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Biography. Early life. Goffin was born in New York City. [3] . As a boy, he wrote lyrics in his head, as a game. [4] . In his teen years, he worked for his grandfather, a Russian-born Jewish furrier. [5] . He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School.
This is a list of songs co-written by Gerry Goffin. Goffin (1939–2014) was an American lyricist , who formed a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Carole King . Their first success was " Will You Love Me Tomorrow ", recorded by the Shirelles and a hit in 1961.
YearSong [1]Original Artist [1]U.s. Hot 100196111961631961Bobby Vee1196132Jun 19, 2014 · Gerry Goffin, who collaborated with Carole King to write some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, songs that endured through generations and became classics, including “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?,”...
114 Billboard Hot 100 hits. Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who penned some of the most popular hits of the 20th century, was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939.
Jun 20, 2014 · Born in Brooklyn on Feb. 11, 1939, and raised in Queens, Gerald Goffin wanted to write Broadway shows. But as a chemistry major at Queens College he met a freshman, Carol Klein, who was a...
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Jun 19, 2014 · Gerry Goffin, who cowrote hits like "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" with Carole King, died of natural causes in 2014. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and inspired the musical Beautiful: The Carole King Story.
Jun 20, 2014 · NEW YORK (AP) — Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” ’' (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” ’'Up on the Roof” and “The Loco-Motion,” died early Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75.
