Tom Kelly (musician)
Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician and songwriter, who is best known for his compositions along with Billy Steinberg in the 1980s.
Career
Tom Kelly tried for a long time even as a band musician, but not managed to successfully implement its own songs. In the late 1970s he became a songwriter and wrote, among other things, REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar. Then he met Billy Steinberg and made him a very successful Songwriterduo. Her first big hit was common Like a Virgin, which was a number -one hit in the U.S. and Madonna brought the breakthrough. Until the 90s into Steinberg and Kelly worked together and wrote numerous chart hits, of which a total of five in the U.S. reached number one. 2011, both were taken together into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Songwriting
All the songs with Billy Steinberg
Number-one hits ( United States )
- Like a Virgin / Madonna
- True Colors / Cyndi Lauper
- So Emotional / Whitney Houston
- Eternal Flame / The Bangles ( Co -author: Susanna Hoffs )
- Alone / Heart
Other
- I Touch Myself / Divinyls ( Co - authors: Chrissy Amphlett, Mark McEntee )
- I Drove All Night / Cyndi Lauper
- I'll Stand by You / The Pretenders ( Co -author: Chrissie Hynde )
Swell
- Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2011 Inductees (English)