Billy Steinberg, the man behind Like a Virgin, has died

Billy Steinberg was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1980s and 1990s. Along with his songwriting partner Tom Kelly, he was behind Madonna's breakthrough song, Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors", The Bangles' "Eternal Flame", Heart's "Alone", and Whitney Houston's "So Emotional".

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. He was 74 years old.