ASCAP SALUTES
THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman acted as MC at an all-star lineup of songwriters saluting the National Press Club, a famed Washington, D.C. institution. The Press Club celebrated its 90th anniversary with ASCAP before a packed house of 350 journalists and guests. Shown at the National Press Club event (l-r) are Alan Bergman, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D) of California, Marilyn Bergman, and U.S. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters.

ASHFORD AND SIMPSON TEAM UP: Squeezing in tons of hits and a lot of love into their hit-filled segment were legendary Motown songwriters, recording artists, and New York based radio personalities, Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford. TENNESSEE TWO STEP: Shown at the National Press Club gala (l-r) are ASCAP publisher and artist manager Green Daniel, U.S. Senator/actor Fred Thompson (R) of Tennessee, and Nashville hitmaker Gretchen Peters ("Independence Day") prior to her warm and intimate accoustic performance.

BERGMAN WRITES 'EM AND SINGS 'EM: Alan Bergman brought a jazzy vocal style to his segment before the highly appreciative National Press Club audience. He was joined by pianist Mike Renzi. THE SOUND OF THE FUTURE: Newcomer John Bucchino drew an emotional response to his song, "Grateful," written from the point of view of a man dying of AIDS. Bucchino was recently named the 1998 recipient of The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. MUSIC BY CY COLEMAN: ASCAP Board member Cy Coleman showed why he has enjoyed a string of hit Broadway shows for more than three decades with his closing performance, which brought the National Press Club audience to its feet.

LIVINGSTON AND EVANS: ASCAP songwriting greats Jay Livingston (at the piano) and Ray Evans hushed the National Press Club crowd with beautiful versions of their hits, including "Mona Lisa," "Que Sera, Sera," "Silver Bells," "Buttons and Bows," and many more. HAL DAVID SINGS: ASCAP Board member Hal David, shown here with pianist Frank Owens, sang hit after hit at the National Press Club event, bringing down the house with "What the World Needs Now" as the finale.

Washington photographs by Focused Image

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ASHFORD AND SIMPSON TEAM UP: Squeezing in tons of hits and a lot of love into their hit-filled segment were legendary Motown songwriters, recording artists, and New York based radio personalities, Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford.	TENNESSEE TWO STEP: Shown at the National Press Club gala (l-r) are ASCAP publisher and artist manager Green Daniel, U.S. Senator/actor Fred Thompson (R) of Tennessee, and Nashville hitmaker Gretchen Peters ("Independence Day") prior to her warm and intimate accoustic performance.


BERGMAN WRITES 'EM AND SINGS 'EM: Alan Bergman brought a jazzy vocal style to his segment before the highly appreciative National Press Club audience. He was joined by pianist Mike Renzi.	THE SOUND OF THE FUTURE: Newcomer John Bucchino drew an emotional response to his song, "Grateful," written from the point of view of a man dying of AIDS. Bucchino was recently named the 1998 recipient of The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.	MUSIC BY CY COLEMAN: ASCAP Board member Cy Coleman showed why he has enjoyed a string of hit Broadway shows for more than three decades with his closing performance, which brought the National Press Club audience to its feet.


LIVINGSTON AND EVANS: ASCAP songwriting greats Jay Livingston (at the piano) and Ray Evans hushed the National Press Club crowd with beautiful versions of their hits, including "Mona Lisa," "Que Sera, Sera," "Silver Bells," "Buttons and Bows," and many more.	HAL DAVID SINGS: ASCAP Board member Hal David, shown here with pianist Frank Owens, sang hit after hit at the National Press Club event, bringing down the house with "What the World Needs Now" as the finale.

ASCAP SALUTES THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

ASCAP SALUTES
THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB