"Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Writing initially with his wife Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits ""Will You Love Me Tomorrow"", ""Take Good Care of My Baby"", ""The Loco-Motion"", and ""Go Away Little Girl"". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was ""to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but were unable to articulate."" After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom"
"Pink Floyd, U2, Radiohead, Nirvana, and artists like John Lennon and Bob Dylan. Geffen's piano and guitar playing is mainly influenced by Radiohead's Thom Yorke and U2's The Edge. Geffen has often cited Bob Dylan and Roger Waters as major influences. Geffen is the son of producer Nurit Geffen and author and poet Yehonatan Geffen. His sister is actress Shira Geffen. Geffen was named after his deceased grandmother, Aviva Geffen. In 1996 Geffen married Israeli actress Elana Berkowitz. The couple divorced in 1998. In 2005 Geffen married Shani Friedan after a seven-year relationship. The couple's first son, Dylan, was born"
"the...music business [in the 1960s], songwriting was a male-dominated field. Though there were plenty of female singers on the radio, women ...were primarily seen as consumers:... Singing was sometimes an acceptable pastime for a girl, but playing an instrument, writing songs, or producing records simply wasn't done."" Young women ""were not socialized to see themselves as people who create [music]."" Carole King ""had a successful songwriting partnershi[p] with husband Gerry Goffin, penning hits like ""The Loco-Motion,"" ""Will You Love Me Tomorrow"", ""Up on the Roof"" and ""Natural Woman"". ""King was the first female recipient of the 2013 Gershwin Prize for"
"""Sympathetic Vibrations"". Gary is the son of famed WWII navigator, Tom Griffin (aviator), a member of the Doolittle Raiders, and has been married since 2011 to Elizabeth Fogle Griffin. Gary Griffin (musician) Gary Griffin (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American musician, best known for performing as a keyboardist and vocalist with The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean and The Surf City Allstars. Griffin grew up in Cincinnati and attended Miami University and the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, where he majored in piano and music theory. In 1977, Griffin moved to Los"
"John Lennon was quoted as saying that he wanted Paul McCartney and himself to become ""the Goffin-King of England"". In 1964, Goffin fathered a daughter with singer Jeanie Reavis (whose recording of I'm into Something Good preceded Herman's Hermits' better-known version), but he and King remained together for several years before divorcing in 1969. Goffin later said in an interview in ""Vanity Fair"" that he ""wanted to be a hippie—grew my hair long—and Carole did it modestly... And then I started taking LSD and mescaline. And Carole and I began to grow apart because she felt that she had to"
"Gerry Goffin. He also worked as an assistant to music producers and songwriters Quincy Jones and Jerry Ragovoy, eventually working his way up to chief engineer at Ragavoy's Hit Factory recording studio in New York City. His first work as the primary producer on an album came for a Harvey Brooks solo record. He dropped out of NYU to work full-time in the music industry. He left the Hit Factory and took a job at ABC Records, taking a large pay cut in exchange for the opportunity to move from engineer to producer. He successfully lobbied ABC to let him"
"same publishers representing Goffin and King at this time. But, a promise from Don Kirshner to sign the group to Colgems never materialized, nor did he attempt to have other artists record their songs. The Myddle Class recorded demos of some of these Palmer & Philp songs, such as ""Man on the Bridge"". Gerry Goffin and Carole King divorced and separately relocated to California in early 1968. Charles Larkey and Carole King began an intimate affair that would eventually lead to marriage. Rick Philp and Charles Larkey spent the summer of that year in Los Angeles working up arrangements with"
"also had one son with his long-term girlfriend, Genna Sapia, whom he met in 1964. Genna said that since she didn't know whether David was coming or going (because of the well-publicized affair with Motown colleague [and Marvin Gaye duet partner] Tammi Terrell), she named the baby David E. Sapia. Later, David changed his son's name to David Eli Ruffin, Jr. The three lived together for years, but she and David never married. In 1976—two years after he and Genna split for good—Ruffin married Joy Hamilton. After his death, Sapia would add ""Ruffin"" to her last name in tribute to"
"He was also noted for co-presenting, with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Eurovision Song Contest 1994 and, in 2008, presenting an edition of ""The Late Late Show"", television's longest-running chat show, in place of the then regular host Pat Kenny. An autobiography, ""Would the Real Gerry Ryan Please Stand Up"", was published in October 2008. He married Morah Brennan in 1988 and they had five children: Lottie, Rex, Bonnie, Elliott and Babette. In 1997, Morah famously telephoned her husband's show and, under the name Norah, told half a million listeners intimate details concerning his personal household habits. Gerry and Morah announced their"
