Songwriters Hall of Fame

thumb|300px|Kermit at the 32nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, Jun 14, 2001.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is part of the National Academy of Popular Music and was founded in 1969 by Johnny Mercer, Abe Olman, and Howie Richmond.
Kermit the Frog performed at the June 14, 2001 ceremony, which honored honorees Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Gloria Estefan (among others).
==Members of the Hall of Fame==
*Charles Aznavour, 1996 inductee
*Burt Bacharach, 1971 inductee
*Irving Berlin, 1970 inductee
*Leonard Bernstein, 1971 inductee
*Garth Brooks, 2002 inductee
*James Brown, 2000 inductee
*Johnny Cash, 1977 inductee
*Eric Clapton, 2001 inductee
*Cy Coleman, 1981 inductee
*John Denver, 1996 inductee
*Fred Ebb, 1983 inductee
*Duke Ellington, 1971 inductee
*Robin Gibb, 1994 inductee
*Oscar Hammerstein II, 1970 inductee
*E. Y. Harburg, 1971 inductee
*Michael Jackson, 2002 inductee
*Mick Jagger, 1993 inductee
*Billy Joel, 1992 inductee
*Elton John, 1992 inductee
*Scott Joplin, 1970 inductee
*John Kander, 1983 inductee
*Kris Kristofferson, 1986 inductee
*Little Richard, 2003 inductee
*Alan Jay Lerner, 1971 inductee
*Frank Loesser, 1970 inductee
*Frederick Loewe, 1972 inductee
*Loretta Lynn, 2008 inductee
*Barry Mann, 1987 inductee
*Don McLean, 2004 inductee
*Alan Menken, 2008 inductee
*Joni Mitchell, 1997 inductee
*Willie Nelson, 2001 inductee
*Randy Newman, 2002 inductee
*Dolly Parton, 2001 inductee
*Cole Porter, 1970 inductee
*Smokey Robinson, 1990 inductee
*Richard Rodgers, 1970 inductee
*Pete Seeger, 1972 inductee
*Carly Simon, 1994 inductee
*Paul Simon, 1982 inductee
*Stephen Sondheim, 1975 inductee
*Bruce Springsteen, 1999 inductee
*Jule Styne, 1972 inductee
*James Taylor, 2000 inductee
*John Williams, 1998 inductee
*Paul Williams, 2001 inductee
*Stevie Wonder, 1983 inductee
==External links==
* Official site
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