The Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission
to inspire and educate by celebrating the Great American Songbook.
Meredith Willson
2020 SONGBOOK HALL OF FAME HONOREE
Best known as the playwright and composer behind The Music Man, Meredith Willson (1902-1984) also was a noted bandleader, broadcaster and writer of popular standards such as “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” His personal papers are housed in the Great American Songbook Archives and are being digitized for online research access.
Meredith Willson was celebrated during a virtual induction week for the 2020 Songbook Hall of Fame.
