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    Gerry Goffin - R.I.P.

    Legendary lyricist, aka: songwriter, Gerry Goffin passed away yesterday. He wrote or co-wrote some of my favorite songs.........

    From: http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C114

    "Gerry Goffin was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 11, 1939. Following graduation from Brooklyn Technical High School, Goffin enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve, which later led to his admission to the Annapolis Naval Academy. After his first year in Annapolis, Goffin resigned and enrolled in Queens College with a chemistry major.

    At Queens, he met Carole King, a fellow student and education major. A lifetime musical collaboration began almost immediately. Goffin had been writing lyrics since the age of eight but had never been able to find a collaborator with whom he could feel comfortable. As he and King began writing, the combination seemed to work right away and music became their full time careers.

    Goffin and King married in 1959 and took daytime jobs, he as an assistant chemist and she as a secretary, to support their music endeavors. At night and on weekends, they pursued their songwriting career, and were signed to Don Kirschner and Al Nevins’ Aldon Music in 1960. Their first big break came that same year with a recording by The Shirrelles of their song, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?".

    During the next eight years, the team of Goffin and King enjoyed more than 50 top 40 hits, among them "Take Good Care of My Baby," recorded by Bobby Vee; "Go Away Little Girl," recorded by Steve Lawrence; “Up on the Roof," recorded by The Drifters; and a plethora of others including "Locomotion," "Halfway to Paradise," "Hey Girl," "Natural Woman," "Just Once in My Life," and "Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby.” Goffin also collaborated with another Aldon Music composer, Barry Mann, on the top ten hit "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp Bomp Bomp Bomp)."

    Although their marriage ended in divorce in 1968, the couple continued to work together, writing "Hi-De-Ho" for Blood, Sweat and Tears, and "Smackwater Jack," which appeared on King’s multi-platinum album Tapestry.

    During the 1970s, Goffin collaborated with other songwriters such as Russ Titelman, Barry Goldberg ("I've Got to Use My Imagination," recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, and "It's Not the Spotlight," recorded by Rod Stewart) and Michael Masser. Masser and Goffin earned an Oscar nomination for “Theme of Mahogany” and a Golden Globe nomination for “So Sad the Song”.

    Goffin continued producing hit songs in the 1980’s and 90’s with "Tonight I Celebrate My Love," "Time, Don't Run Out on Me," "A Long and Lasting Love," and "Savin' All My Love for You," the latter the song that virtually assured musical stardom for Whitney Houston. And in 1996, Goffin released his second album Back Room Blood."
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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    Their first big break came that same year with a recording by The Shirrelles of their song, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?".

    During the next eight years, the team of Goffin and King enjoyed more than 50 top 40 hits, among them "Take Good Care of My Baby," recorded by Bobby Vee; "Go Away Little Girl," recorded by Steve Lawrence; “Up on the Roof," recorded by The Drifters; and a plethora of others including "Locomotion," "Halfway to Paradise," "Hey Girl," "Natural Woman," "Just Once in My Life," and "Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby.” Goffin also collaborated with another Aldon Music composer, Barry Mann, on the top ten hit "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp Bomp Bomp Bomp)."
    I remember all of the songs from the '60s ... just didn't know who wrote them ... only the performers.

    R.I.P. Gerry Goffin !!
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    Gerry and Carole were two of the greatest songwriters ever...right up there with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
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    Same sometime (most times) you like a song but seldom know who wrote it. Song writers are the force behind the songs

    R.I.P. Gerry Goffin, God speed on your trip home.
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