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Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Corporate name headingSongwriters Hall of Fame
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Variant(s)SHOF (Songwriters Hall of Fame)
S.H.O.F. (Songwriters Hall of Fame)
Beginning date1969
LocatedLos Angeles, Calif.
Field of activityPopular music--Writing and publishing
Found inSongwriters Hall of Fame, c2011: title page (Songwriters Hall of Fame) page 2 (Songwriters Hall of Fame; SHOF; founded 1969 by music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond and lyricist Johnny Mercer)
Songwriters Hall of Fame WWW site, June 14, 2013 (Songwriters Hall of Fame; SHOF; SHoF; founded 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond; since 2010 within the Los Angeles Grammy Museum)
Wikipedia, June 14, 2013 (the Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music; founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond; existed only as an online virtual collection until 2010, when it was first put on display as a physical gallery inside the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles; has an office in New York City, and holds workshops, showcases, and provides scholarships to promising artists to help develop new songwriting talent)