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obituary2 years ago

Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil passes away at 82.

Cynthia Weil, the lyricist behind some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, has died at the age of 82. She and her husband, composer Barry Mann, wrote classics such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" for the Righteous Brothers, "On Broadway" for the Drifters, and "Walking in the Rain" for the Ronettes. Weil and Mann were part of a group of young New York couples competing to produce hits for the artists of the day. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and received an award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

via The Guardian|
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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, a legendary songwriter and lyricist who formed a successful partnership with her husband Barry Mann, has died at the age of 82. The duo wrote some of the most iconic songs of the 1960s and beyond, including "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" and "On Broadway." They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Weil's lyrical success continued well after the 1960s, with hits like "Here You Come Again" and "He's So Shy."

via The New York Times|
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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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entertainment2 years ago

Legendary Grammy-winning songwriter Cynthia Weil dies at 82.

Cynthia Weil, the legendary songwriter behind hits like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "On Broadway," has died at the age of 82. Weil, who was married to fellow songwriter Barry Mann for 62 years, rose to prominence in the 1960s and worked with some of the biggest names in music. She was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for her contributions to the industry. No cause of death has been provided.

via BBC|
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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

Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil passes away at 82.

Cynthia Weil, the co-writer of pop classics such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "On Broadway," has died at the age of 82. Weil and her husband Barry Mann were among the most important songwriters in the early days of rock 'n' roll, winning a pair of Grammys and being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Their songs charted nearly 100 times on the Billboard Hot 100 and more than 50 times in the UK. Weil is survived by Mann and their daughter.

via Deadline|
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music2 years ago

Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil passes away at 82.

Legendary songwriter Cynthia Weil, known for penning hits such as Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" and "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers, has passed away at the age of 82. Weil, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, was married to fellow songwriter Barry Mann for over 60 years and co-wrote songs with him such as "Uptown" by The Crystals. She also wrote tunes for the soundtrack of the 1985 cult classic "St. Elmo's Fire" and won Song of the Year at the 30th Grammy Awards for "Somewhere Out There" from the 1986 movie "An American Tail."

via Daily Mail|
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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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