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Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
band
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Tinted Windows
Tinted Windows
American rock supergroup
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Andy Chase
Andy Chase
American musician
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James Iha
James Iha
musician (guitarist, producer, writer, singer)
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Dustin O'Halloran
Dustin O'Halloran
American musician
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Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
English pop singer
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Billy Porter
Billy Porter
American actor and singer
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John Legend
John Legend
American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist
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Martin Charnin
Martin Charnin
American lyricist, writer, and theatre director
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Rachel Bloom
Rachel Bloom
American actress, comedian
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Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles
American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist
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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
American musical theatre lyricist and composer
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Mike Viola
Mike Viola
American singer-songwriter
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John Bettis
John Bettis
American lyricist
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Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge
Haitian-born, American composer and orchestrator
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
American musician, songwriter and producer
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The Click Five
The Click Five
American band
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Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
American comedian and actress
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Alan Menken
Alan Menken
American composer
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Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
American musician
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Josh Groban
Josh Groban
American musician
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Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
American actress and singer
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Ivy
Ivy
American alternative rock band
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Jody Porter
Jody Porter
American musician
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Steve Martin
Steve Martin
American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and producer
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Nicholas Britell
Nicholas Britell
American composer
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Adam Duritz
Adam Duritz
American musician
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Darren Criss
Darren Criss
American actor and singer
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Roxanne Seeman
Roxanne Seeman
American songwriter
Adam Schlesinger
American musician

Adam Schlesinger

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Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contributor and producer for Brooklyn-based synth-pop duo Fever High. He also wrote songs for television and film, for which he won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and was nominated for Academy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.

On April 1, 2020, he died from complications of COVID-19. He was 52 years old.