NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- The National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame announced in New York Wednesday the next seven inductees.
Charles Fox, Al Green, Don McLean and two writing teams -- Daryl Hall and John Oates, and Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield -- will be inducted in June ceremonies in New York on June 10.
Fox collaborated with lyricist Norman Gimbel on the themes from TV comedies including "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley." He also wrote the Roberta Flack hit "Killing Me Softly with His Song," and the Oscar-nominated "Ready to Take a Chance Again."
Green's string of hits included "Let's Stay Together" and "Tired of Being Alone." McLean wrote the classic "American Pie" and the poetic "Vincent."
Hall and Oates had six No. 1 singles, including "Kiss on My List" and "Sara Smile." Strong and Whitfield collaborated on a string of hits at Motown that included "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "I Can't Get Next to You."
