Goffin dies at 75 former King collaborator mourned
Gerry Goffin, famed lyricist and former husband of Carole King, died at his Los Angeles home at age 75. He co wrote numerous top forty hits including Will You Love Me Tomorrow and The Loco Motion and later wrote for Whitney Houston and others. His daughter Louise recalled his heart on paper and life impact. King and Goffin were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock Hall in 1990.
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Goffin’s Songs Shine From King Collaborations To Solo Hits
Gerry Goffin shaped American classics with Carole King at Queens College and beyond. His hits include Will You Love Me Tomorrow and The Loco Motion, with later work such as Saving All My Love for You for Whitney Houston. He died at 75 in Los Angeles.
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Jazz pianist Horace Silver dies at 85 in New Rochelle
Horace Silver a famed jazz pianist and innovator of hard bop dies at 85 in New Rochelle New York his death confirmed by Westchester County Medical Examiner. Silver rose with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers winning landmark Blue Note albums and influencing generations with his blend of blues gospel and African Cape Verdean rhythms.
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Former Shin Bet chief Avraham Shalom dies at 86 in Tel Aviv
Avraham Shalom, who led Israel's Shin Bet from 1980 to 1986 during clashes with militants and the Lebanon war, died in Tel Aviv at 86. His tenure ended amid the Bus 300 affair controversy and a later presidential pardon.
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Daniel Keyes dies at 86 author of Algernon
West Palm Beach AP reports Daniel Keyes author of Flowers for Algernon has died at 86 from pneumonia complications. Keyes born August 9 1927 in Brooklyn wrote the Hugo and Nebula winning story and novel about Charlie Gordon and the lab mouse Algernon.
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Smog research pioneer James Pitts dies at 93 in Irvine
James Pitts, a pioneer in smog research who helped establish California clean air standards, died in his Irvine home at 93. He led the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center, coauthored nearly 400 works, and served on California Air Resources Board panels alongside his wife Barbara Finlayson-Pitts at UC Irvine. Gov. Jerry Brown lauded his pivotal role in cleaning up air pollution.
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