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Gerald "Gerry" Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Writing initially with his wife Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion", and "Go Away Little Girl". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was "to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but were unable to articulate."
After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom he wrote "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and "Saving All My Love for You", also No.1 hits. During his career Goffin penned over 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including eight chart-toppers, and 72 UK hits. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, with Carole King.
Goffin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Queens after his parents' divorce. In his teen years, he did some work for his grandfather, a furrier who was a Russian Jewish immigrant. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School. After spending a year at the U.S. Naval Academy, he resigned from the Navy to study chemistry at Queens College.
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Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American composer and singer-songwriter.
King's career began in the 1960s when she, along with her then husband Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists, many of which have become standards. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.
In 2000 Billboard pop music researcher Joel Whitburn named King the most successful female songwriter of 1955–99 because she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK. In 2005 music historian Stuart Devoy found her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts 1952–2005.
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Up On The Roof ( Demo W/ INTRO )- Gerry Goffin is lead / Carole King On the piano 1962
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Remembering the Legacy of Gerry Goffin RIP. he on the intro for this song.“,,,,,,,,,,,, info By Wayne Robins. Contributor --Up On the Roof,” by the Drifters featuring lead singer Rudy Lewis, was one of those records, “teenage tunes with Latin syncopation,” according to Jerry Wexler in his autobiography with David Ritz, The Rhythm and the Blues. Wexler credits the song with carrying Atlantic Records in the early 1960s. But Goffin’s masterpiece was his lyric to a song that Wexler wanted Aretha Franklin to sing. The song was “Natural Woman,” and it wasn’t even a song – just an idea for a song. Wexler had only those two words: no melody, no verse, chorus or bridge. Blessed with the gift for writing words for women’s voices, Goffin’s lyric to King’s music became one of Aretha’s signature tune...
This is the wonderful piano and vocal demo of Up On The Roof
Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, has died at age 75. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license this and other CNN/HLN content, visit http://imagesource.cnn.com or e-mail cnn.imagesource@turner.com.
The man behind some of the world's best known pop songs has died aged 75.
Singer Carole King opnes up to Piers Morgan about being abused by her third husband Rick Evers.
This film clip features Gerry Goffin and Carole King working on a song in the early 1960's. All Rights Reserved
https://twitter.com/#!/yarmouthbands http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yarmouth-Bands/232481456187 This video was shot and edited by Lynn Hemeon of http://www.yarmouthbands.com/ at The Coal Shed Festival on August 25, 2012. Thanks to Ocean Blue Music for the great job on sound.
This is the wonderful piano and vocal demo of Up On The Roof
"Some Kind of Wonderful" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King released by the Drifters in 1961.
With George Harrison singing lead, The Beatles popularized the Carole King and Gerry Goffin composition in 1963 when the British group included Chains in their debut album Please, Please Me. Carole King performs Chains live in 1994 concert. Chains was first a hit single with The Cookies in 1962. After 27 years, Carole King returned to the UK stage to play her classic album Tapestry in full on July 3, 2016. For once, the British weather attempted to emulate the gauzy Californian heat in which the record was made, as King performed hits in the late-evening breeze. The crowd, who had paid up to £249 for the show, seemed to know every word. "This is so amazing," said King, now aged 74, from behind her piano. 65,000 fans attended the sold-out Carole King Tapestry concert, part of the BST fest...
Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, has died at age 75. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license this and other CNN/HLN content, visit http://imagesource.cnn.com or e-mail cnn.imagesource@turner.com.
Famed lyricist Gerry Goffin appeared on the Headquarters radio program on WBAU-FM New York for an interview that aired on December 29, 1989. Goffin and his former songwriting partner (and ex-wife), Carole King, authored many classic Monkees songs, including "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Porpoise Song," "A Man Without a Dream," "Sometime in the Morning," "Star Collector," "Take a Giant Step," and "I Won't Be the Same Without Her." Michael Nesmith worked with Goffin and King in composing "Sweet Young Thing." Gerry passed away on June 18, 2014. In this interview, hosts Paris Stachtiaris and John Di Maio speak with Gerry about a variety of subjects, including his early songwriting career, the Brill Building, Don Kirshner, writing with Mike Nesmith, the meanings behind "Pleasant Valley Sunday," t...