"dating actress Rachael Stirling in 2015 and the two were married in June 2016 at Manchester Town Hall. The couple had their first child, a son named Jack, in April 2017. Guy Garvey Guy Edward John Garvey (born 6 March 1974) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and BBC 6 Music presenter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Elbow. Garvey grew up in Bury, Lancashire. His father spent most of his working life as a newspaper proofreader, later working as a school assistant and his mother was a police officer before becoming a psychologist. One"
"on being involved in his children's lives; even after he and his wife later divorced, they continued to live within walking distance of each other so that Menuhin could maintain contact with his son. In 2007, he married South Korean pianist Mookie Lee, with whom he has a daughter, Anouk Chiara Sumi Menuhin (born 2008). Jeremy Menuhin Jeremy Louis Eugene Menuhin (born 2 November 1951) is a British pianist and the son of violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Menuhin was born in San Francisco, California, the fourth son of his father Yehudi Menuhin and the second of his mother Diana Gould Menuhin."
"other known musicians as a side-woman. She appeared playing banjo with Bryan Ferry in his video ""I Put a Spell on You"". She went on to play guitar on tour with Tears for Fears in 1997. Goffin leads songwriting masterclasses and mentors teen girls in songwriting in partnership with the organization WriteGirl. In 2018, she and co-host Paul Zollo launched the podcast ""The Great Song Adventure"", where they interview notable songwriters and other music industry influencers. Louise Goffin Louise Goffin (born March 23, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and producer of the Grammy nominated album, ""A Holiday Carole""."
"their EP ""A Dollyrots Christmas"". Let's Turkey Trot Let's Turkey Trot is a popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller. Some sources, including the original 45 LP have incorrectly credited the music to Carole King (King was Goffin's wife and usual songwriting partner but had no hand in this song). It was recorded by Little Eva and was released as her third single for the Dimension label. The Little Eva's recording debuted on the charts on February 2, 1963, and peaked at #20 on the Hot 100. It was her third top 40 record. The record features girl"
"and is married to Nia. They have three children, Osian, Elan and Erin. Meirion has released three successful solo CD recordings with SAIN Records, and one on the Australian label, Stanza AV. His duet album with close friend Bryn Terfel, with Catrin Finch on the harp and Annette Bryn Parry on the piano, is one of SAIN's best selling recordings. Gŵyl Gobaith Music Festival was a three-day event inspired by Meirion and supported by a dedicated committee and volunteers. It was conceived with the sole purpose of promoting music within Flintshire's community and beyond whilst raising funds for local charities."
"Gwen Guthrie Gwendolyn ""Gwen"" Guthrie (July 9, 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack. Guthrie is well known for her 1986 anthem, ""Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent"". Guthrie was born in and raised in Newark, New Jersey. In school, she studied classical music, and her father began teaching her piano when she was eight years old. By the early 1970s, she"
"was recorded in Chicago - Tweedy’s hometown - and garnered him a Grammy nomination as producer. Guthrie and Irion took a hiatus from performing together after 2014. In 2018, each embarked on solo projects, with Guthrie serving as opening act for her father's ""Alice's Restaurant: Back by Popular Demand"" tour and Irion releasing a rock album ""Driving Friend"". Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion Sarah Lee Guthrie (born February 17, 1979) and Johnny Irion (born February 3, 1969), are a musical duo. Guthrie and Irion were married on October 16, 1999 and began performing together as an acoustic duo in"
"ex-Spinners bandmate G.C. Cameron, managed his career and later marrying him. The couple broke up in the late 1970s after Cameron left Motown. Gordy's production company ""Gwen Glenn"" was named after Gwen's son Glenn Gordy. Gordy moved to California in the early 1970s, where she'd remained until her death and lived comfortably off royalties after her career ended in the early 1980s. Gwen succumbed to cancer at her home in San Diego, California on November 8, 1999 at the age of 71. She was buried in Detroit, Michigan. Gwen Gordy Fuqua Gwen Fuqua (born Gwendolyn Gordy; November 26, 1927 –"
"in Music during the Foundation's 29th Anniversary Gala. He has been married to singer Faith Hill since 1996, and is a son of baseball player Tug McGraw. Samuel Timothy McGraw was born in Delhi, Louisiana, the only child of Elizabeth ""Betty"" Ann D'Agostino, a waitress from Jacksonville, Florida, and Frank Edwin ""Tug"" McGraw Jr., a pitcher for the minor league Jacksonville Suns and future star pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. McGraw is of Italian and Irish descent on his mother's side, and has Scots-Irish, English, Scottish, Swiss, Dutch, Czech, and German ancestry on his father's"
"who sang ""My Boy Lollipop"". He was married twice, first to Betsy Doster. In 1983, he married his second wife, Wendy Worth. Their daughter, Victoria Asher, was born in 1984. She is the keytarist in the American synthpop/pop punk band, Cobra Starship. All releases by Peter and Gordon unless noted. Peter Asher Peter Asher CBE (born 22 June 1944) is a British guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and record producer."
