HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!!

[charlene]

http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/1281
News
Friday, October 14, 2011
Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2012 Nominees For Induction Announced!

New York, NY – October 14, 2011 – Jimmy Webb, Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the slate of 2012 nominees for induction. The organization, which is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create popular music around the world, holds annual elections to determine those who will make up the roster of inductees for the following year. Eligible voting members will have until December 12th, 2011 to turn in ballots with their choices of two nominees from a non-performer and two from a performer category. For information with which to register or renew as a voting member before November 18th in order to participate in this election, please go to songhall.org.

The 2012 Annual Awards Gala will take place at the New York Marriott Marquis on Thursday, June 14th.

Bios and photos of the 2012 nominees can be found on the songhall.org website, and as a new special feature this year, Jango, the personalized internet radio site where listeners go to discover new music, has created has created a unique Songwriters Hall of Fame online Radio Station that will enable everyone to “Listen to the Music” of our nominees.
And the nominees are:
(*Note that the five songs listed after each nominee are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs)

Non-Performer Songwriters

Don Covay – * Sookie, Sookie * Mercy, Mercy * Tonight’s The Night * Chain Of Fools * Seesaw

Jerry Fuller –* Travelin’ Man * Young World * Young Girl * Lady Willpower * Show And Tell

Graham Gouldman – * Bus Stop * I’m Not In Love * For Your Love * The Things We Do For Love * No Milk Today

Tony Hatch - * Downtown * Don’t Sleep In The Subway * I Know A Place * My Love * Sign Of The Times

Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell - * A Lover’s Concerto * Workin’ My Way Back To You * Let ‘s Hang On To What We’ve Got * Native New Yorker * Opus 17 (Don’t Worry ‘bout Me)

Tony Macaulay – * Baby Now That I’ve Found You * Build Me Up Buttercup * Don’t Give Up On Us * Last Night I Couldn’t Get To Sleep At All * Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

Chips Moman – * Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song * At The Dark End Of The Street * Do Right Woman, Do Right Man * Lukenbach, Texas * Wurlitzer Prize

Artie Resnick/Kenny Young – * Under The Boardwalk * I’ve Got Sand In My Shoes * One Kiss For Old Time’s Sake * Good Lovin’ * Just A Little Bit Better

Don Schlitz – * The Gambler * Forever And Ever, Amen * When You Say Nothing At All * He Thinks He’ll keep Her * On The Other Hand

P.F. Sloan/Steve Barri -* Secret Agent Man * Eve Of Destruction * Where Were You When I Needed You * You Baby (Nobody but You) * Can I Get to Know You Better

Jim Steinman - * I’d Do Anything For Love But I Won’t Do That * Making Love Out Of Nothing At All * Paradise By The Dashboard Light * Total Eclipse Of The Heart * Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad

Paul Vance/Lee Pockriss - * Catch A Falling Star * Dommage Dommage * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini * Playground In My Mind * She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning)

Performer/Songwriters

Elvis Costello – * Accidents Will Happen * Alison * Veronica * Pump It Up * Watching The Detectives

Dion DiMucci – * Born To Cry * Donna The Prima Donna * King Of The New York Streets * Love Came To Me * Runaround Sue

Deborah Harry/Chris Stein (Blondie) – *Dreaming * Heart Of Glass * In The Flesh * Rapture * One Way Or Another

Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) - * Moonshadow * Morning Has Broken * Peace Train * The First Cut Is The Deepest * Wild World

Annie Lennox/Dave Stewart – * Here Comes The Rain Again, * Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) * Would I Lie To You * Missionary Man * Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves

Gordon Lightfoot – * Carefree Highway * Early Morning Rain * If You Could Read My Mind * Sundown
* Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

George Michael – * Careless Whisper * Faith * Father Figure * I Want Your Sex * Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Steve Miller – * Abracadabra * Fly Like An Eagle * Living In The USA * Take The Money And Run * The Joker

Lou Reed - * Dirty Boulevard * Heroin * Rock & Roll * Sweet Jane * Walk On The Wild Side

Bob Seger - * Like A Rock * Night Moves * Rock & Roll Never Forgets * Still The Same * We’ve Got Tonight

Pete Townshend – * I Can See For Miles * Magic Bus * My Generation * See Me, Touch Me, Feel Me * Won’t Get Fooled Again

