Songwriters Hall Of Fame To Honor Doug Morris

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will honor industry executive Doug Morris with the prestigious Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award at the Annual Induction and Awards Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, June 12 in New York City.
In addition to his tenure as the CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, Morris has worked at Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. He broke into the industry as a songwriter for music publisher Robert Mellin in the ’60s, and penned hits like The Chiffon’s “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” and Brownsville Station’s “Smokin’ in the Boys Room.” Morris also founded and served as Chairman of video hosting service VEVO.
The Hitmaker Award is presented annually to an artist or music industry “star maker” who has been responsible for several hit songs. Past recipients include Clive Davis, Phil Ramone, Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan and Sir Tom Jones.
This year’s additional honorees include Ray Davies, Donovan, Graham Gouldman, Mark James and Jim Weatherly. The Johnny Mercer Award will be presented to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.