Songwriters

[DevonDeathTrip 2,360]

46 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Robert Hunter, lyricist for the Grateful Dead has died at 78

 

Nooooooo! 

 

One very sad Deadhead here  

[maryportfuncity 10,662]

1 hour ago, Joey Russ said:

Robert Hunter, lyricist for the Grateful Dead has died at 78

 

Visually this is likely how he imagined one of his best lyrics

 

Incidentally - trivia hounds - the only non-performing member ever inducted as part of a band into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

 

 

[Skinny kiltrunner 553]

Michael Busbee, prolific songwriter  and producer,  dead at 43.  Apparently had glioblastoma,  fairly recently diagnosed. 

 

 

https://www.yourtango.com/2019328542/how-did-busbee-die-death-songwriter-and-music-producer-43

[YoungWillz 21,081]

On ‎19‎/‎08‎/‎2015 at 12:29, YoungWillz said:

Danny Sembello, producer for such as George Benson, Grammy winner for his work on Beverly Hills Cop and writer for such as Irene Cara, Jeffrey Osborne and Chaka Khan, drowned. http://www.soultracks.com/story-danny-sembello-dies

 

Here is one of his compositions, Neutron Dance for the Pointer Sisters: https://youtu.be/i-jdhorGtQI

Allee Willis, co-writer of the aforesaid Neutron Dance dies of a heart attack: https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/25/friends-theme-tune-writer-allee-willis-dies-heart-attack-aged-72-11958892/

 

Probably more famous for her work on I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts and September and Boogie Wonderland for Earth, Wind and Fire.

[drol 12,014]

18 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Allee Willis, co-writer of the aforesaid Neutron Dance dies of a heart attack: https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/25/friends-theme-tune-writer-allee-willis-dies-heart-attack-aged-72-11958892/

 

Probably more famous for her work on I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts and September and Boogie Wonderland for Earth, Wind and Fire.

She was on a few episodes of Storage Wars, which is the top of American culture. Quirky as hell.

[Spade_Cooley 9,562]

The fact that the funkiest song of all-time was written by a tiny Jewish woman never fails to amaze me.

[Phantom 2,537]

5 hours ago, drol said:

She was on a few episodes of Storage Wars, which is the top of American culture. Quirky as hell.

Is Storage Wars that popular? I am more inclined to watch Flea Market Flip.

[drol 12,014]

14 minutes ago, Phantom said:

Is Storage Wars that popular? I am more inclined to watch Flea Market Flip.

I watch it at dinner time on a channel called "Cielo". A no-brainer program, but quite entertaining.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 25/12/2019 at 03:16, YoungWillz said:

Allee Willis, co-writer of the aforesaid Neutron Dance dies of a heart attack: https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/25/friends-theme-tune-writer-allee-willis-dies-heart-attack-aged-72-11958892/

 

Probably more famous for her work on I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts and September and Boogie Wonderland for Earth, Wind and Fire.

Late songwriting icon Allee Willis to be honoured with tribute at Detroit's Eastern Market.

 

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,696]

Just wanted to add a David Roback song to this thread if that's okay, as I always thought him more a songwriter than a pop star. He was as anti-pop star as they come, really.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydzoSYvdA-M

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,696]

When I started this thread, I would never have thought I'd be mentioning Adam Schlesinger, whose death is reported elsewhere, but who I hope you don't me adding here, as songwriting was his true talent.

 

I'd call him more an acquaintance than a friend, but two memories stand out. The first was when he and Chris stayed at my flat as members of The Wallflowers, a name they gave up to Jacob Dylan soon after, before forming FoW. They had the misfortune to be there while a 'party' was going on, and spent half the night sequestered in a bedroom playing Scrabble with my flatmate Nic.

 

The other was getting me a pass to see them play Stacy's Mom on Top of the Pops, as a besotted teenager of... 36! I stayed well out of camera shot and made my way to the legendary TVC bar after their slot. 

 

Thanks for reading, and look after yourselves and your loved ones in these strange days. Should I link a YouTube, if i can remember how?

[CaptainChorizo 1,990]

48 minutes ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

When I started this thread, I would never have thought I'd be mentioning Adam Schlesinger, whose death is reported elsewhere, but who I hope you don't me adding here, as songwriting was his true talent.

 

 

 

Also a pretty good Record Producer with close to 100 credits. The 2016 Monkees  album Good Time might be their best work

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Death Notice reportedly for Eddie Cooley, who co-wrote Fever: https://obituaries.meridianstar.com/obituary/eddie-cooley-1079018573

 

When you touch me, Fever all through the night....