Tom Waits –* Ol’ 55 * Jersey Girl * (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night * Innocent When You Dream * Downtown Train

About The Songwriters Hall of Fame:
The Songwriters Hall of Fame celebrates songwriters, educates the public with regard to their achievements, and produces a spectrum of professional programs devoted to the development of new songwriting talent through workshops, showcases and scholarships. There are fewer than 400 inductees who make up the impressive roster enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The list includes Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland, Albert Hammond, Desmond Child, Paul Williams, Hal David and Burt Bacharach, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan, Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Richard and Robert Sherman, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Jim Croce, Phil Collins, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Loretta Lynn, Jimmy Webb, Van Morrison, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Diane Warren, Garth Brooks, Allen Toussaint

[redhead]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Sure hope he makes it -- can't think of anyone who deserves this honor more.:clap:

[jj]

Thx for this , char. This thread needs to get some play. This is really the pinnacle other than order of Canada. As for R&R hall of fame, secondary IMO. How much of that genre has he even written?

Some stiff competition, redhead, but you're right. Although he was quite the singer, consider him the perfect songwriter inductee (besides if Phil Collins and Susssidio are in there, Gord and Couchiching certainly belong, lol)

I like reading the nonperformer names and contributions. The hidden talent :)

I'm surprised that under Jim Steinam they don't include bat out of hell or you took the words right out of my mouth (it must have been while you were kissing me)

Great news.

[jj]

can't think of anyone who deserves this honor more.:clap:

i don't know what the criteria is but as far as Canadians, i see Anka and Joni and Leonard...no Neil

http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/era

i hear Swift got an award of some sort at last year's gala...is Beib on deck? lol

there's no actual museum... same with Canada's version... should be, imo

[charlene]

love that lyric - always makes me chuckle.."you took the words right out of my mouth..musta been while you were kissing me".
he's a terrific writer-clever stuff in all of his tunes..

[jj]

right on, that lyric and the hook jumped up off the LP (once i made it thru the first 50 seconds, lol) long before it hit the airwaves and over-saturated my ears... but ya, simple + clever = enduring

i certainly prefer the hook played on piano

Jim Steinman talks about 'You Took the Words...' - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5KZ8QRPqB8&feature=related)

can we get Gord to sit with piano and/or guitar and divulge in similar fashion? naw

ya ask him about songwriting and he gives ya the price of tea in the Yukon :(

[charlene]

It's always remarkable to hear guys like this talk about how they hear things and turn them into music/lyrics..quite amazing to a person like me who can barely create a ryhming couplet..or carry a tune in a bucket..

[JohninCt.]

I noticed on the explanation on top, that near the end is this part " (*Note that the five songs listed after each nominee are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs) " So this explains why just some songs are listed. I think in the Non Performers that the best odds are for Tony Hatch, Jim Steinman, or Pf Sloan & partner. In the Performers cat., Gordon, Cat Stevens, Pete Townshend. I hope some one remembers to post the winner here in June. I likely will forget all about it by then. I sure hope Gordon wins, we know he well deserves it.

[jj]

interesting predictions, john

for a songwriters hall of fame i don't know why they even bother distinguishing before performer and non-performer categories

seems like a grey area also for some (eg. Steinman performed but as a sideman, but of course he didn't sing the vocals for the lyrics he wrote)

David Foster writes but also 'performs'...Carole King used to be non-performer

the Canuck version of the hall, inducts Songs also or instead of....so you could have a Song in there but not the writer


kind of like the Hockey Hall of Fame where Paul Henderson's 1972 goal against USSR in inducted but not he himself

and maybe Pete Rose's 4192 should be inducted to Cooperstown, and continue to keep him out... am i off topic yet? lol

[charlene]

re:Henderson - the '72 goal should be in the hall..
as for PH himself - that's all he really did in his career to warrant 'him' being in the HHOF.
He was a good hockey player..not great IMHO.

[patybear]

I certainly hope Gordy makes it.No one I can think of deserves more.

[Wheels]

Gord's gotta get in there! It would be criminal if not. There could be riots!?

[charlene]

He's in! http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/1328 !!
June 14 ceremony in NY!

some info about current albums is wrong. I e-mailed them proper info re: info @
http://www.lightfoot.ca/alblist.htm
e-mail them too!

[KHester]

Congratulations to Gord...
He's always been in our Hall of Fame.

[charlene]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/02/21/gordon-lightfoot.html

[redhead]

Yessss!!!!! Any idea if this will be televised?

