Songwriters Hall of Fame
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| - | '''Allee Willis''' (born '''Alta Sherral Willis''', November 10, 1947 – December 24, 2019) was an American songwriter and director. She was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "[[I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song)|I'll Be There For You]]", which was used as the theme song for the sitcom ''[[Friends]]'', and won two [[Grammy Awards]] for ''[[Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack)|Beverly Hills Cop]]'' and ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]''. Willis also co-wrote hit songs such as "[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]" and "[[Boogie Wonderland]]" by [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]. She was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2018. | + | The '''Songwriters Hall of Fame''' ('''SHOF''') was founded in 1969 by songwriter [[Johnny Mercer]] and music publisher/songwriter [[Abe Olman]] and publisher/executive [[Howie Richmond]] to honor those whose work represents and maintains the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved on the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships. There are many programs designed to teach and discover new songwriters. [[Nile Rodgers]] serves as the organization's chairman. |
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| - | As a songwriter, Allee Willis was famous for her collaboration with [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]. She co-wrote hit songs for them such as "[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]," "[[Boogie Wonderland]]," and "[[In the Stone]]." Willis also composed hit singles for several other artists including "[[Neutron Dance]]" by the [[Pointer Sisters]], "[[What Have I Done to Deserve This? (song)|What Have I Done to Deserve This?]]" by [[Pet Shop Boys]] featuring [[Dusty Springfield]], and "[[I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song)|I'll Be There for You]]" by [[The Rembrandts]]. "I'll Be There for You" was used as the theme song of the sitcom ''[[Friends]],'' and went on to become one of the biggest television theme songs of all time. | + | |
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| - | During 1995 Willis was [[Emmy]] nominated for "I'll Be There for You." She also co-wrote the [[Tony Award|Tony]] nominated, and [[Grammy-Award|Grammy]]-winning, [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical, ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]].'' A major motion picture based on the musical is in the early stages of development (as of 2018) being produced by [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Oprah Winfrey]], [[Quincy Jones]], and Scott Sanders. | + | |
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| - | On September 28, 2017 Willis premiered "The D", a passion project she wrote, recorded, and produced for her hometown of Detroit at the [[Detroit Institute of Arts]]. | + | |
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| - | Willis died in Los Angeles on December 24, 2019, at the age of 72. The cause of death was [[cardiac arrest]]. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[List of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees]] | ||
| + | *[[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] | ||
| + | * [[List of music museums]] | ||
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The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work represents and maintains the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved on the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships. There are many programs designed to teach and discover new songwriters. Nile Rodgers serves as the organization's chairman.
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