Bert Berns , the “ Twist and Shout ,” “ Piece of My Heart ” and “Hang On, Sloopy” songwriter who died of heart failure in 1967 at 38, has been inducted posthumously into The Songwriters Hall of Fame , the Hall announced today.

Berns contributed some of the most enduring songs in the pop and rock canon including “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love,” “Tell Him,” “I Want Candy,” “Cry to Me,” “I’ll Be a Liar,” “Cry Baby” and “Heart Be Still.” His songs were recorded by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Solomon Burke, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Otis Redding, David Bowie, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Isley Brothers, The Moody Blues, Wilson Pickett, Melissa Etheridge, Gene Pitney, The Animals, the Yardbirds, The Strangeloves, Dusty Springfield, The Exciters and oth

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