ASCAP Founders Award
The ASCAP Founders Award is our most prestigious honor and is given to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Each recipient is a musical innovator who possesses a unique style of creative genius, which will enrich generations to come.
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2018 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2017 |
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2017 |
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2017 |
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2017 |
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2016 |
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John Mellencamp |
2016 |
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Elliot Goldenthal |
2015 |
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Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley of KISS |
2015 |
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Jermaine Dupri |
2014 |
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Tom Petty |
2014 |
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Steven Tyler & Joe Perry |
2013 |
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George Strait |
2013 |
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Carly Simon |
2012 |
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Quincy Jones |
2012 |
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Marc Anthony |
2012 |
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Sean "Diddy" Combs |
2011 |
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Rod Stewart |
2011 |
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Alan Jackson |
2010 |
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Dr. Dre |
2010 |
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Patti Smith |
2010 |
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Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart |
2009 |
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Alan & Marilyn Bergman |
2008 |
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Melissa Etheridge |
2007 |
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Annie Lennox |
2006 |
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Rubén Blades |
2005 |
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Neil Young |
2005 |
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Jackson Browne |
2004 |
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Emmylou Harris |
2004 |
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Elvis Costello |
2003 |
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James Taylor |
2002 |
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Elmer Bernstein |
2001 |
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Arturo Sandoval |
2001 |
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Tom Waits |
2001 |
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Steely Dan |
2000 |
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Garth Brooks |
1999 |
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Joni Mitchell |
1999 |
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Stephen Sondheim |
1999 |
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Billy Joel |
1997 |
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Ashford & Simpson |
1996 |
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George Martin |
1996 |
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Don Henley & Glenn Frey |
1994 |
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Tito Puente |
1994 |
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Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
1993 |
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Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
1991 |
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Berry Gordy Jr. and Motown Industries |
1988 |
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Smokey Robinson |
1988 |
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Jule Styne |
1988 |
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Bob Dylan |
1986 |
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Paul McCartney |
1985 |
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Stevie Wonder |
1984 |