Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford Get Into Songwriters Hall of Fame

January 17th, 11:00 PM EST

By NEWSnet Digital Team

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, 1977.

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NEW YORK (NEWSnet/AP) — Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Steely Dan, co-founded by Donald Fagan and the late Walter Becker, have a stable of classic rock with songs like “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Do It Again” and “Hey Nineteen.” The duo was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

R.E.M., with inducted members are Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, penned alt-rock hits as “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts” and “It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” Nashville hitmaker Lindsey helped to write “Girl Crush” for Little Big Town and "Jesus, Take the Wheel" for Carrie Underwood.

The class of 2024 also includes Pitchford, who helped Kenny Loggins with the megahit “Footloose” and also co-wrote “Fame” and “Holding Out For a Hero.”

Producer-writer Timbaland, the mastermind behind Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” and Missy Elliot’s “Get Yer Freak On.”

On the ballot but not inducted were Public Enemy, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, Blondie, Heart, The Doobie Brothers and David Gates.

Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor those creating the popular music. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

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