BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuter) - The writers of such timeless songs as "Big Yellow Taxi," "Hound Dog" and "The Tears of a Clown" were honored by their peers at a black tie dinner in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.
Joni Mitchell and the duo of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller returned the favor by performing for the guests, while Smokey Robinson called in sick and was represented by his former band, the Miracles.
The occasion was the annual Lifetime Achievement Awards hosted by the National Association of Songwriters, a group that represents the interests of the often unheralded craftsmen of today's popular songs.
Canadian-born Mitchell, 53, a pioneer in the contemporary folk music movement of the late 1960s, was typically blunt in her acceptance speech, after she was introduced by Graham Nash. "I actually feel humbled which, considering how arrogant I am, is very unusual," she said.
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