"Lil Hardin Armstrong Lil Hardin Armstrong (February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s. Her compositions include ""Struttin' with Some Barbecue"", ""Don't Jive Me"", ""Two Deuces"", ""Knee Drops"", ""Doin' the Suzie-Q"", ""Just for a Thrill"" (which was a hit when revived by Ray Charles in 1959), ""Clip Joint"", and ""Bad Boy"" (a hit for Ringo Starr in 1978). Armstrong was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2014. She was born Lillian"
"Grisman, and Stefan Grossman as a member of the Even Dozen Jug Band. She then joined Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band as a featured vocalist and occasional violinist. During this time, she was part of the Greenwich Village scene that included Bob Dylan, and some of her recollections of the period, particularly with respect to Dylan, appear in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary film ""No Direction Home"". She married fellow Jug Band member Geoff Muldaur, and after the Kweskin group broke up, the two of them produced two albums. She began her solo career when their marriage ended in 1972,"
"married, and on March 22, 2007, they had their second son Ryder Evan Russaw. After Biggie's murder on March 9, 1997, Combs helped Evans produce her tribute song named ""I'll Be Missing You"", based on the melody of The Police's 1983 single ""Every Breath You Take"". The song, which featured Combs, Evans, and the all-male group 112, became a worldwide number-one success and debuted at number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart during 1997, scoring that for eleven weeks. It eventually won Puffy and Evans the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group."
"to performing as a vocalist, with country music bands. In October 1998 Allen married Mark, and at that time Michael Gudinski appealed on national radio for information on Allen's whereabouts – Gudinski wanted her to perform at a televised tribute concert for the 25th anniversary of his company, Mushroom Records. On 14 November 1998 Allen sang ""Goosebumps"" before a huge crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – she retired following her performance which was released on the VHS album, ""Mushroom 25 Live"" (December 1998). In 2006, Gudinski asked Allen to participate in the Countdown Spectacular tour; however, due to ill"
"Shortly before his death, Coffin founded Faithful Security, a coalition for people of faith committed to working for a world free of nuclear weapons. Coffin was married three times. His first two marriages, to Eva Rubinstein and Harriet Gibney, ended in divorce. He was survived by his third wife, Virginia Randolph Wilson (called ""Randy""). Eva Rubinstein, his first wife and the mother of his children, was a daughter of pianist Arthur Rubinstein. The loss of their son Alexander in a car accident in 1983 inspired one of Coffin's most requested sermons. He was given only six months to live in"
"My Man's Gone Now ""My Man's Gone Now"" is an aria composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward, written for the opera ""Porgy and Bess"" (1935). Sung in the original production by Ruby Elzy, it has been covered by many singers, notably Ella Fitzgerald (on the 1958 ""Porgy and Bess"" album), Leontyne Price, Audra McDonald (who would later sing the part of Bess), Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, and Shirley Horn, among others. In the opera, the aria is sung by Serena, the grieving widow, at her husband Robbins's wake. He has been murdered by Crown, a drunken stevedore,"
"November 1998, Brannigan married her long-time partner Phil Coulter in a low-key ceremony at Wicklow registry office, witnessed by their six children, Danielle, Dominique, Alexandra, Daragh, Ryan and Georgina, and 16 guests. Coulter had noticed Brannigan in a Guinness TV advert in Dublin and felt that he had to meet her. He later said in an interview on ""Miriam Meets..."" on RTE Radio 1, that it was love at first sight. Geraldine Brannigan Geraldine Brannigan, (born 1954), (sometimes listed as Geraldine Branagan) known professionally as Géraldine, is an Irish singer, known for finishing in fifth place in the Eurovision Song"
"Britain were George Grossmith Jr., with whom he worked on ""Primrose"" (1924), Ian Hay with whom he co-wrote ""A Song of Sixpence"" (1930) and Weston and Lee, who joined him for ""Give Me a Ring"" (1933). In the US, he worked with Oscar Hammerstein II on ""Daffy Dill"" (1922), and with Kalmar and Ruby on ""The Ramblers"" (1926) and ""She's My Baby"" (1927). An occasional collaborator in later years was ""Stephen Powys"", a pseudonym of Bolton's third wife, Virginia. ""Girl Crazy"" (1930) was a musical, with songs by the Gershwins, starring Ginger Rogers and featuring the debut of Ethel Merman."
