Don Kirshner, Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin, Al Nevins

(l to r):
Kirshner (seated): co-principal of New York-based Aldon Music song publisher and Dimension Records
Mann: New York-based songwriter and recording artist (nè Barry Imberman)
Goffin: New York-based songwriter
Nevins: co-principal of Aldon Music and Dimension Records, and, earlier, founding member of The Three Suns