herman |
Composer |
10-Jul-1931 |
|
Hello Dolly! |
| John Hill Hewitt |
Songwriter |
11-Jul-1801 |
7-Oct-1890 |
The Minstrels Return'd from the War |
| Julia Ward Howe |
Activist |
27-May-1819 |
17-Oct-1910 |
Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| Howard Johnson |
Songwriter |
2-Jun-1887 |
1-May-1941 |
We All Scream for Ice Cream |
| Tom Jones |
Songwriter |
17-Feb-1928 |
|
The Fantasticks |
| 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? |
| Robby Krieger |
Guitarist |
8-Jan-1946 |
|
Guitarist for The Doors |
| Burton Lane |
Composer |
2-Feb-1912 |
5-Jan-1997 |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever |
| Jerry Leiber |
Songwriter |
25-Apr-1933 |
22-Aug-2011 |
Hitmaker for Elvis |
| Carolyn Leigh |
Songwriter |
21-Aug-1926 |
19-Nov-1983 |
Young at Heart |
| Frank Loesser |
Composer |
29-Jun-1910 |
28-Jul-1969 |
Guys and Dolls |
| Barry Mann |
Songwriter |
9-Feb-1939 |
|
Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp |
| Edward B. Marks |
Songwriter |
28-Nov-1865 |
17-Dec-1945 |
My Mother Was a Lady |
| Jimmy McHugh |
Songwriter |
10-Jul-1893 |
23-May-1969 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| Terry Melcher |
Music Producer |
8-Feb-1942 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Songwriter for Byrds, Beach Boys |
| 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? |
| Sergei V. Mikhalkov |
Songwriter |
13-Mar-1913 |
27-Aug-2009 |
Lyricist, Russian National Anthem |
| Eddie Miller |
Country Musician |
10-Dec-1919 |
11-Apr-1977 |
Release Me |
| 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 |
| Laura Nyro |
Songwriter |
18-Oct-1947 |
8-Apr-1997 |
New York songwriter |
| Mitchell Parish |
Songwriter |
10-Jul-1900 |
31-Mar-1993 |
Volare |
| Dan Penn |
Songwriter |
16-Nov-1941 |
|
Soul songwriter, Dark End of the Street |
| Tim Rice |
Songwriter |
10-Nov-1944 |
|
Collaborator with Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Charlie Rich |
Country Musician |
14-Dec-1932 |
25-Jul-1995 |
The Silver Fox |
| Denise Rich |
Socialite |
26-Jan-1944 |
|
Marc Rich's ex-wife |
| Leo Robin |
Songwriter |
6-Apr-1900 |
29-Dec-1984 |
Thanks For The Memory |
| 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 |
| Harry Ruby |
Songwriter |
27-Jan-1895 |
23-Feb-1974 |
Who's Sorry Now? |
| Tom Scholz |
Songwriter |
10-Mar-1947 |
|
Founder and songwriter behind Boston |
| Jean Schwartz |
Songwriter |
4-Nov-1878 |
30-Nov-1956 |
Chinatown, My Chinatown |
| Joseph Scriven |
Songwriter |
10-Sep-1819 |
10-Aug-1886 |
What a Friend We Have in Jesus |
| 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 |
| David Shire |
Composer |
3-Jul-1937 |
|
It Goes Like It Goes |
| Shel Silverstein |
Poet |
25-Sep-1930 |
10-May-1999 |
Where the Sidewalk Ends |
| Mike Stoller |
Songwriter |
13-Mar-1933 |
|
Hitmaker for Elvis |
| 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 Thornton |
Songwriter |
5-Dec-1861 |
27-Jul-1938 |
When You Were Sweet Sixteen |
| Bobby Troup |
Songwriter |
18-Oct-1918 |
7-Feb-1999 |
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Roger Waters |
Songwriter |
9-Sep-1943 |
|
Bassist for Pink Floyd |
| 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 |
| Meredith Willson |
Composer |
18-May-1902 |
15-Jun-1984 |
The Music Man |
| Hugo Wolf |
Composer |
13-Mar-1860 |
22-Feb-1903 |
19th century German songwriter |
| Henry Clay Work |
Composer |
1-Oct-1832 |
8-Jun-1884 |
Marching Through Georgia |
| Robert Wright |
Songwriter |
25-Sep-1914 |
27-Jul-2005 |
Kismet |
| Jack Yellen |
Songwriter |
6-Jul-1892 |
17-Apr-1991 |
Happy Days Are Here Again |
| Vincent Youmans |
Composer |
27-Sep-1898 |
5-Apr-1946 |
No, No Nanette |