Gerry Goffin, Carole King's Ex-Husband/Songwriting Partner, Dies at 75
Source: CBS News
Gerry Goffin, Carole King's ex-husband, dies at 75
AP
Jun 19, 2014 5:05 PM EDT
Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," ''(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," ''Halfway to Paradise" and "The Loco-Motion," died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75.
His wife, Michelle Goffin, confirmed his death.
Goffin, who married King in 1959 while they were in their teens, penned more than 50 top 40 hits, including "Pleasant Valley Sunday" for the Monkees, "Crying in the Rain" by the Everly Brothers, "Some Kind of Wonderful" for the Drifters and "Take Good Care of My Baby" by Bobby Vee. The couple divorced in 1968, but Goffin kept writing hits, including "Savin' All My Love for You" for Whitney Houston.
King said in a statement that Goffin was her "first love" and had a profound impact on her life.
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blm
(113,129 posts)((Louise))
I remember a certain Bar mitzvah in LA where we sat together till I got up and danced like crazy to The Loco-Motion. ; )
cpwm17
(3,829 posts)but this is the first song I really liked:
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)mark eagledove
(76 posts)I swear, been listening for the last 2 weeks almost daily. Great, great song!
Samantha
(9,314 posts)It is impossible not to love these guys. I went to hear them at Wolf Trap at one of their last public performances, and it is a night I will never forget. Their music was termed Blue Eyed Soul, and sometimes they were also called the White Brothers of Soul. Here is one number that still gives me chills:
Sorry for distracting from the original theme of this thread, but when saw Righteous Brothers, I could not help myself! Welcome to DU.
Sam
brett_jv
(1,245 posts)show it was, but he was a great interview. Apparently he just wrote a biography.
One thing I learned from the talk was that the name of the group was meant to reflect black slang, and had nothing to do with, like 'religion' or 'righteousness' in the traditional sense. In a nutshell, it was more meant to be pronounced 'The Righteous BROTHERS' as opposed to 'The RIGHTEOUS Brothers'
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)on "The Legendary Demos" CD. It's on YouTube, too, but I can't get the link to copy.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)Thank you, Mr. Goffin.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,027 posts)R.I.P.
brett_jv
(1,245 posts)He and Carol wrote some amazing and iconic songs. I still know every word to the first side of Tapestry (and most of the 2nd side) by heart from the 100's of times I spun it on vinyl when I was like 8-10 years old.
Godspeed Mr. Goffin ...