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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.
Billy Steinberg, the songwriter behind Madonna’s 'Like a Virgin' and other 1980s hits such as 'True Colors' and 'Alone,' died at 75 in Brentwood from cancer. He collaborated with Tom Kelly to write a string of No. 1s, earned a Grammy for Celine Dion’s 'Falling Into You,' and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. He is survived by his wife Trina and his sons Ezra and Max.
Billy Steinberg, the prolific songwriter who co-wrote Madonna’s Like a Virgin, Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors and other ’80s anthems, died in California after a long cancer battle, aged 75. A longtime collaborator with Tom Kelly, he penned hits for Whitney Houston, The Bangles, Heart and more, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011, and left a lasting legacy as a lyricist and hitmaker across generations.