Songwriter Gerry Goffin, With Hits In The 60s And 70s, Dies At 75
Gerry Goffin, one-half of arguably the best pop songwriting duo in the early 1960’s, has died. He was 75-years-old. Goffin is best known for the string of songs he wrote with his ex-wife, Carole King.
King and Goffin divorced in 1968, but Goffin kept writing hits, including "Savin' All My Love for You" for Whitney Houston. Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three years later. What you also loved about the 60s and 70s is that the music was the music of your youth, and so it has instilled a heuristic in your mind that makes you less likely to perceive the creativity and hard work that go into contemporary music. But more than ever music is a reflection of public tastes, and no one can accuse public tastes of becoming more nuanced and refined since the 60s. King said in a statement that Goffin was her "first love" and had a "profound impact" on her life.
She was interested in writing rock `n' roll, and I was interested in writing this Broadway play," Goffin told Vanity Fair in 2001. "So we had an agreement where she would write (music) to the play if I would write (lyrics) to some of her rock `n' roll melodies. And eventually it came to be a boy-and-girl relationship. Eventually I began to lose heart in my play, and we stuck to writing rock `n' roll." After his divorce from King, Goffin garnered an Academy Award nomination with Michael Masser for the theme to the 1975 film "Mahogany" for Diana Ross. He also earned a Golden Globe nomination for "So Sad the Song" in 1977 from the film "Pipe Dreams." Goffin is survived by his five children and his wife. Goffin is survived by his wife and five children.
She was interested in writing rock 'n' roll, and I was interested in writing this Broadway play," Goffin told Vanity Fair in 2001. "So we had an agreement where she would write (music) to the play if I would write (lyrics) to some of her rock 'n' roll melodies. And eventually it came to be a boy-and-girl relationship. Eventually I began to lose heart in my play, and we stuck to writing rock 'n' roll." Along with the last week in luna celebrated Carole King (° 9 February 1942) wrote Gerry, among others, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion" and "Go Away Little Girl". His wife, Michelle Goffin, confirmed his death to The Associated Press Thursday afternoon. He died of natural causes at his Los Angeles home.
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