Musical legends George Clinton, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, and Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Mike Love, and Tony Macaulay will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the 2025 Induction and Awards Gala.

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 Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced their class of 2025. This year’s performing inductees are Parliament-Funkadelic ringleader George Clinton, the Beach Boys’ Mike Love, and the Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston,

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,