SHOF Chairman Nile Rodgers said, “The foundation of the music industry exists because songwriters compose great songs. Without them, there is no recorded music, no concert business, no fans, or ...

The Doobie Brothers, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Mike Love and Tony Macaulay. Nashville-based Hall of Fame songwriter Ashley Gorley, 2025. “The foundation of the music industry exists ...

The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys' Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees — an inspiring mix of funk ...

The Doobie Brothers came out of San Jose ... "Their songs seem to just pop out of the radio speakers and grab at you." Ashley Gorley's songwriting has contributed to 80 No. 1 hits and nearly ...

Key songs in the 2025 inductees’ catalogs include: George Clinton Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons, The ...

George Clinton and The Doobie Brothers are to be inducted into ... Nashville-based songwriter-producer Ashley Gorley, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love, Build Me Up Buttercup co-writer Tony Macaulay ...

Nashville songwriter Ashley Gorley's ability to consistently ... will be feted alongside George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, ...

Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country hitmaker (and Variety‘s 2023 Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year) Ashley Gorley; veteran pop and R&B songwriter-producer Rodney ...

This year's class includes legendary acts such as The Doobie Brothers, George Clinton, and The Beach Boys' Mike Love, as well ...

The Doobie Brothers — the inducted members ... They went into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. Ashley Gorley is an unmistakable name in the world of country music, with 80 No. 1 radio ...