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Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come." [ 4 ] Barry Goldberg, who wrote many later songs with Goffin, said "Gerry was one of the greatest lyricists of all time and my true soul brother."
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "(You Make Me ...
This is a list of songs co-written by Gerry Goffin. Goffin (1939–2014) was an American lyricist , who formed a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Carole King . Their first success was " Will You Love Me Tomorrow ", recorded by the Shirelles and a hit in 1961.
Neil Sedaka, who had dated King when he was still in high school, [28] had a hit in 1959 with "Oh! Carol". Goffin took the tune and wrote the playful response, "Oh! Neil", which King recorded and released as a single the same year. The B-side contained the Goffin-King song "A Very Special Boy". [29] [30] The single was not a success. [31]
Goffin’s story will finally be told in “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?,” a documentary — named after his and King’s first-ever No. 1 hit, written in 1960 when he was 20 and she was 18 ...
Primary Wave has acquired a stake in the catalog of Gerry Goffin, lyricist for dozens of classic songs with his former wife Carole King: “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” “(You Make Me Feel ...
Carole King / Gerry Goffin: February 9, 1942 – present / February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1960), performed by the Shirelles: 8 Paul Simon: October 13, 1941 – present "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), performed by Simon & Garfunkel (then known as Tom & Jerry) 9 Joni Mitchell: November 7, 1943 – present
Boyd was born in Belhaven, North Carolina in 1943 and had twelve siblings. At the age of fifteen, she moved to the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York. [1] [2] As a teenager, Boyd worked as a maid and earned extra money as a babysitter for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin (including for the young Louise Goffin).