Songwriter Diane Warren: The Susan Lucci Of The Oscars
Will “Lucky” 13 Be Her Year?
Songwriters represent the bones behind our favorite songs. Many are members of the bands in which they perform. There are also the solo singer-songwriters whose work tugs at our hearts. Both have left an indelible impression on the world.
Then there are the songwriters like Diane Warren who write exclusively for others to perform on the actual record. Thus, in the Grammys, you have Record of the Year (the performing artist or band) and Song of the Year, which goes to the songwriter.
So what does Susan Lucci have to do with all this? Both ladies are masters at patience.
Lucci is best known for her role as Erica Kane on the ABC soap opera “All My Children” from 1970 to 2011. She is broadly acknowledged as “Daytime’s Leading Lady” by TV Guide and was reported to be daytime television’s highest-paid star with a salary of more than $1 million/year.
While Lucci starred in “All My Children,” she was nominated 21 times for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
She did not win the prize until her 19th nomination! After that, the irony became a running joke in pop culture. But everybody loves an underdog!
