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R.I.P. Gerry Goffin
Posted on 6/19/14 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/19/14 at 5:41 pm
He passed away today at the age of 75. One of my favorites that he wrote with his then wife, Carole King:
The Shirelles "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
The Shirelles "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
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Posted on 6/19/14 at 6:04 pm to IonaTiger
My reading is bad and I should feel bad.
This post was edited on 6/19/14 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 6/19/14 at 6:10 pm to IonaTiger
RIP
From my long-locked Brill Building thread
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Gerry Goffin and Carole King with producer Don Kirshner:
When the Beatles came to America in 1964 they were quoted as saying that their goal was to "write songs as good as Goffin-King"
Goffin-King and indeed the entire Brill Building would become intricately linked to the Girl Group sound of the early 1960s.
A few Goffin-King songs:
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"The Locomotion"
Goffin & King with Don Kirshner and Little Eva shortly after "The Locomotion" went to #1. 1962:
"Up On The Roof"
"One Fine Day"
"I'm Into Something Good"
"Don't Bring Me Down"
And finally two Byrds cuts:
"Wasn't Born To Follow"
"Goin' Back"
For anyone interested in exploring the Brill Building sound:
The book Always Magic in The Air by Ken Emerson is must reading. I believe the BR public library has at least one copy.
Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music is a very entertaining 90 minute documentary on the Brill building songwriters. It's available as part of "The Songmakers Collection":
An album set:
The Brill Building Sound
From my long-locked Brill Building thread
==========
Gerry Goffin and Carole King with producer Don Kirshner:
When the Beatles came to America in 1964 they were quoted as saying that their goal was to "write songs as good as Goffin-King"
Goffin-King and indeed the entire Brill Building would become intricately linked to the Girl Group sound of the early 1960s.
A few Goffin-King songs:
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"The Locomotion"
Goffin & King with Don Kirshner and Little Eva shortly after "The Locomotion" went to #1. 1962:
"Up On The Roof"
"One Fine Day"
"I'm Into Something Good"
"Don't Bring Me Down"
And finally two Byrds cuts:
"Wasn't Born To Follow"
"Goin' Back"
For anyone interested in exploring the Brill Building sound:
The book Always Magic in The Air by Ken Emerson is must reading. I believe the BR public library has at least one copy.
Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music is a very entertaining 90 minute documentary on the Brill building songwriters. It's available as part of "The Songmakers Collection":
An album set:
The Brill Building Sound
Posted on 6/19/14 at 6:11 pm to JumpingTheShark
Don't think so. Carole King's ex-husband is "G"offin not "C"offin.
Kinda like, "Not Jerry Gallo, it's Jerry Callo."
Kinda like, "Not Jerry Gallo, it's Jerry Callo."
Posted on 6/19/14 at 6:13 pm to IonaTiger
Oh shite, I misread. I didn't know anything about him clearly, but either way, he will be missed.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 6:14 pm to JumpingTheShark
That's no problem. He was a great song writer. 
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