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Exterior of Marriot Marquis Hotel, Times Square New York 2. C/u Songwriters Hall of Fame sign 3. C/U Hal David surrounded by photographers, pulls out to wide. 4. SOUNDBITE: English: Hal David,...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment \u003cbr/\u003eNew York 15 June 2006 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Exterior of Marriot Marquis Hotel, Times Square New York \u003cbr/\u003e2. C/u Songwriters Hall of Fame sign \u003cbr/\u003e3. C/U Hal David surrounded by photographers, pulls out to wide. \u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: English: Hal David, songwriter, Chairman of Songwriters Hall of Fame: \" It's the only event we have in the United States that is solely for the songwriters, not for the singers, not for anybody else. Just for the songwriters. So,It kind of elevates the things we do and we do like to think we contribute a lot to the culture of our country. The most important honour, in my opinion, it was the most thrilling when I won the Johnny Mercer Award. And that's for the songwriter we consider a giant among giants, and tonight it's Kris Krisofferson. \u003cbr/\u003e5. Medium Shot: Hal David and Kris Kristofferson talking to each other \u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: English: Kris Kristofferson, singer, songwriter \"I'm really pleased to be getting a songwriters award, particularly the Johnny Mercer award because he was such a great writer and there's so many writers up here that I respect. \u003cbr/\u003e7. Long shot, Kris Kristofferson being photographed with Paul Shaffer then moves to his right \u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: English, Thom Bell, songwriter and producer: \"That means you're in there with the cream of the crop and when you're with the cream of the crop you never know you're going to be the cream of the crop until, all of a sudden, somebody tells you. I guess it's better that way. If you know too much, I don't think it would be as much fun. You just do what you love to do and if people love what they hear and you love making them happy, then you're happy.\" \u003cbr/\u003e9. Medium shot of single DV cameraman standing high up \u003cbr/\u003e10. Long shot of a group of cameramen taking pictures. \u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide shot of John Mayer having his picture taken. \u003cbr/\u003e12. C/U of John Mayer in same position \u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: English, John Mayer, songwriter:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If there's one thing I can do in this world, musically, it's to kind of keep the pedigree of having a root in the music before you. Sometimes what happens when generations come up is that they're not aware of what's before them, they get a little bit, the pool gets a little stale you know. So what I'd like to do by the choices that I make in my music and who I decide to work with and bring some notoriety to. I'd like to keep that going, keep those horizons open.\" \u003cbr/\u003e14. Peter, Paul and Mary enter and pose for photographs, then walking to a new location. \u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: English, Paul Stookey, \"We find ourselves kind of almost full circle. Thanking the people who helped us begin it and celebrating the fact that we're still able to stand upright and walk down a red carpet.\" (Laughs with Mary) \u003cbr/\u003e16. Peter Paul and Mary sing a line from Puff the Magic Dragon then laugh and boo. \u003cbr/\u003e17. Close up of cameraman from side \u003cbr/\u003e18. Close up of camera from front, man clicking it \u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up from side of Stevie Wonder as he is being photographed \u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide shot of Stevie Wonder, pushes in to him posing for photographers. \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE, English, Stevie Wonder, songwriter/singer: \"I think for me, the thing that keeps me always excited about performing songs, is that I can put myself there in that moment, in that time, and embellish upon that moment by knowing that, you know we are here in the now but there were great things that happened then from being in the studio or sitting at the piano when we were working on those songs. The thing, we had the blessing of those songs being very successful. You know, the \"Uptights,\" the \" My Cheri Amour,\" and \"I Was Made to Love Her...\" and tonight as I celebrate their success, their contribution to my life, to my musical career and writing career, it's a bittersweet moment.\" \u003cbr/\u003e22. Medium shot, cameramen filming Stevie Wonder \u003cbr/\u003e23. Long shot, Stevie Wonder behing interviewed shot from behind as he looks at cameras. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Songwriter's Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony in New York's Marriot Marquis Hotel on Thursday night. \u003cbr/\u003eIn it's thirty seven years, the Hall of Fame has honoured the greatest popular songwriters of the twentieth century from George Gershwin, Richard Rogers and Hanks Williams to Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Carole King ,Sam Cooke, James Brown, Phil Collins and Curtis Mayfield. The list of the Hall's inductees comprises the true Who's Who of American popular songwriters. \u003cbr/\u003eIt was founded in 1969 by songwriting legend Johnny Mercer along wIth music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richman to recognise the often overlooked talents of America's writers. In addition to the Hall of Fame itself, the organisation helps the greater community by offering workshops, showcases to new performers and scholarships to young writers in the early stages of their careers. \u003cbr/\u003eHal David, who is an inductee of the Hall, is also its Chairman. He is best known as the man who wrote the lyrics to Burt Bacharach's musical compositions to create one of the most well known and influential songwriting teams in popular music history. Their many hits include \"What the World Needs Now is Love,\" \"Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head,\" \"The Look of Love\" and \"Close to You.\" He gave the Johnny Mercer award to Kris Kristofferson. \u003cbr/\u003eKristofferson has already been inducted in the Hall of Fame, and the Mercer award the highest accolade a songwriter can receive from his peers. It's given to a songwriter whose body of work is of the highest quality and impact possible, comparable to Johnny Mercer himself. Kiristofferson has received three Grammy Awards and has had his compositions recorded by more than 450 different artists. \u003cbr/\u003eThom Bell, the man who was responsible for the \"Philly Soul\" sound was inducted into the Hall. In addition to his production work for the Spinners and O'Jays, he wrote \"Could it Be I'm Falling In Love\" and \"One of a Kind Love Affair: among many other hits in the nineteen seventies. \u003cbr/\u003eJohn Mayer was awarded the Hal David Starlight Award which is given to young songwriters who have made an impact on the music industry early in their careers writing their own songs. He has already won the Grammy Song of the Year in 2004 for his song \"Daughters.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe sixties folk trio Peter Paul and Mary were given the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award for their long time contribution to the musical community. Although the trio didn't write many of the songs they became famous for, they were responsible for recording hits for Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and John Denver. Their song (co-written by Peter Yarrow) \"Puff the Magic Dragon\" continues to be a favourite children's song. \u003cbr/\u003eMotown legend Stevie Wonder, one of the first inductees into the Hall of Fame was at the gala event to honour Henry Crosby and Sylvia Moy, his two earliest songwriter collaborators as they were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Together they wrote \"Finger Tips\" when Stevie Wonder was only 11 years old as well as \"Uptight\" and \"My Cherie Amour.\" Crosby's award was awarded posthumously and accepted by his wife. He died at age 73 in 2002. 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