The scores of songs he wrote - especially with his first wife, Carole King - are timeless classics.
A little less well-known is this man:
Tomorrow night's Headbang is a little bereft of major talents who have passed since our last gathering, but Gerry Goffin will certainly feature prominently, along with just 3 others from this list of Obits:
| Duffy Power |
| Franny Beecher (Comets) |
| Peter Callander (songwriter) |
| Gary Burger (Monks) |
| Scott Asheton (Stooges) |
| Jesse Winchester (songwriter) |
| Rubin "Hurricane" Carter |
| Bobby Gregg (drummer) |
| Jimmy Scott (jazz singer) |
| Casey Kasem (DJ) |
| Horace Silver (jazz pianist & writer) |
| Gerry Goffin (songwriter) |
| Mick Avory (Kinks) |
| Johnny Winter |
| Roger Daltrey (Who) |
| Bobby Womack |
| Michael "Mick" Wilson (DD,D,B,M & T) |
| Mary Wilson (Supremes) |
| Mickey Jupp |
| Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead) |
| David Lindley (Kaleidoscope/intrumentalist) |
| Chris Stainton (session musician) |
| Diana Ross |
| Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople/Bad Company) |
| Tony Orlando (Dawn) |
| John Kay (Steppenwolf) |
| Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane) |
| Dave Edmunds |
| Tony Visconti (producer) |
| Pete Staples (Troggs) |
| Gary Glitter |
| Bill Legend (T. Rex) |
| Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield) |
| Ian "Titch" Amey (DD,D,B,M & T) |
| Billy Cobham (drummer - Miles Davis etc) |
| Joe Cocker |
| Patti Labelle |
| Gladys Knight |
| Michelle Philips (Mamas & Papas) |
| Boz Scaggs |
| Chris Spedding (session musician) |
| Ray Davies (Kinks) |
| Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon) |
| Jeff Beck |
On an entirely separate matter:
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