Jeff Silbar

Jeff Silbar is a songwriter. Silbar, a native of Los Angeles, won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1990 for co-writing Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" with Larry Henley.

Notable compositions

References

↑ "32nd Annual Grammy Awards winners". Grammy Awards website. April 30, 2017.
↑ Kawashima, Dale (4 December 2013). "Songwriter Jeff Silbar: How He Co-Wrote the Classic Hit, "Wind Beneath My Wings"". Songwriter Universe.

External links

Official website
Jeff Silbar at IMDb

v t e CMA Song of the Year
1967−1970	"There Goes My Everything" - Dallas Frazier (1967) "Honey" - Bobby Russell (1968) "The Carroll County Accident" - Bob Ferguson (1969) "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson (1970)
1971−1980	"Easy Loving" - Freddie Hart (1971−72) "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell (1973) "Country Bumpkin" - Don Wayne (1974) "Back Home Again" - John Denver (1975) "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Larry Weiss (1976) "Lucille" Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum - (1977) "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Richard Leigh (1978) "The Gambler" - Don Schlitz (1979) "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1980)
1981−1990	"He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981) "Always on My Mind" - Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James (1982−83) "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984) "God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood (1985) "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986) "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987) "80's Ladies" - K. T. Oslin (1988) "Chiseled in Stone" - Max D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989) "Where've You Been" - Don Henry, Jon Vezner (1990)
1991−2000	"When I Call Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991) "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max D. Barnes (1992) "I Still Believe in You" - Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis (1993) "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994) "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995) "Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996) "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997) "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998) "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999) "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)
2001−2010	"Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001) "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" - Alan Jackson (2002) "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003) "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004) "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005) "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006) "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007) "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008) "In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009) "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011−2020	"If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011) "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012) "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013) "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014) "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015) "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016) "Better Man" - Taylor Swift (2017) "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018) "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Robert Williford (2019)
2021−2030	"The Bones" - Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz (2020) "Starting Over" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2021) "Buy Dirt" - Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins (2022) "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman (2023) "White Horse" - Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson (2024) "You Look Like You Love Me" - Ella Langley, Riley Green, Aaron Raitiere (2025)

v t e Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Awarded to songwriters
1950s	"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" – Domenico Modugno (1959)
1960s	"The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (1960) "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (1961) "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (1962) "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (1963) "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (1964) "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (1965) "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (1966) "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (1967) "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (1968) "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (1969)
1970s	"Games People Play" – Joe South (1970) "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (1971) "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (1972) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (1973) "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (1974) "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1975) "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (1976) "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (1977) "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (1978) "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1979)
1980s	"What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (1980) "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1981) "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (1982) "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (1983) "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (1984) "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (1985) "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (1986) "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (1987) "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (1988) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1989)
1990s	"Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (1990) "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (1991) "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (1992) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (1993) "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (1994) "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (1995) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1996) "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (1997) "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (1998) "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (1999)
2000s	"Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (2000) "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (2001) "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (2002) "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (2003) "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (2004) "Daughters" – John Mayer (2005) "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (2006) "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (2007) "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2008) "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (2009)
2010s	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (2010) "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (2011) "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (2012) "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (2013) "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (2014) "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (2015) "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (2016) "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (2017) "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (2018) "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (2019)
2020s	"Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (2020) "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (2021) "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (2022) "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (2023) "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (2024) "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2025) "Wildflower" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (2026)

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