[DellroyGM]

Aw, dang! No New record? 8D
(I know, I know, Gord has already covered this a while back...)

-DellroyGM

[charlene]

Aw, dang! No New record? 8D
(I know, I know, Gord has already covered this a while back...)

-DellroyGM

http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=26089

[Cathy]

Will this be televised, Char?

[JohninCt.]

About damn time!!! Sure hope he wins.

[jj]

About damn time!!! Sure hope he wins.

wins what?


yes, they are wrong in saying he hasn't had an album since 1994 and wrong in saying it's a "new" 2012 album....but sure, it's a "new" release....and if Nightime is on there then that counts as new material:)


this seems like a good excuse to be on Letterman, finally...or host SNL...lol

[charlene]

He has won. He is an inductee now. Not just nominated.

[charlene]

send them an e-mail so they correct their info... I did!
lol
I doubt it will be televised...

[jj]

He has won. He is an inductee now. Not just nominated.

right, for a sec i thought the inductees were gonna arm wrestle or something:clap:

[formerlylavender]

Wow, great news! Can't think of anyone more deserving.

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

I'm thrilled for Gord and also for Bob Seger. Disappointed that Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam was overlooked and I hope it had nothing to do with religious "politics". I'm not surprised that Van Morrison and James Taylor were already inducted. And I imagine Jackson Browne and Don McLean would be considered too.

[Yuri]

Just another short mention of this wonderful announcement

http://www.toronto.com/article/714506


Feb 22, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The 73-year-old troubadour will be feted at an awards dinner in New York on June 14.

Lightfoot joins Bob Seger, Don Schlitz, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones and Jim Steinman as the newest members of the select group.

The Orillia, Ont.-born singer is credited with helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s.

His hits include “Early Morning Rain,” “Sundown,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

Hall of fame chairman Jimmy Webb says each of this year’s inductees “has created a unique range of extraordinary contributions.”

[Patti]

Congratulations, Gordon. :)

[JohninCt.]

He has won. He is an inductee now. Not just nominated.

Oh yes, sorry, that 'is' what he wins. I think he should get a plaque or a star somewhere in the US too, like on the Walk of Fame, or at the least another trophy.:clap:

[charlene]

here's some video interviews/performances from previous induction events http://songhall.org/video/members

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

The videos in Char's last post included a grab of Jackson Browne around the time of his induction in 2007. And the SHOF website shows that Don McLean has also been inducted. It would be interesting to see the whole list of 400-odd inductees.

[charlene]

http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/era - by era
http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/alphabetically - alphabetically

click on name for bio/songlist etc.

[Patti]

Disappointed that Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam was overlooked and I hope it had nothing to do with religious "politics".

Yes, Yusef should be in there. I have his newer cd's, "roadsinger", and "An Other Cup". I like them, and hope he is still writing. I was very happy to get them after all those years. Think GL has them?

[timetraveler]

I STILL await the day that Gordon will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, though.

[Judy]

I am thrilled that the US SHOF has inducted Lightfoot!! I was beginning to wonder about the SHOF voting members, but they finally fixed this oversight.

Congratulations and best wishes to Gord!

[patybear]

Gee whiz,how did I manage to miss THIS news?! Alright Gordy!
patybear

[charlene]

New York, N.Y. —

Bette Midler’s voice has helped make songs like “Wind Beneath My Wings” classics, and now she’ll be honored for that gift.

Midler is set to receive the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 14 in New York. The organization’s chairman, Jimmy Webb, says Midler “captivated the world” with her “stylish presentation and unmistakable voice, making each song her own.”

Past Sammy Cahn honorees include Dick Clark, Neil Diamond and Tony Bennett.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is inducting Bob Seeger, Gordon Lightfoot, Don Schlitz, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, and Jim Steinman this year.

[Borderstone]

Paty bear,don;t be embarrased about missing the news.......I just now read it here! :eek: (3/9/2012 3:40pm AZ time.)

1,000,000 RIGHT ON's! from me ! About blessed time! Can you believe "Bread" / David gates was placed in before him? Man!

T.T - I also will never give up hoping that he'l get into the R&R H.O.F. ! If the ycan induct "Dr. John" , they can ceertainly induct Gordon Lightfoot. :)

[LindaWild]

It seems a tad weird he's not been given that honour already. Kris Kristofferson (sp?) isn't as relevant anymore as Gord is now. Nothing against KK - love some of his stuff, but really.

