Pop Hitmaker Billy Steinberg Passes Away at 74
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Billy Steinberg, the prolific songwriter behind hits for Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, the Bangles and more, died at 74 after a cancer battle; teamed with Tom Kelly to pen chart-toppers like Like a Virgin, True Colors, So Emotional and I’ll Stand By You, later continued writing with Rick Nowels and Josh Alexander, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.
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