Taylor Swift has received enough awards and honors to fill a museum – if not an airplane hangar – but she is especially proud of recognition for her songwriting. She got a big win along those lines today with the announcement that she will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at their annual Induction and Awards gala on June 11. At 36, she is one of the youngest songwriters ever elected to the SHOF, which was established in 1969 and which inducted its first class in 1970.
A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for SHOF induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song. Swift’s first single, “Tim McGraw,” was released in June 2006, so she just made it this year.
Swift received the Hal David Starlight Award from the SHOF in 2010, an award for a songwriter who shows promise. Swift is the first person to graduate from the Starlight Award (which dates to 2004) to full membership status.
Now that she’s been inducted into the SHOF, Swift is eligible for the organization’s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, which is presented “to a writer or writers already inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and judged by the nominating committee as having established a history of outstanding creative works.” If Swift gets that award at any time in the next 15 years, she’ll set a new record as the youngest recipient of that award. That distinction is currently held by Billy Joel, who was 52 when he was honored in 2001. The youngest woman to receive that award is Carole King, who was 60 when she was honored in 2002.
Here’s a complete list of everyone who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 42 or younger. First we’ll quickly mention that some great songwriters who died way before their time have been posthumously inducted, including Buddy Holly (who died at 22), Otis Redding (at 26), Jim Croce (at 30), Sam Cooke (at 33), Bob Marley (at 36), Bobby Darin and Linda Creed (both at 37), and Bert Berns (at 38).
The songwriters who lived to see their inductions, and who were inducted at age 42 or younger, are listed in descending order by age, so the youngest inductee is listed at the bottom. Spoiler alert: It’s not Swift, but it is a certified music legend who got an even earlier start in the music business than she did.
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