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Songwriters Vie For 2008 Honors
The Songwriters Hall of Fame mailed ballots to their voting members this week to select the 2008 inductees.

Performer nominees include Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty, John Sebastian, Yusulf Islam (aka Cat Stevens) and David Gates, according to a press release.

The songwriting teams nominated include Chicago's Robert Lamm and James Pankow; Foreigner's Mick Jones and Lou Gramm; The Doors' John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison; and Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.

SHOF voters must also choose inductees in the non-performer category. Nominees include Desmond Child ("Livin' La Vida Loca"), Albert Hammond ("To All The Girls I've Loved Before"), Graham Gouldman ("The Things We Do For Love"), Alan Menken ("A Whole New World"), Billy Sherrill ("Stand By Your Man"), Chip Taylor ("Wild Thing") and Mark James ("Suspicious Minds").

Non-performing songwriting teams for 2008 include Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart ("Come a Little Bit Closer"), Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway ("Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"), Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell ("Workin' My Way Back to You"), Galt MacDermot, James Rado and Gerome Ragni ("Hair"), and Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss ("Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini").

The 39th annual induction and awards dinner is scheduled for June 19 in New York City.