Gisooo 3,296 Posted March 19, 2022 American songwriter Bobby Weinstein (Wiki) dead at 82 He was also a singer and music industry executive known for 'Goin Out Of My Heart', 'It's Gonna Take A Miracle' and 'I'm On The Outside' 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted May 22, 2022 Norm Dolph, who produced The Velvet Underground & Nico album, also wrote the lyrics to Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) by Reunion and other songs. Reportedly dead aged 83: https://news.yahoo.com/r-p-norman-dolph-early-165430090.html Life Is A Rock reached #8 in the US Hot 100, but also hit #33 in the UK in September 1974: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted May 22, 2022 41 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Norm Dolph, who produced The Velvet Underground & Nico album I credit Tom Wilson for that, but Dolph certainly played a part as a recording engineer. The Norman Dolph acetate provides a good look into early VU though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 1, 2022 Paul Vance, a songwriter and horse owner who penned the song Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, has died. He was 92. Vance's death was reported prematurely in 2006 and discussed in the Deathlist Forum at the time. Among the other songs he wrote or co-wrote was Playground in My Mind by Clint Holmes. His son, Philip, was the child vocalist on the song. Philip Vance died in 2009. https://harnesslink.com/usa/paul-vance-songwriter-and-horse-owner-dies-at-92/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted June 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Paul Vance, a songwriter and horse owner who penned the song Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, has died. He was 92. Vance's death was reported prematurely in 2006 and discussed in the Deathlist Forum at the time. Among the other songs he wrote or co-wrote was 'Playground in My Mind' by Clint Holmes. His son, Philip was the child vocalist on the song. Philip Vance died in 2009. https://harnesslink.com/usa/paul-vance-songwriter-and-horse-owner-dies-at-92/ I had heard mention of his death this morning on 60s radio yet oddly couldn't find any related Twitter chatter. Though unfortunately they played Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini immediately after in tribute! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted June 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Death Impends said: I had heard mention of his death this morning on 60s radio yet oddly couldn't find any related Twitter chatter. Though unfortunately they played Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini immediately after in tribute! He also wrote this (and this is better than Perry Como). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MILFHunterGMan 22 Posted June 4, 2022 https://www.soultracks.com/story-bobby-caldwell-ailing Grim update on Bobby Caldwell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted June 24, 2022 Sometime guitarist with The Manhattans and brother of Regina Belle, Bernard Belle has reportedly died after recovering from a stroke some years ago: https://www.soultracks.com/story-bernard-belle-dies Co-wrote such as Remember The Time for Michael Jackson and Something In Common for Bobby Brown with Whitney Houston, but I've plumped for Hi-Five's I Like The Way (The Kissing Game), #43 in the UK charts in June 1991 (although a much bigger hit elsewhere) which I may have posted on another thread in connection with a death: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted July 5, 2022 Alan Blaikley, international hitmaker with his long term songwriting partner Ken Howard, has died: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/elvis-presley-hit-songwriter-alan-27402515 Many songs for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, including Bend It, Zabadak! and The Legend of Xanadu, as well as the Honeycombs' hit Have I The Right. I'm going to plump for this one from The Herd: Ken Howard is alive. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted July 29, 2022 Article here on Mickey Jupp - a contemporary of Ian Dury, Dr. Feelgood (he wrote Down At The Doctors), who turned his back on the music biz but continued to write songs; he's just been convinced to release an album from his 'secret archive'. Still going strong, but he is 78. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted August 9, 2022 Cross posting here news of Lamont Dozier's death: 29 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Mirror running with Lamont Dozier's death: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lamont-dozier-dead-motown-icon-27691839 It's a tough choice to pick a favourite he co-wrote, but I am gong to run with Martha And The Vandellas Heatwave - perfection. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted August 9, 2022 Thanks for putting it in the right thread. Pop star my arse. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted August 9, 2022 Dozier did scrape a November 1972 #29 in the UK with Why Can't We Be Lovers as a performer, but it's his songwriting I think will be forever beloved. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted August 9, 2022 43 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Dozier did scrape a November 1972 #29 in the UK with Why Can't We Be Lovers as a performer, but it's his songwriting I think will be forever beloved. Yes, I'm well aware of his career as a 'pop star', with a jobbing sideline in co-writing about a thousand of the world's best-loved songs. Nothing against Dame Livvy or her fans, but his life's artistic output meant slightly more to me than ON-J's. I always liked the way Odyssey did his Going Back to My Roots, so... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted September 1, 2022 Reports of the death of British electronic musician and composer Mark Shreeve (IMDB): His tune Legion (Here I Come) was featured on The Jewel Of The Nile soundtrack, but hey he's going to be better known by me and others of my generation for his co-written Samantha Fox numbers, including Touch Me (I Want Your Body): 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted September 9, 2022 A quick tip of the hat to Sonny West, who co-wrote Rave On and Oh Boy with Buddy Holly, and died in their home town of Lubbock TX. I’m not sure whether he wrote the Rave, the On, the Oh, or the Boy parts, sorry. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 860 Posted September 10, 2022 13 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: A quick tip of the hat to Sonny West, who co-wrote Rave On and Oh Boy with Buddy Holly, and died in their home town of Lubbock TX. I’m not sure whether he wrote the Rave, the On, the Oh, or the Boy parts, sorry. So soon after Cricket Jerry Allison too [Aug 22]. R.I.P. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted October 7, 2022 Report of the death of another Motown legend Ivy Jo Hunter, probably most famous for co-writing Dancing In The Street for Martha and the Vandellas: https://www.soultracks.com/story-ivy-joe-hunter-dies Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Jo_Hunter 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted October 17, 2022 On 07/10/2022 at 02:21, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of another Motown legend Ivy Jo Hunter, probably most famous for co-writing Dancing In The Street for Martha and the Vandellas: https://www.soultracks.com/story-ivy-joe-hunter-dies Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Jo_Hunter Guardian Obit for Ivy Jo Hunter: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/17/ivy-jo-hunter-obituary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 390 Posted December 22, 2022 Nile Rodgers is reporting Thom Bell dead. Acclaimed songwriter (La-La Means I Love You, I'm Stone in Love with You, Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Ghetto Child, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Are You Ready for Love) and producer known for the Philly sound. A big loss for soul music. https://twitter.com/nilerodgers/status/1606019623211700258 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,021 Posted December 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said: Nile Rodgers is reporting Thom Bell dead. Acclaimed songwriter (La-La Means I Love You, I'm Stone in Love with You, Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Ghetto Child, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Are You Ready for Love) and producer known for the Philly sound. A big loss for soul music. https://twitter.com/nilerodgers/status/1606019623211700258 Obit for Thom Bell: https://www.soultracks.com/story-thom-bell-dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,169 Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said: Nile Rodgers is reporting Thom Bell dead. Acclaimed songwriter (La-La Means I Love You, I'm Stone in Love with You, Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Ghetto Child, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Are You Ready for Love) and producer known for the Philly sound. A big loss for soul music. https://twitter.com/nilerodgers/status/1606019623211700258 Numb Bell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John "요한" Sulu 419 Posted December 23, 2022 Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac died on November 30, 2022. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,099 Posted December 23, 2022 3 hours ago, John "요한" Sulu said: Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac died on November 30, 2022. Meh! I wasn't going to approve this one 'cos she's been mentioned in the Fleetwood Mac thread, but I suppose she was a songwriter too. (Don't hate me) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,573 Posted December 29, 2022 American songwriter Stephen Allen Davis (wiki) found Jesus a few months ago. Didn't do him much good as Death found him on Boxing Day. He was 73. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
