First Songbook in New Hal Leonard Songwriters Hall of Fame Series and Online Sheet Music Downloads Available Now
New York, N.Y. - July 16, 2009 - The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SongHall) has announced a partnership with Hal Leonard Publishing, a world leader in the music print industry. The partnership with the legendary music publisher includes the creation of a series of branded songbooks for the Hall of Fame, and and innovative link between the Hall of Fame's digital Virtual Museum and Hal Leonard's vast library of song sheets and folios.
"We are excited about this new partnership," said Hal David, "because it permits us to extend our mission of honoring the world's great songwriters, by offering sheet music, both in print and online, to the public. The partnership also will result in direct financial support for the Hall of Fame by Hal Leonard, permitting us to continue our many educational activities."
Hal Leonard has created the first in a forthcoming series of Songwriters Hall of Fame songbooks highlighting the songwriting gems of 38 inductees from 2003 - 2009, including Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora ("You Give Love a Bad Name"); Desmond Child ("Livin' on a Prayer"); Loretta Lynn ("Coal Miner's Daughter"); David Bowie ("Fame"); Queen ("We Are the Champions"); Van Morrison ("Brown Eyed Girl") and many more. This premier Songwriters Hall of Fame Songbook features bios and photos of each artist, along with an introduction by SongHall Chairman/CEO Hal David, and is being sold at music and bookstores nationwide.
Hal Leonard's SheetMusicDirect.com (SMD at http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us) has now been made available as a SongHall online affiliate. Options to download sheet music from Hal Leonard's SMD are available on hundreds of inductee web pages within the Virtual Museum at http://songwritershalloffame.org/. This new feature enables links to hundreds of thousands of pages of digital sheet music and song folios by everyone from Johnny Mercer, Sammy Cahn, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein to Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Hal David and Burt Bacharach. The Hal Leonard SMD program is easily accessible and user-friendly, loads quickly, and takes customer service to a new level, customize viewing experiences with a variety of options on every page.
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