AWARD: Phil Collins Tapped for Johnny Mercer Award

Veteran singer to receive songwriting honor Phil Collins will get props for his writing chops when he receives the Johnny Mercer Award at the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony June 17 at the Marriott Marquis in New York. The singer-producer-drummer-composer-actor has been a hit-maker since assuming lead vocalist duties for the U.K. band Genesis in the mid-'70s, which led to a major solo career. He has authored such chart smashes as "In the Air Tonight," "Against All Odds," "In the Air T...

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