[charlene]

KK is still writing and putting out CD's - 2 or 3 in the last several years and another in the works. He performs all over on tour and is being feted by all kinds of music associations. He's also involved in lots of causes and performs with all kinds of performers for them. He's also on the 2010 Willie Nelson album and the new one coming in May. He's also still acting in movies.
In april there will be a celebration of Johnny Cash's 80th with many terrific artists...Wish I could go! - The one-time event--taking place April 20 at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX--will celebrate the life and legacy of Johnny Cash in honor of what would have been his 80th birthday this year. Others confirmed to perform include Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Ronnie Dunn, John Hiatt, Amy Lee, Shooter Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Ray LaMontagne and Jamey Johnson with more legendary surprise guests to be announced soon. Kris will be 76 on June 22 ... and still relevant.
;)

[Judy]

I have tickets to this - "We walk the Line" - along with a three or four hour drive to Austin. Can't wait!

KK and Lightfoot are both still very relevant, but I agree the US SHOF was a little late on bestowing the honor to Lightfoot. Happily, that is fixed now.

[LindaWild]

Guess Im just not plugged in! the jcash event looks great

[charlene]

I wonder who will present to Lightfoot /and/or perform ....hmmm....maybe Emmylou Harris?? Lyle Lovett? Kenny Rogers, Stevie Nicks??

http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songhall_gala_presenters_and_performers_announced

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

Char, that latest link says Meat Loaf has been signed on as a "presenter and/or performer". He's obviously intended as the presenter for Jim Steinman's songwriting award. Judging by his woeful singing at the Australian Grand Final last September, they'd be taking a risk having him perform at a prestigious, high-profile event which is presumably televised live.

[charlene]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/06/14/lightfoot-songwriters-us.html

Lightfoot will sing IYCRMM and Lyle Lovett will sing SUNDOWN. Rick Haynes, Carter Lancaster, Bernie Fiedler (longtime promo man and friend) and Anne Liebold (longtime office mngr. @ EMP) will also be at the event.

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

My friend in Wisconsin just emailed that article to me.

[Melissa]

Anyone know if this is being broadcast anywhere? TV, streaming online, etc.?
Or, possibly, available anywhere after the fact?

Melissa

[charlene]

they may have video/pics at the SHOF site soon..theyhave stuff from previous years so here's hoping..

[charlene]

surprise guest - STEVE MILLER singing SUNDOWN @ SHOF !

[Melissa]

I just saw a pic there, of him arriving........ :)

I want to watch the whole event!!!!!

Melissa

[jj]

I wonder who will present to Lightfoot /and/or perform ....hmmm....maybe Emmylou Harris?? Lyle Lovett? Kenny Rogers, Stevie Nicks??

http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songhall_gala_presenters_and_performers_announced

well, i hope it's not Stevie... umm, Kenny blew off "Never Say Trust Me" ;)

to my knowledge (thanks to google and the lightfoot site) none of them have cited him as an influence or covered one of his songs, on record anyhow

but i would think Gord would be flattered to have ELH do the honours

i can think of a hundred more interesting compositions than Sundown to have someone perform but i suppose it's a recognizable american classic, so no complaints:)

congratulations Gordon, long overdue

[jj]

Lyle Lovett will sing SUNDOWN

oh, i like Lovett and it would have been interesting I'm sure, but i like the switch to Miller:)

so no VH1 or anything like that, eh? the Canadian version is always televised (delay)

maybe not mainstream (mass appeal) enough for the big networks

are any corfiddlers in attendance?

[jj]

I just saw a pic there, of him arriving.......

where, man? :)

[charlene]

arrival..Gordon and Kim

[jj]

surprise guest - STEVE MILLER singing SUNDOWN @ SHOF !

i don't see much coverage of this thing
i read at futurerocklegends:
"Tonight is the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Lyle Lovett will be inducting Gordon Lightfoot. Lyle Lovett and Gordon Lightfoot will both be performing."


i also found that Rush and Bachman/The Guess Who are not in the R+R Hall of Fame...then I browsed a list of who's in...imo, sad and borderline hilarious

seems these places are mainly tourist attractions and not international shrines

[jj]

this virtual hall is likely interesting to newbies

http://www.cansong.ca/en/default.aspx

because I've hardly heard of anyone in there, means it must have merit, lol

how come CRT is not inducted as a song?

i think Restless is another classic that captures the national landscape even better (except for the "on the Young and Restless too" line, ugh)

[charlene]

http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/06/15/entertainment/doc4fdb2a77e9705953807677.txt?viewmode=fullstory

[charlene]

Bette Midler tweet last night - What a night! A brilliant evening @SongwritersHOF thank you for honoring me. So much genius in that room, Jimmy Webb, Gordon Lightfoot...
then:
Steve Miller, Kenny Rogers, NeYo, Ben E. King, Meatloaf! (he loves me) Bob Seger, Don Schlitz, Aretha, Emmy Lou...Mike Stoller, Steinman..

[charlene]

http://www.apimages.com/Search.aspx?st=det&sort=date&ids=Songwriters%20Hall%20Of%20Fame&showact=events&prds=10002&intv=3d&sh=10002&kwstyle=or&adte=1339728826&pagez=22&cfasstyle=AND&

[JohninCt.]

Oh yes, sorry, that 'is' what he wins. I think he should get a plaque or a star somewhere in the US too, like on the Walk of Fame, or at the least another trophy.:clap:

I know it is the award itself that is most important, but I am glad they give a trophy also. He can look at it and have some nice things to remember, when he gets really old. ;)

[MaryO]

Fabulous news! No one deserves it more! Way to go Gordie! Luv ya! MaryO

[Islandgirl1]

Missed the news programs today but found this clip @ CBS:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/06/15/rock-n-roll-royalty-honored-at-songwriters-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-in-nyc/

I believe this is what aired tonight.
Scroll down the page and you'll see the video.

[jj]

Scroll down the page and you'll see the video.

thanks a lot:)

ok, steve miller > Lightfoot ...what's the connection???

[formerlylavender]

That's what I wanted to see...thanks Islandgirl for posting this link.

Gord sounded/looked great! Kenny Rogers still has it voice-wise but he looks so weird IMO. Plastic surgery I guess??? I can't figure out the Steve Miller connection either.

[niffer]

The clip of Gordon singing was too brief, but did it sound like there was a woman singing backup? Stevie Nicks, maybe?

[RM]

ok, steve miller > Lightfoot ...what's the connection???

Miller was nominated last year, but didn't make the cut ?

Curious myself.....perhaps, it's because they both reached the peak of their careers in the '70s and were aware of each other. A wiki search states that Miller's "Fly Like An Eagle" reached No. 1 on "cash box top 100" in November of 1976. A week later, it was replaced by "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald".

Just speculating.....

[charlene]

there was a house band and the backup singers sang on SUNDOWN along with Miller's band..about 10 onstage. Lovett had to pull out at last minute and Miller said he'd love to do it. Gord was still flying high last night at the NAC in Ottawa..awesome. more later..off to see the city...just mobile now....lol
he seemed to be quite taken with Stevie Nicks...as were many other fellas it seems...

[jj]

there was a house band and the backup singers sang on SUNDOWN along with Miller's band..about 10 onstage. Lovett had to pull out at last minute and Miller said he'd love to do it. Gord was still flying high last night at the NAC in Ottawa..awesome. more later..off to see the city...just mobile now....lol
he seemed to be quite taken with Stevie Nicks...as were many other fellas it seems...

Thx for the live eye update, char. And the spec, rm. good to cu

Ok, so then what was the Lovett connection? Or did he replace someone else? Lol

Dunno why I was never a Nicks guy. McVie, that's another story...

[charlene]

pics; http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Photos+Gordon+Lightfoot+concert/6791018/story.html

[charlene]

PEOPLE mag was there taking pics and speaking with the inductees so watch for it soon..

[imported_Next_Saturday]

http://youtu.be/7TB6b24U4cQ

[imported_Next_Saturday]

includes phone interview:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/incoming/video-gordon-lightfoot-enters-songwriters-hall-of-fame/article4269062/?cmpid=rss1

[jj]

http://youtu.be/7TB6b24U4cQ

Wow. Stevie passed on motherhood to be 100% free to be an artist.

Umm. I think Seger looks more like Kenny Rogers than Kenny does.

Do they not induct certain songs as well?

[Melissa]

Yes, they do. And they inducted "Stand By Me" last Thurs.

I'm still waiting for a video of the entire event..........:)

Melissa

[charlene]

It was videotaped but unlikely we'll see anything more than snippets at the website. Cameras etc. were forbidden in the hall during the evening.

[charlene]

http://www.patrickmcmullan.com/site/search.aspx?t=person&s=Gordon+Lightfoot

[charlene]

video now at this link- http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505270_162-57453886/seger-lightfoot-among-songwriter-hall-inductees/?fb_ref=fbrecT&fb_source=home_multiline

it may have been posted already.lol

[charlene]

Lightfoot performing at the Queens diamond Jubilee Gala-Mon.Jun.18,2012 He brought his own little amp.. lol

[charlene]

group photo -

[charlene]

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[jj]

Where is Emmy Lou in the group photo?

Wow, I'm starting to look like Steinman...

...love the trio shot on stage. Cheers boys

[charlene]

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/t_FIbGlCmCx/Songwriters+Hall+Fame+43rd+Annual+Induction/browse has pics of her but not in the group shot I guess...

[charlene]

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/songwriters-hall-of-fame-honors-inductees/

[charlene]

video of Steve Miller singing SUNDOWN (scroll down page) @ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/ne-yo-bob-seger-bette-midler-meat-loaf-stevie-1007337752.story

[Dave, Melbourne,Australia]

An earlier post by jj said "I think Seger looks more like Kenny Rogers than Kenny does." I couldn't agree more! Kenny must have used the same plastic surgeon as Paul Hogan.

[charlene]

http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/the-songwriters-hall-of-fame-induction/article_d6e818ef-6ab9-5bad-9675-b903f04fa17e.html

[charlene]

AD in Septmber 17,2012 PEOPLE magazine - click on pic to enlarge.

[imported_Next_Saturday]

It's finally posted:
http://songwritershalloffame.com/exhibits/C6054

[charlene]

the bio etc. was at the SHOF site last year when the thread began..;) Was there something else that's new since then - ??
Now they need to post the video of the event with Lightfoot singing and Steve Miller presenting as well as singing.. They can post the other artists performances too. can't figure why they don't...

[charlene]

VIDEO interview - SHOF - June 2012 - http://songhall.org/video/entry/1403

[charlene]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVXOIiZqI04[/url www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVXOIiZqI04

[charlene]

remembering...

[charlene]

another photo from that night:https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1757/27946828187_8d2617a0d8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JzyNni)27994777_10160113544835158_1443959142_n (https://flic.kr/p/JzyNni) by char Westbrook (https://www.flickr.com/photos/8539259@N07/), on Flickr

[charlene]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZoDZeHCAsI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZoDZeHCAsI

[charlene]

Jimmy Webb -May 3, 2023
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In 2012 when I was Chairman of the Board of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I was privileged to preside over the induction of one of my longtime favorite singers and songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot. Those of you who know me well know that I can be as starstruck as the next fellow when the occasion arises, and I was zoned out to be standing next to Gordon Lightfoot pre-show. When the photographers were firing away. I kept looking at him to make sure he was really there. He responded with a convivial Canadian grin, and honestly, he seemed like someone I had known all my life.
Upon reflection, it is apparent that I had known him all my life through his music and his commanding, ever-so-slightly sandpapered vocals. His voice conveyed immediately the impression of a strong and hip rambler of the roads. In fact, the last I saw of him that night, he was walking around on the stage packing up his own gear and laughing with his crew as they stuffed the truck and boarded the bus for the next one-nighter. It’s a life I have lived myself and I have a special attachment to the real troubadours who, in effect, devote their entire lives to performing in places like Butte, Montana, Santa Fe, New Mexico and all roads and venues in between.
I went over to say goodbye to him, and he laughed as I praised my favorite Sundown, and there was just a twinge of sadness when he and the band finally walked out. I only met him once but I was deeply impressed with him, and I have the feeling that if you tapped him with a silver hammer his note would ring true like a giant anvil. I fancy that I can read people, but I think any person who came in contact with Gordon Lightfoot must have realized that he was the real deal. He lived what he sang and he sang what he lived.
What are we going to do without all these golden personas who are leaving us in droves? As I said when I wrote about Charles Watts, “who banged the drums slowly and played the pipes lowly,” another inestimably great artist and authentic figure has left the building.
Love to all,
Jimmy

[JohninCt.]

Great praise from another great writer. Thanks Jimmy Webb, we love you too.