Los Angeles, December 8, 2016: Allee Willis, a Grammy, Emmy, Tony and Webby award-winning and nominated songwriter, performer, visual artist, multimediaist, director, collector, social artist, party thrower, was just nominated for a Grammy for co-authoring the Oprah Winfrey-produced Tony-winning Broadway musical The Color Purple; concurrently, she happens to be the only woman nominated for 2017 induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as a non-performing songwriter.

Willis’s songs have sold over 60,000,000 records, including Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September," and “Boogie Wonderland,” The Pointer Sisters’ “Neutron Dance,” Patti LaBelle’s “Stir It Up,” Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield’s “What Have I Done to Deserve This?”, Maxine Nightengale’s “Lead Me On”, and many more.

Willis Is the Only Woman Nominated for Induction Into The Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017

She has collaborated with the likes of Bob Dylan, James Brown and Herbie Hancock; she won a Best Soundtrack Grammy for Beverly Hills Cop, co-authored the Oprah Winfrey-produced Tony-winning Broadway musical The Color Purple, and was nominated for an Emmy for “I’ll Be There for You,” the Friends theme.

Willis is presently working on a massive project for her hometown, Detroit, where she recorded and filmed a song she wrote for the city, “The D”, with more people in history, 5000, than have ever been on a record before. It’s accompanied by a micro-documentary Willis also edited and animated. It will premiere in Detroit in May 2017.

Key Songs from Willis’ Catalog:

1. September
2. I’ll Be There For You
3. Lead Me On
4. Boogie Wonderland
5. Neutron Dance
6. Stir It Up
7. What Have I Done To Deserve This
8. You’re The Best

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