Grammy-winning songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at 82.
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Cynthia Weil, the songwriter behind hits like “On Broadway” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” has died at the age of 82. Weil and her husband Barry Mann were part of the Brill Building songwriting community in Manhattan, and went on to write for artists including the Ronettes, the Righteous Brothers, and Chaka Khan. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Carole King, who inducted Weil into the latter, paid tribute to her on social media.
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