by Roger Wink, VVN Music
B.J. Thomas has travelled the road from R&B to pop/rock, country, gospel and back home again with his latest album The Living Room Sessions. Thomas sings many of his hits in new, acoustic-based arrangements with such artists as Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Keb Mo, Steve Tyrell and Isaac Slade of The Fray.
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1970s,
2010s,
Al green,
B.J. Thomas,
Burt Bacharach,
Carole King,
Hal David,
Isaac Slade,
John Sebastian,
Johnny Farnham,
Keb Mo,
Lyle Lovett,
Marvin Gaye,
Paul Newman,
pop,
soundtrack,
Steve Tyrell,
The Fray,
U.S.A.,
Vince Gill
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by Roger Wink, VVN Music
The songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin are to be awarded the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Alan and Marilyn Bergman,
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil,
Bernie Taupin,
Billy Joel,
Burt Bacharach,
Carole King,
Cy Coleman,
Dolly Parton,
Elton John,
Hal David,
Holland-Dozier-Holland,
Holly Knight,
JD Souther,
Jerry Leiber,
Jimmy Webb,
Joe Perry,
Johnny Mercer,
Jule Styne,
Kris Kristofferson,
Mick Jones & Lou Gramm,
Mike Stoller,
Paul Anka,
Paul Simon,
Phil Collins,
pop,
rock,
Sammy Cahn,
Smokey Robinson,
Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award,
Stephen Sondheim,
Steven Tyler,
Stevie Wonder,
Tony Hatch,
U.K.,
U.S.A.
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