"Oh No Not My Baby ""Oh No Not My Baby"" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song's lyrics describe how friends and family repeatedly warn the singer about a partner's infidelities. The song is regarded as an American standard due to its long-time popularity with both music listeners and recording artists. The first released version of ""Oh No Not My Baby"" was by Maxine Brown, according to whom the song had first been recorded by her Scepter Records' roster-mates the Shirelles with the group's members alternating leads, an approach which had rendered the song unreleasable."
"whom she has three children. Goffey and Lowe married on 4 December 2008 in Babington House, Somerset. She also has a daughter, Daisy Lowe with singer Gavin Rossdale. Daisy is a working fashion model who also worked for Agent Provocateur. Lowe and her family live in Frome in Somerset after residing in north London for many years. Charities which Pearl supports include Action On Addiction, the NSPCC and Shelter. Pearl Lowe Pearl Lowe (born Pearl Samantha Davis), is an English fashion and textiles designer, and former singer-songwriter. She was the vocalist of mid-1990s indie bands Powder and Lodger, which she"
"David Ruffin David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin, January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of The Temptations (1964–68) during the group's ""Classic Five"" period as it was later known. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as ""My Girl"" and ""Ain't Too Proud to Beg"". Known for his unique raspy and anguished tenor vocals, Ruffin was ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by ""Rolling Stone"" magazine in 2008. He was inducted into the"
"described Grady Tate's drum breaks as ""funky,"" Arthur Adams' guitar playing as ""tough street guitar"" and Chuck Rainey's bass guitar as ""popping and bubbling under the entire mix."" The Manhattan Transfer covered ""Smackwater Jack"" for the 1995 album """". Buffy Sainte-Marie covered it on her 1971 album ""She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina"", on which she was accompanied only by her own piano playing. Bob Belden covered it on his 1997 album ""Tapestry"". Smackwater Jack (song) ""Smackwater Jack"" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first released on King's 1971 album ""Tapestry"" and then"
"1929, he played Sir Harry Bumper in ""The School for Scandal"" at the Kingsway Theatre, repeating the role in the 1930 film adaptation. Coffin was first engaged to the songwriter Hope Temple but married actress Adeline de Leuw, whose first husband was the composer Alberto Randegger. He had an older brother, Walter, and a long affair with Maud (""Mamie"") Ella Cohn Christie (1877–1966), which produced two children: Crystal (b. 1914) and Errol (b. 1918) Hayden Christie. Coffin died in Kensington, London, at the age of 73. Coffin made a small number of records for the Gramophone Company, as follows: Coffin,"
"Manton. They married in 2000 and are still together. They have a daughter, Millie Rose (born July 2006, Tiverton, Devon). Bobby G Bobby G (also known as Bobby Gee) (born Robert Alan Gubby, 23 August 1953) is a member of pop group Bucks Fizz, best known for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and for achieving three UK number one hits with ""Making Your Mind Up"" (1981), ""The Land of Make Believe"" (1981) and ""My Camera Never Lies"" (1982). G was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. After leaving school at 14, he began working in a number of trades, the"