Billy Steinberg, Hitmaker Behind Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’ and Heart’s ‘Alone,’ Dead at 75

The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin

Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna's 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin.

Billy Steinberg, Hitmaker Behind Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’ and Heart’s ‘Alone,’ Dead at 75

The celebrated songwriter, best known for his work with Tom Kelly, helped write five Number Ones during the 1980s

By Jon Blistein