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music2 years ago

Grammy-winning songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at 82.

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.

via Pitchfork|
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music2 years ago

Grammy-winning songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at 82.

Cynthia Weil, the songwriter behind many hit singles spanning various genres, has died at the age of 82. She was known for her partnership with Barry Mann, with whom she wrote enduring standards such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Here You Come Again." Weil and Mann were part of the Brill Building sound of the early 1960s and continued to write hits through the 1970s and beyond. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and received the Ahmet Ertegun Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

via Los Angeles Times|
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music2 years ago

Legendary 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' songwriter Cynthia Weil passes away at 82

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist and songwriter, has died at the age of 82. She was known for her decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and for writing hits such as “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” and “Walking in the Rain.” Weil and Mann were part of the Brill Building song factory, which turned out many of the biggest singles of the ’60s and beyond. Weil’s talents reached well beyond love ballads, and she had a knack for lyrics about ambition and aspiration. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

via NBC News|
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music2 years ago

Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at 82.

Cynthia Weil, the celebrated songwriter who co-wrote classics like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Somewhere Out There," and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," died at the age of 82. Weil and her husband Barry Mann were key figures in the Brill Building scene, helping to shape the sound of American pop and rock and roll in the early Sixties. They continued to find success, scoring hits with an array of artists in various genres through the 1990s. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and was the first woman to receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

via Rolling Stone|
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music2 years ago

Grammy-winning songwriter Cynthia Weil passes away at 82.

Cynthia Weil, the Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member who co-wrote hits like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "On Broadway" with her husband and Brill Building colleague Barry Mann, has died at the age of 82. Weil was part of the top "Brill Building" songwriters that came out of the Midtown Manhattan building of the same name and spawned hundreds of hits throughout the 1960s. She and Mann also worked with other writers, and their songs have been used in recent films and TV shows. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and later received the organization's highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award.

via Variety|
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