Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers learned they were among this year's inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys' Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees — an inspiring mix of funk,

Funk innovator George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and The Beach Boys’ Mike Love are among this year’s inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also set for induction: Country music songwriter Ashley Gorley,

The 2025 list of honorees for the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame has been unveiled. This morning, January 22, CBS’ Senior Culture Correspondent

McDonald is a five-time Grammy winner. Simmons and Jerkins are both two-time Grammy winners. All three musicians have won record of the year — McDonald and Simmons as performers on The Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes”; Jerkins for co-producing Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me (Darkchild Mix),” the subtitle a nod to Jerkins’ nickname.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame's class of 2025 inductees includes P-Funk founder George Clinton, Doobie Brothers, country hitmaker Ashley Gorley, more.

This year's Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees include iconic artists and producers like The Doobie Brothers, George Clinton and Ashley Gorley, among others.

Clinton, a founder of Parliament-Funkadelic, and Jenkins, a GRAMMY Award winning producer, joining fellow musicians Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, and Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley,