Funk innovator George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and The Beach Boys’ Mike Love are among this year’s inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also set for induction: Country music songwriter Ashley Gorley,

George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys' Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees — an inspiring mix of funk,

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Sunset Blvd., where in the late 1960s Wilson would regularly host cult leader Charles Manson and many of his followers, has been left standing following the L.A. wildfires.

Brian Wilson might not have always got things right when he was in the Beach Boys, but the band were arguably worse off when left to their own devices.

"Their love is eternal," said Mike Love during Ronald Reagan's inaugural ball in 1985. "And their hearts will always be full of spring."

As with most Beach Boys dates, Wilson handed out his charts and played the song at the piano to give the musicians an idea of how it went. They then cut the track – with no scratch vocals – in numerous takes over the three-hour session (a span in which most of the era's producers would cut three to five songs).

McDonald is a five-time Grammy winner. Simmons and Jerkins are both two-time Grammy winners. All three musicians have won record of the year — McDonald and Simmons as performers on The Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes”; Jerkins for co-producing Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me (Darkchild Mix),” the subtitle a nod to Jerkins’ nickname.

The Doobie Brothers, the Beach Boys‘ Mike Love, George Clinton, and more are among the inductees into the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees also include non-performing songwriters Ashley Gorley,

George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

This year's Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees include iconic artists and producers like The Doobie Brothers, George Clinton and Ashley Gorley, among others.