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James F. Hanley
James F. Hanley
American songwriter and author
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Joe Young
Joe Young
American lyricist
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Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
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Al Dubin
Al Dubin
Swiss-American lyricist (1891-1945)
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Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009)
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Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry
American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer
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Bert Kalmar
Bert Kalmar
American lyricist
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Lew Brown
Lew Brown
Russian-American Tin Pan Alley lyricist, songwriter
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Desmond Child
Desmond Child
American songwriter and producer
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Don Black
Don Black
English lyricist
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Hugh Martin
Hugh Martin
American musical theater and film composer
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Howard Greenfield
Howard Greenfield
dickie rock
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Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager
American lyricist, singer and songwriter
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Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist
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Ervin Drake
Ervin Drake
American songwriter (1919-2015)
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Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist
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Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
American songwriter
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Charles Tobias
Charles Tobias
American songwriter
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Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989)
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence
American songwriter
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Gus Kahn
Gus Kahn
German-American lyricist
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Leo Robin
Leo Robin
American composer, lyricist and songwriter
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Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker
American songwriter, country music singer and dancer
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Billy Hill
Billy Hill
American songwriter and lyricist
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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
American musical theatre lyricist and composer
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Milton Ager
Milton Ager
American composer
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L. Wolfe Gilbert
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Composer, lyricist, author, publisher
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Hal David
Hal David
American lyricist
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel
American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018)
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Edward Heyman
Edward Heyman
American lyricist and producer
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Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake
Composer, lyricist, and pianist (1887-1983)
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Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Tim Rice
Tim Rice
English lyricist and author
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Geoff Stephens
Geoff Stephens
English songwriter and record producer
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Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb
American songwriter, composer, and singer
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Holly Knight
Holly Knight
American songwriter and musician
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Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist
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Charles Fox
Charles Fox
American composer for film and television
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Sylvia Moy
Sylvia Moy
American songwriter and record producer (1938-2017)
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Harry Ruby
Harry Ruby
American composer and screenwriter
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Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse
American composer and lyricist
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Sam Coslow
Sam Coslow
American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst
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Don Schlitz
Don Schlitz
American country singer-songwriter
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Richard Adler
Richard Adler
American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several Broadway shows
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Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon
Polish-American composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film
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Harry Warren
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893-1981)
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Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975)
Joseph E. Howard
American composer

Joseph E. Howard

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American composer
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Joseph Edgar Howard (February 12, 1870 – May 19, 1961) was an American Broadway composer, lyricist, librettist, and performer. A famed member of Tin Pan Alley along with wife and composer Ida Emerson as part of the song-writing team of Howard and Emerson, his hits included "Hello! Ma Baby" and Broadway musicals like "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?".