Carol King/Gerry Goffin composition Go Away Little Girl was at hit single for Steve Lawrence in 1962, The Happenings in 1966 and Donny Osmond in 1972. Don't Bring Me Down was popularized by Eric Burdon & The Animals in 1966 and later by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in the 1980s. Freddie Scott recorded the single Hey Girl in 1963 with a popular version by Ray Charles and Michael McDonald on their 2004 Grammy Award-winning album. Carole King performs a medley of these well-known songs live in a 1994 concert.
On the 50 year anniversary of Herman's Hermits first smash hit, Peter Noone performs I'm Into Something Good live at the Saban Theater, Beverly Hills, CA April 13, 2014. I'm Into Something Good was composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1964. The song reached number one in the UK. Peter Noone is still going strong 5 decades later. Seeing him in a Herman's Hermits concert is Something Good. Concerts of Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone: Lake Buena Vista, FL, Epcot America Gardens 04/25/14 Corsicana, TX Palace Theatre 05/02/14 Galveston, TX The Grand Opera House 05/03/14 Calgary, Canada Deerfoot Casino 05/10/14 Bethlehem, PA Artsquest Center 05/24/14 Leawood, KS Town Center Sunset Music Fest 05/29/14 St. Charles, IL, The Arcada Theatre 05/30/14 Bremerton, WA The Admiral Thea...
Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was a hit for Blood Sweet And Tears back in the sixties. Carole King recorded the song for the album "Now That Everything's Been Said" (1968) and the album "Pearls (Songs of Goffin/King)" (1980)
Remembering the Legacy of Gerry Goffin RIP. he on the intro for this song.“,,,,,,,,,,,, info By Wayne Robins. Contributor --Up On the Roof,” by the Drifters featuring lead singer Rudy Lewis, was one of those records, “teenage tunes with Latin syncopation,” according to Jerry Wexler in his autobiography with David Ritz, The Rhythm and the Blues. Wexler credits the song with carrying Atlantic Records in the early 1960s. But Goffin’s masterpiece was his lyric to a song that Wexler wanted Aretha Franklin to sing. The song was “Natural Woman,” and it wasn’t even a song – just an idea for a song. Wexler had only those two words: no melody, no verse, chorus or bridge. Blessed with the gift for writing words for women’s voices, Goffin’s lyric to King’s music became one of Aretha’s signature tune...
Carole King and her daughter Louise Goffin perform 'Where you lead I will follow' at her Tapestry concert in Hyde Park, London, July 3rd 2016
Famed lyricist Gerry Goffin appeared on the Headquarters radio program on WBAU-FM New York for an interview that aired on December 29, 1989. Goffin and his former songwriting partner (and ex-wife), Carole King, authored many classic Monkees songs, including "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Porpoise Song," "A Man Without a Dream," "Sometime in the Morning," "Star Collector," "Take a Giant Step," and "I Won't Be the Same Without Her." Michael Nesmith worked with Goffin and King in composing "Sweet Young Thing." Gerry passed away on June 18, 2014. In this interview, hosts Paris Stachtiaris and John Di Maio speak with Gerry about a variety of subjects, including his early songwriting career, the Brill Building, Don Kirshner, writing with Mike Nesmith, the meanings behind "Pleasant Valley Sunday," t...
A prolific songwriting team in the sixties.
American lyricist, Writing initially with his wife Carole King. Parceiro de Carole Kong em inúmeros sucessos internacionais. Pop, Rock, Oldies, 50's, 60's, 70's, Music USA, Greatest Hits, Gerry Goffin, Up On The Roof, Down On The Street, Rough Theology, Sacred Heart Of Stone, The Last Cha Cha On, Jackson Highway,
.
I edited this video which is comprised of clips from One to One, an intimate interview and concert in 1982, with additional clips of other bands performing Carol's songs, including Bobbie Vee, Little Eva, Kyle Minogue, Grand Funk Railroad, The Beatles, James Taylor. Carol talks about her songwriting and shares some of her creativity at the piano. We love you Carole! You are an American Treasure and Icon. And thanks to Gerry Goffin, an amazing lyricist.
6月23日(月)は、 先週75歳でこの世を去った アメリカの作詞家Gerry Goffinの追悼特集です。 彼は60年代Carole Kingとコンビを組んで ヒット曲を連発した事でも知られています。 このコーナーでは、 そんなCarole Kingとコンビでつくった楽曲をピックアップ。 7 Of The Best: Gerry Goffin Songs http://www.clashmusic.com/features/7-of-the-best-gerry-goffin-songs M1:”DON’T EVER CHANGE” / THE CRICKETS M2: “UNDER THE STARS” / CAROLE KING M3: “CHAINS” / THE COOKIES M4: “OH NO, NOT MY BABY” / MAXINE BROWN M5:”SOME OF YOUR LOVIN'” / THE HONEY BEES M6:”GOIN’ BACK” / THE BYRDS M7:”(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN” / ARETHA FRANKLIN
01. 0:00 "She" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 02. 2:38 "When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door)" (Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka) 03. 4:25 "Mary, Mary" (Michael Nesmith) 04. 6:42 "Hold On Girl (Help is on its Way)" (Billy Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh) 05. 9:09 "Your Auntie Grizelda" (Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller) 06. 11:48 "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Boyce, Hart) 07. 14:23 "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) 08. 16:40 "The Kind of Girl I Could Love" (Nesmith, Roger Atkins) 09. 18:33 "The Day We Fall in Love" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell) 10. 20:57 "Sometime in the Morning" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 11. 23:29 "Laugh" (Phil Margo, Mitch Margo, Hank Medress, Jay Siegel) 12. 25:59 "I'm a Believer" (Diamond) 13. 28:50 "Valle...
I do not own the copyright to this recording so if it needs to be removed, I will remove it. If you like this album please buy it for the full experience All Rights belongs to *UMG " 1. I'm Your Witch Doctor (John Mayall) - 00:00 2. What's The Matter Baby (Joy Byers, Clyde Otis) - 02:39 3. Truth Machine (J. Armstrong, R. Elliott, D. Harvey, K. McDowell) - 05:24 4. Square Room - 07:34 5. You're Just What I Was Looking For Today (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 17:33 6. Dirty Ol' Man (At The Age Of 16) (T. Lane) - 20:30 7. Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out (Jimmie Cox) - 22:18 8. Walking In The Queen's Garden - 25:53 9. I Happen To Love You (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 28:59 10. Come To Me - 31:57 11. Walking In The Queen's Garden (mono single mix) - 34:21 12. I Happen To Love You (...
Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees) is a 2 disc Monkees compilation released in 2011. It contains 57 of The Monkees' greatest hits. A few of the songs selected for the album are actually rarity songs from the Monkees' Missing Links albums. Disc 1 - Track listing 01. 0:00 "(Theme from) The Monkees" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 02. 2:20 "Last Train to Clarksville" (Boyce, Hart) 03. 5:07 "Take a Giant Step" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 04. 7:38 "Saturday's Child" (David Gates) 05. 10:22 "Papa Gene's Blues" (Michael Nesmith) 06. 12:22 "I Wanna Be Free" [Album Version] (Boyce, Hart) 07. 14:48 "I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond) 08. 17:35 "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Boyce, Hart) 09. 19:59 "She" (Boyce, Hart) 10. 22:38 "Mary, Mary" (Nesmith) 11. 24:...
Famed lyricist Gerry Goffin appeared on the Headquarters radio program on WBAU-FM New York for an interview that aired on December 29, 1989. Goffin and his former songwriting partner (and ex-wife), Carole King, authored many classic Monkees songs, including "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Porpoise Song," "A Man Without a Dream," "Sometime in the Morning," "Star Collector," "Take a Giant Step," and "I Won't Be the Same Without Her." Michael Nesmith worked with Goffin and King in composing "Sweet Young Thing." Gerry passed away on June 18, 2014. In this interview, hosts Paris Stachtiaris and John Di Maio speak with Gerry about a variety of subjects, including his early songwriting career, the Brill Building, Don Kirshner, writing with Mike Nesmith, the meanings behind "Pleasant Valley Sunday," t...
Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, has died at age 75. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license this and other CNN/HLN content, visit http://imagesource.cnn.com or e-mail cnn.imagesource@turner.com.
The man behind some of the world's best known pop songs has died aged 75.
Singer Carole King opnes up to Piers Morgan about being abused by her third husband Rick Evers.
This film clip features Gerry Goffin and Carole King working on a song in the early 1960's. All Rights Reserved
I edited this video which is comprised of clips from One to One, an intimate interview and concert in 1982, with additional clips of other bands performing Carol's songs, including Bobbie Vee, Little Eva, Kyle Minogue, Grand Funk Railroad, The Beatles, James Taylor. Carol talks about her songwriting and shares some of her creativity at the piano. We love you Carole! You are an American Treasure and Icon. And thanks to Gerry Goffin, an amazing lyricist.
Music legend Carole King takes a look back at a hit-filled career spanning more than 50 years. "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell joins CBSN to discuss her interview with King.
This is the wonderful piano and vocal demo of Up On The Roof
Remembering the Legacy of Gerry Goffin RIP. he on the intro for this song.“,,,,,,,,,,,, info By Wayne Robins. Contributor --Up On the Roof,” by the Drifters featuring lead singer Rudy Lewis, was one of those records, “teenage tunes with Latin syncopation,” according to Jerry Wexler in his autobiography with David Ritz, The Rhythm and the Blues. Wexler credits the song with carrying Atlantic Records in the early 1960s. But Goffin’s masterpiece was his lyric to a song that Wexler wanted Aretha Franklin to sing. The song was “Natural Woman,” and it wasn’t even a song – just an idea for a song. Wexler had only those two words: no melody, no verse, chorus or bridge. Blessed with the gift for writing words for women’s voices, Goffin’s lyric to King’s music became one of Aretha’s signature tune...
This is the wonderful piano and vocal demo of Up On The Roof
Gerry Goffin, a hit songwriter and former husband of Carole King, has died at age 75. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license this and other CNN/HLN content, visit http://imagesource.cnn.com or e-mail cnn.imagesource@turner.com.
The man behind some of the world's best known pop songs has died aged 75.
Singer Carole King opnes up to Piers Morgan about being abused by her third husband Rick Evers.
This film clip features Gerry Goffin and Carole King working on a song in the early 1960's. All Rights Reserved
https://twitter.com/#!/yarmouthbands http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yarmouth-Bands/232481456187 This video was shot and edited by Lynn Hemeon of http://www.yarmouthbands.com/ at The Coal Shed Festival on August 25, 2012. Thanks to Ocean Blue Music for the great job on sound.
Famed lyricist Gerry Goffin appeared on the Headquarters radio program on WBAU-FM New York for an interview that aired on December 29, 1989. Goffin and his former songwriting partner (and ex-wife), Carole King, authored many classic Monkees songs, including "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Porpoise Song," "A Man Without a Dream," "Sometime in the Morning," "Star Collector," "Take a Giant Step," and "I Won't Be the Same Without Her." Michael Nesmith worked with Goffin and King in composing "Sweet Young Thing." Gerry passed away on June 18, 2014. In this interview, hosts Paris Stachtiaris and John Di Maio speak with Gerry about a variety of subjects, including his early songwriting career, the Brill Building, Don Kirshner, writing with Mike Nesmith, the meanings behind "Pleasant Valley Sunday," t...
A prolific songwriting team in the sixties.
American lyricist, Writing initially with his wife Carole King. Parceiro de Carole Kong em inúmeros sucessos internacionais. Pop, Rock, Oldies, 50's, 60's, 70's, Music USA, Greatest Hits, Gerry Goffin, Up On The Roof, Down On The Street, Rough Theology, Sacred Heart Of Stone, The Last Cha Cha On, Jackson Highway,
.
