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Created On: Friday, 06 June 2008
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Albert Hammond, a lifelong resident of Gibraltar, will be inducted by the Chief Minister, the Honorable Peter Caruana, QC, at the event which will take place June 19.
As previously reported, Hammond, The Strokes’ guitarist turned successful solo act Albert Hammond, Jr., is British native who collaborated with Mike Hazelwood writing ‘Gimme Dat Ding’ for The Pipkins and ‘It Never Rains In Southern California’ which Hammond himself recorded.
Hammond also wrote international hit ‘Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now’ for Starship and Chicago's ‘I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love’ in collaboration with Diane Warren. He also co-wrote ‘To All the Girls I've Loved Before’ made famous by Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias.
Hammond's songs have been recorded by a slew of superstars including Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Céline Dion, Art Garfunkel, The Hollies, Whitney Houston, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Roy Orbison, Diana Ross and Tina Turner.
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