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The mark that Jewish composers and lyricists left on Broadway and on the Great American Songbook is indelible, from the Gershwins to Stephen Sondheim to Leonard Bernstein.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2025
Wilson was the chief songwriter for most of their hits, with Love his frequent lyricist.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
The man has written and sung some of the biggest hits in contemporary pop music history and has been heralded as a lyricist who captures the gamut of human emotion in phrases everyone can connect with.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2025
Wilson was the chief songwriter for most of their hits, with Love his frequent lyricist.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
The man has written and sung some of the biggest hits in contemporary pop music history and has been heralded as a lyricist who captures the gamut of human emotion in phrases everyone can connect with.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyricist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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