[maryportfuncity 10,662]

4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Death Notice reportedly for Eddie Cooley, who co-wrote Fever: https://obituaries.meridianstar.com/obituary/eddie-cooley-1079018573

 

When you touch me, Fever all through the night....

 

He saw how bad the present shit is likely to get and decided to take himself out of the game before the worst...

 

Everybody's got the fever
That is somethin' you all know

[Spade_Cooley 9,562]

Kenny Young, writer of "Under the Boardwalk", "Ai No Corrida" and "S-S-Single Bed" among others, dead. His death, obviously, was announced on Twitter by George Monbiot.

 

 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,696]

14 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Kenny Young, writer of "Under the Boardwalk", "Ai No Corrida" and "S-S-Single Bed" among others, dead. His death, obviously, was announced on Twitter by George Monbiot.

 

 

 

How strange, almost spooky - I sang Ai No Corrida two days ago on a karaoke app, unaware that he co-wrote it, that he'd died, or that he even existed in the first place (thought it was just Chaz's song).

 

And co-writing Boardwalk in his teens too! Though it kinda suggests he was born in 1950 on the net,  that's surely wrong and it was actually mid-1940s, unless he was 13 when penning it? Either way, impressive.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Moraes Moreira, an exuberantly prolific Brazilian songwriter who fused the regional traditions of his home state, Bahia, with an ever-changing array of styles in a career that stretched from the late 1960s through the 2010s, died on Monday at his home in Rio de Janeiro. He was 72.

His son said the cause was a heart attack.
SAc

[Spade_Cooley 9,562]

3 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

 

How strange, almost spooky - I sang Ai No Corrida two days ago on a karaoke app, unaware that he co-wrote it, that he'd died, or that he even existed in the first place (thought it was just Chaz's song).

 

And co-writing Boardwalk in his teens too! Though it kinda suggests he was born in 1950 on the net,  that's surely wrong and it was actually mid-1940s, unless he was 13 when penning it? Either way, impressive.

 

http://www.spectropop.com/KennyYoung/

 

The photo of him here in 1963 suggests he must have been older, or else suffered from progeria:

 

[Ulitzer95 12,690]

On 17/04/2020 at 18:21, Spade_Cooley said:

Kenny Young, writer of "Under the Boardwalk", "Ai No Corrida" and "S-S-Single Bed" among others, dead. His death, obviously, was announced on Twitter by George Monbiot.

 

 

Obit.

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

Jamaican singer-songwriter Millie Small, known for her 1964 cover of The Cadillacs' song "My Boy Lollipop," and popularized the "bluebeat" style, died at 73 years:

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/millie-small-dies-blackwell-remembers-her-as-a-special-person-_193596?profile=1373

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,696]

1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Jamaican singer-songwriter Millie Small, known for her 1964 cover of The Cadillacs' song "My Boy Lollipop," and popularized the "bluebeat" style, died at 73 years:

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/millie-small-dies-blackwell-remembers-her-as-a-special-person-_193596?profile=1373

 

Barely a songwriter at all, but yeah Lollipop is a neat tune. RIP Dolly.

[Ulitzer95 12,690]

On 23/06/2014 at 13:05, Phantom said:

Sonny Curtis who joined the Crickets after Buddy Holly had died and wrote numerous songs such as "I Fought The Law", "Walk Right Back" and "More Then I Can Say" among others should be added to the list.

Sonny Curtis turned 83 yesterday 

[YoungWillz 21,081]

On ‎09‎/‎03‎/‎2017 at 14:54, YoungWillz said:

Only fair to pay tribute to one of the greats. Ritchie Adams has died aged 71. http://blitzmag.blogspot.co.uk/2007/02/bits-and-pieces-news-about-your_3.html

 

Composer of such hits as Bobby Lewis' Tossin' and Turnin', The Marcels' Give Me Back Your Love, and probably most importantly credited for The Tra-La-La Song, which was the theme to the Banana Splits show.

 

He was the original lead singer on The Fireflies 1959 US hit, You Were Mine:

 

And now the report of the death of Mark Barkan, co-writer of The Banana Splits Theme: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/5/11/veteran-pop-and-rock-songwriter-mark-barkan-dies-at-age-85.html

 

And wrote Pretty Flamingo. On those two numbers alone, RIP.

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Wrote many iconic songs from my youth.

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,696]

On 12/05/2020 at 00:56, YoungWillz said:

And now the report of the death of Mark Barkan, co-writer of The Banana Splits Theme: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/5/11/veteran-pop-and-rock-songwriter-mark-barkan-dies-at-age-85.html

 

And wrote Pretty Flamingo. On those two numbers alone, RIP.

Mildly spooky coincidence - I sang The Tra La La song on a karaoke website...on May 8th! I hope the two events weren't psychically connected.