Billy Steinberg, who has died aged 75, was the lyricist behind some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s, enjoyed by artists such as the Pretenders, the Bangles, Cyndi Lauper and Madonna, for whom ...

Billy Steinberg, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter who co-wrote the lyrics to five chart-topping U.S. singles during the ...

From “Like a Virgin” to “True Colors,” Steinberg shaped pop history — but in Palm Springs, he was a rock rebel and loyal friend who never forgot his roots.