
Songwriter Billy Steinberg, widely regarded as one of the best songwriters of the â80s and â90s, died on Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 75. Alongside his songwriting partner Tom Kelly, Steinberg was responsible for hits such as Madonnaâs âLike A Virgin,â âTrue Colorsâ by Cyndi Lauper, âAloneâ by Heart and âEternal Flame,â by the Bangles. Following Kellyâs retirement in the â90s, Steinberg continued to write, producing songs like âToo Little Too Lateâ by JoJo and âGive Your Heart a Breakâ by Demi Lovato. He and Kelly were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. In a 2004 interview, he said of his partnership with Kelly, âI would always be with him when we would write the songs, and sometimes I would have some input into the chords and the melodies. But he would do the majority of those things. Over the â80s it just became clear to me that I was primarily a lyricist.â He is survived by his wife, Trina, his sons Ezra and Max, his sisters Barbara and Mary, and his stepchildren Raul and Carolina.





















