THE 2010 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME

[Roy]

THE 2010 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME RECAP

The Inductees:

Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro, Bob Marley, Jackie DeShannon, Earth, Wind & Fire,
David Foster, Johnny Mandel, Tom Adair & Matt Dennis, Sunny Skylar, Jesse Stone

Special Awards

The Johnny Mercer Award
Phil Collins (Already inducted in 2003)

The Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award
Phil Ramone

The Hal David Starlight Award
Taylor Swift

The Abe Olman Publisher Award
Keith Mardak

The Towering Song Award
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon (Already inducted in 1982)

The 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame Presenters and Performers

Judy Collins gives the induction speech for Leonard Cohen
Judy Collins performs Suzanne, and kd lang performs Hallelujah

Peter Cetera gives the induction speech for David Foster
Peter Cetera performs Hard To Say I'm Sorry, You're the Inspiration and Glory of Love
Charice, a newcomer, produced by David Foster, performs Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing from The Bodyguard soundtrack.

Kim Carnes gives the induction speech for Jackie DeShannon
Kim Carnes performs Bette Davis Eyes; Jackie DeShannon performs Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Raphael Saadiq and L.A. Reid give the induction speeches for Earth, Wind & Fire
Raphael Saadiq performs Can't Let Go; Earth, Wind & Fire perform September

Karrin Allyson and Joan Osborne give the induction speeches for Johnny Mandel
Karrin Allyson and Joan Osborne perform The Shadow of Your Smile and Suicide Is Painless (the theme from M*A*S*H).

Paul Shaffer (on piano and backing vocals) and singer Elizabeth Withers remembered this year's posthumous inductees:
Tom Adair and Matt Dennis, Bob Marley, Laura Nyro, Sunny Skylar and Jesse Stone—who were recognized with a medley of songs including I Shot the Sheriff, Sweet Blindness, and Shake Rattle & Roll.

Special Awards:

Bruce Hornsby presents and performs Another Day In Paradise for Phil Collins; Phil Collins performs Easy Lover with Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire
Brian Stokes Mitchell presents and performs Bridge Over Troubled Water for Paul Simon
Billy Joel presents Phil Ramone; Billy Joel performs Just The Way You Are and Uptown Girl, which were written by Joel, but produded by Phil Ramone
John Mayer presents Taylor Swift

[MaryB]

Roy and Linda, you have been doing an astounding job (also thank you Sue for posting the article) on feeding us all this fantastic amount of information and photos!!! Linda, a special thank you for the video snippets. I do hope there will be more somewhere. Again, kd lang singing H literally gave me chills (is she not starting to look more and more like Wayne Newton, sorry, can't help mentioning that). Judy Collins did a hauntingly beautiful 'Suzanne'. My favorite, LC's speech. Even if part of it is quoting from H, how totally appropriate!
Warmest regards,
Mary

[Roy]

PHOTOS FROM LIFE

http://www.life.com/search/?type=images ... hen&page=1

[jarkko]

And here is one shot by Michelle Rice
(Leonard with Esther Cohen)

[sturgess66]

More red carpet video, with a few words -

Judy Collins at 3:10

Leonard Cohen at 3:28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9Mmw3TumM

[Roy]

Photos without company logos imprinted have surfaced:

http://www.zimbio.com/search?q=The+2010 ... e&type=all

[bridger15]

And here is one shot by Michelle Rice
(Leonard with Esther Cohen)

A special thanks to Michelle Rice for sharing with all of us and Jarkko for posting this delightful photo.

How wonderful!

---Arlene

[ladydi]

A beautiful photo of Leonard and Esther! They both look fabulous! Appreciate Michelle (and Jarkko) for sharing this with us...thank you!

Diana

[dick]

Esther usually photos better, but agree having a shot of them together is very much appreciated. They both dress very well! Thanks Michelle and Jarkko.

In converstions with Esther.... she was very pleased that the cermony went so well. At their table they enjoyed the company of Philip Glass, Leon Wieseltier, Eric Lerner, Michelle and Robert, and a Claremont professor who has been working with LC's notebooks. On the question of the fedora.... it has become a trademark recognition item beginning in 2008 with the tour.

Looks from the videos that the red carpet would have been visible from the street, even if non press weren't allowed access without a ticket.

Winning evening all around for LC!

[sturgess66]

Jarkko - thanks for passing along the lovely picture of Leonard and Esther.

And Dick - thanks for the update from Esther. The red carpet event for SHOF is visible from the street - it takes place right along the front of the hotel. But with all the rabid paparazzi and other press there, it would be hard to see around them - or you could have sustained a black eye from a flying elbow if you got too close - or you could also have ended up like Flatman and Ribbon* - .

Still waiting patiently for video for the 2010 ceremonies at the SHOF website. Nothing yet -
http://www.songhall.org/video/members



* Batman & Robin, run over by a steamroller.

[bridger15]

At their table they enjoyed the company of Philip Glass, Leon Wieseltier, Eric Lerner, Michelle and Robert, and a Claremont professor who has been working with LC's notebooks.

Perhaps the Claremont professor was Robert Faggen, Professor of Literature. Apparently, he was the one who suggested to LC that his artworks be exhibited at Claremont College (which I was so lucky to see) in conjunction with the Philip Glass BOL production in performance there.

I do not want to stray too far from the focus of the SHOF, but there is a delightful article somewhere in one of the LC websites (forgive me, but I still can't my way around the many LC websites) that tells the story of how LC and Bob Faggen first met. It was something about LC coming down from Mount Baldy for the day to do some shopping in Claremont, standing at a deli counter trying to decide between German potato salad and another kind of salad. Bob Faggen helped him decide. Maybe someone could find this article and post it on another thread.

---Arlene

[dick]

Was just now returning to edit my post to add Robert Faggen's name, but thanks to Arlene the blanks are getting filled in.

Agree we are straying too much from SHOF, so suggest when someone finds the story about their meeting it should be posted in a new thread.

[Roy]

And here is one shot by Michelle Rice
(Leonard with Esther Cohen)

Do you know who was speaking or performing on stage when this photo was taken? Who are they looking at and smiling? I'm guessing Judy Collins, kd lang, or Earth, Wind & Fire.

I really wish someone had asked Leonard Cohen and Peter Cetera to pose for a photo together.

[sebmelmoth2003]

leonard with taylor swift



http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/118596

[LisaLCFan]

Great photos! Leonard looks absolutely fabulous!