![]() It started with the 2017 inclusion of Jay-Z and continued last year with Austin’s longtime comrade, Atlanta’s Jermaine Dupri, who returned for this year’s 50th anniversary installment to welcome Austin into the organization. “But I think they’ve been recently acknowledging our music as being important.” ![]() The Songwriters Hall of Fame wasn’t really accessible for us at that point because you had to be 20 years (in the business to be eligible) or Burt Bacharach or Carole Bayer Sager,” Austin said. “For me, the Grammys were the highest height we could think of. It follows nearly three decades of industry awards, multi-platinum sales for marquee names including Aretha Franklin, Madonna, TLC, Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Pink, Duran Duran, and Janet Jackson and a reputation as one of Atlanta’s production and songwriting titans.Īustin’s career accolades are notable, but there is something about this distinction that, a couple of weeks removed from the induction, still makes him shake his head and smile. Photo: Tyson Horne/Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta producer/songwriter Dallas Austin in the studio at his Atlanta home. ![]()
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