Billy Steinberg, legendary songwriter and Palm Springs native, dies at 75
- On Monday, Billy Steinberg, songwriter, died at his Brentwood home at age 74, his lawyer Laurie Soriano said the cause was cancer.
- With his longtime partner Tom Kelly, Steinberg co-penned five singles that hit No. on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1980s, including 'Like a Virgin' which spent six weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100.
- A Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Steinberg won a Grammy and in last year he signed global publishing deals with Sony Music Publishing with his son Ezra.
- His survivors include his wife Trina and his sons Ezra and Max, while his songs were recorded by Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, and many other artists.
- More recently, in the 2010s, Steinberg's songs were cut by Nicole Scherzinger, Miranda Cosgrove and Demi Lovato, reflecting a professional songwriting career spanning more than 30 years.
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Billy Steinberg, legendary songwriter and Palm Springs native, dies at 75
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Longtime Palm Springs resident Billy Steinberg, writer of numerous hits in the 80s, including Madonna's "Like a Virgin," died at the age of 75 Attorney Laurie Soriano confirmed Steinberg died Monday morning in Los Angeles. Some of Steinberg's hits he cowrote alongside collaborator Tom Kelly included Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors",
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