The Doobies would be the tenth collective of three or extra songwriters to be inducted. Eight of them are performing teams. The opposite two groups labored behind-the-scenes.
Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston and John McFee of The Doobie Brothers carry out on the Sonoma Music Competition, B.R. Cohn’s annual live performance benefitting nationwide and native veterans teams together with Fisher Home at Discipline of Goals on October 4, 2015 in Sonoma, Calif.
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Being inducted into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame is a significant accomplishment within the lifetime of any songwriter, and it’s all the time good to share life’s large moments with buddies and colleagues. So, it’s certain to be further significant on Thursday (June 12) when three core members of The Doobie Brothers – Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons – are inducted collectively on the Songwriters Corridor of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner on the Marriott Marquis Resort in New York Metropolis.
All three have written milestone hits for the group. Johnston wrote “Lengthy Prepare Runnin’,” which in 1973 turned the band’s first prime 10 hit on the Billboard Scorching 100. Simmons wrote “Black Water,” which in 1975 turned the band’s first No. 1 hit. McDonald co-wrote “What a Idiot Believes,” which in 1979 turned the band’s second No. 1 hit.
The Doobie Brothers would be the tenth collective of three or extra songwriters to be inducted into the SHOF on the identical night time. Eight of them are performing teams. The opposite two groups labored behind-the-scenes – Holland/Dozier/Holland, the songwriting and manufacturing wizards who created among the most timeless and beloved hits of the Sixties, and Galt MacDermot, James Rado and Gerome Ragni, who wrote the songs for the Broadway musical Hair, which was a sensation within the late Sixties.
Right here’s a whole checklist of the collectives of three or extra songwriters which have been (or will quickly be) inducted into the SHOF on the identical night time. They’re listed in chronological order.
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Holland/Dozier/Holland
Picture Credit score: Lester Cohen/Getty Photos Inducted members: Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
Induction date: Jan. 24, 1988
Notes: HDH wrote and produced among the greatest and finest hits in Motown historical past, together with The Supremes’ “Cease! Within the Title of Love” and “You Can’t Hurry Love” and 4 Tops’ “I Can’t Assist Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” and “Attain Out I’ll Be There” – all of which reached No. 1 on the Scorching 100 in 1965-66.
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Bee Gees
Inducted members: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Induction date: June 1, 1994
Notes: The brothers co-wrote all 15 of their prime 10 hits on the Billboard Scorching 100, which stretched from “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” in 1968 to “One” in 1989. 9 of these songs reached No. 1, together with such all-timers as “How Deep Is Your Love” and “Stayin’ Alive” (the latter, a Grammy music of the yr nominee). The brothers additionally wrote hits for a protracted checklist of different performers, together with Yvonne Elliman, Andy Gibb, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton.
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Queen
Picture Credit score: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns Inducted members: John Deacon, Brian Could, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor
Induction date: June 12, 2003
Notes: Queen was inducted about halfway between Mercury’s loss of life in 1991 and the 2018 launch of the band biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The members of Queen wrote the group’s greatest hits individually: Mercury wrote “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Are the Champions” and “Loopy Little Factor Referred to as Love.” Could contributed “We Will Rock You.” Deacon wrote “One other One Bites the Mud.”
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Inducted members: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash
Induction date: June 18, 2009
Notes: Nash wrote each of the trio’s prime 10 hits, “Only a Track Earlier than I Go” and the philosophical “Wasted on the Means,” by himself. Stills wrote The Buffalo Springfield’s 1967 traditional “For What It’s Price (Cease, Hey What’s That Sound)” by himself. Neil Younger, who joined CSN in 1970 to make it a foursome, has not but been inducted into the SHOF.
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MacDermot, Rado & Ragni
Inducted members: Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
Induction date: June 18, 2009
Notes: The songwriters’ names might not ring a bell, however their songs positive do. The three creatives wrote the songs for the Broadway musical Hair, together with 4 that reached the highest 5 on the Scorching 100: “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (by The fifth Dimension), “Hair” (by The Cowsills), “Good Morning Starshine” (by Oliver) and “Simple to Be Laborious” (by Three Canine Night time). The Hair solid album topped the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks. Ragni’s SHOF induction was posthumous; he had died in 1991 at age 55.
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Earth, Wind & Fireplace
Inducted members: Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Larry Dunn, Al McKay
Induction date: June 17, 2010
Notes: Group chief Maurice White co-wrote 4 of the group’s seven prime 10 hits: “Shining Star” (with Bailey), “Sing a Track” (with McKay), “September” (with McKay and Allee Willis, who was voted into the SHOF in 2018, the yr earlier than her loss of life) and “Let’s Groove” (with Wayne Vaughn). “Shining Star” was the band’s sole No. 1 on the Scorching 100, however the irresistible “September” might be its hottest music as we speak.
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Kool & the Gang
Inducted members: Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, James “JT” Taylor
Induction date: June 25, 2018
Notes: The band members wrote all 12 of their prime 10 hits, together with their sole No. 1, “Celebration,” which has develop into as a lot a fixture at wedding ceremony receptions as a giant, frosted cake. Group member George Brown co-wrote “Too Scorching,” the mid-tempo ballad that underscored the group’s broad attraction.
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The Isley Brothers
Inducted members: Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Chris Jasper
Induction date: June 13, 2022
Notes: The Isleys are the biggest collective to be honored so far – six members had been inducted in 2022. O’Kelly, Ronald and Rudolph co-wrote the band’s first two prime 10 hits on the Scorching 100 – “It’s Your Factor” and “That Girl (Half 1).” Ernie, Marvin and Chris joined them to jot down the band’s third prime 10 hit, “Battle the Energy (Half 1).” O’Kelly’s induction was posthumous. He had died in 1986 at age 48.
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R.E.M.
Inducted members: Invoice Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe
Induction date: June 13, 2024
Notes: The 4 members of R.E.M. co-wrote all 4 of the band’s prime 10 hits on the Scorching 100: “The One I Love,” “Stand,” “Shedding My Faith” and “Shiny Glad Individuals.” The masterful “Shedding My Faith” obtained a Grammy nod for music of the yr and possibly would have gained if the Grammys hadn’t inexplicably let a 40-year-old commonplace (“Unforgettable”) compete that yr.
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The Doobie Brothers
Inducted members: Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons
Induction date: June 12, 2025
Notes: Johnston wrote the band’s first prime 10 hit on the Scorching 100, “Lengthy Prepare Runnin’,” (1973) and co-wrote the band’s most up-to-date prime 10 hit, “The Physician” (1989). Simmons wrote the band’s first No. 1 hit on the Scorching 100, “Black Water” (1975). McDonald co-wrote the band’s second No. 1 hit, “What a Idiot Believes” (1979), and one other prime 10 hit from the next yr, “Actual Love.” “What a Idiot Believes” gained Grammys in 1980 for each report and music of the yr.
