The Songbook Academy® is a national summer music intensive for young singers who have an interest in the American Songbook. more
This program offers music therapy-based experiences for people with Alzheimer's, dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions. more
Includes over 40,000 pieces of sheet music, 500+ arrangements written for Bob and Dolores Hope, Sandler & Young, Dinah Washington, Bing Crosby, and mo ... more
The Archives & Library is free and open to the public. All materials are non-circulating and may be used only within the Archives & Library facility.. ... more
Our current exhibit, showcases America's "Music Man", Meredith Willson, and explores his long career in entertainment that began in Mason City, Iowa.. ... more
Brand new this year, the Great American Songbook Foundation introduces an exciting new way to learn about the Songbook through the Meredith Willson Di ... more
Hall of Fame inductees are chosen based on factors including musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career, superiority in style and ... more
From Rita Moreno to Cole Porter... check out the incredible array of artists and songwriters who have been inducted into the Songbook Hall of Fame... more
The “Great American Songbook” is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century ... more
The Great American Songbook Foundation is proud to be one of five GRAMMY Museum Cultural Affiliates located globally, including... more
The Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of the music of the Great American Songbook.
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts serves as the official home of the Great American Songbook Foundation and the Hall of Fame. Honorees are recognized in our permanent exhibit, which is located in the Shiel Sexton Songbook Lounge on the Gallery level of the Palladium. The Great American Songbook Hall of Fame exhibit at the Center for the Performing Arts is funded by a generous contribution from Dr. and Mrs. Charles Simons.
SONGBOOK HALL OF FAME HONOREES
For more information about Hall of Fame artists, click the photos below.
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé
Linda Ronstadt
Johnny Mathis
Jimmy Webb
Rita Moreno
Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Nat King Cole
Shirley Jones
Frank Sinatra
Liza Minelli
Cole Porter
Barry Manilow