I edited this video which is comprised of clips from One to One, an intimate interview and concert in 1982, with additional clips of other bands performing Carol's songs, including Bobbie Vee, Little Eva, Kyle Minogue, Grand Funk Railroad, The Beatles, James Taylor. Carol talks about her songwriting and shares some of her creativity at the piano. We love you Carole! You are an American Treasure and Icon. And thanks to Gerry Goffin, an amazing lyricist.
6月23日(月)は、 先週75歳でこの世を去った アメリカの作詞家Gerry Goffinの追悼特集です。 彼は60年代Carole Kingとコンビを組んで ヒット曲を連発した事でも知られています。 このコーナーでは、 そんなCarole Kingとコンビでつくった楽曲をピックアップ。 7 Of The Best: Gerry Goffin Songs http://www.clashmusic.com/features/7-of-the-best-gerry-goffin-songs M1:”DON’T EVER CHANGE” / THE CRICKETS M2: “UNDER THE STARS” / CAROLE KING M3: “CHAINS” / THE COOKIES M4: “OH NO, NOT MY BABY” / MAXINE BROWN M5:”SOME OF YOUR LOVIN'” / THE HONEY BEES M6:”GOIN’ BACK” / THE BYRDS M7:”(YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE) A NATURAL WOMAN” / ARETHA FRANKLIN
01. 0:00 "She" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 02. 2:38 "When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door)" (Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Sedaka) 03. 4:25 "Mary, Mary" (Michael Nesmith) 04. 6:42 "Hold On Girl (Help is on its Way)" (Billy Carr, Jack Keller, Ben Raleigh) 05. 9:09 "Your Auntie Grizelda" (Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller) 06. 11:48 "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Boyce, Hart) 07. 14:23 "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" (Neil Diamond) 08. 16:40 "The Kind of Girl I Could Love" (Nesmith, Roger Atkins) 09. 18:33 "The Day We Fall in Love" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell) 10. 20:57 "Sometime in the Morning" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 11. 23:29 "Laugh" (Phil Margo, Mitch Margo, Hank Medress, Jay Siegel) 12. 25:59 "I'm a Believer" (Diamond) 13. 28:50 "Valle...
I do not own the copyright to this recording so if it needs to be removed, I will remove it. If you like this album please buy it for the full experience All Rights belongs to *UMG " 1. I'm Your Witch Doctor (John Mayall) - 00:00 2. What's The Matter Baby (Joy Byers, Clyde Otis) - 02:39 3. Truth Machine (J. Armstrong, R. Elliott, D. Harvey, K. McDowell) - 05:24 4. Square Room - 07:34 5. You're Just What I Was Looking For Today (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 17:33 6. Dirty Ol' Man (At The Age Of 16) (T. Lane) - 20:30 7. Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out (Jimmie Cox) - 22:18 8. Walking In The Queen's Garden - 25:53 9. I Happen To Love You (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 28:59 10. Come To Me - 31:57 11. Walking In The Queen's Garden (mono single mix) - 34:21 12. I Happen To Love You (...
Monkeemania (The Very Best of the Monkees) is a 2 disc Monkees compilation released in 2011. It contains 57 of The Monkees' greatest hits. A few of the songs selected for the album are actually rarity songs from the Monkees' Missing Links albums. Disc 1 - Track listing 01. 0:00 "(Theme from) The Monkees" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) 02. 2:20 "Last Train to Clarksville" (Boyce, Hart) 03. 5:07 "Take a Giant Step" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 04. 7:38 "Saturday's Child" (David Gates) 05. 10:22 "Papa Gene's Blues" (Michael Nesmith) 06. 12:22 "I Wanna Be Free" [Album Version] (Boyce, Hart) 07. 14:48 "I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond) 08. 17:35 "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Boyce, Hart) 09. 19:59 "She" (Boyce, Hart) 10. 22:38 "Mary, Mary" (Nesmith) 11. 24:...