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Title: Gerry Goffin, Carole King's ex-husband, dies at 75
Post by: riky on June 20, 2014, 09:00:14 AM
Gerry Goffin, Carole King's ex-husband, dies at 75

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gerry-goffin-carole-kings-ex-husband-dies-75-204325777.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FsrFWj8XvodRnP7BtHtrQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4275a038f4ce8c17570f6a7067003286.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated image released by The O and M Company shows lyricist Gerry Goffin with his wife Michelle at the opening night of &quot;Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,&quot; in New York. Goffin, ex-husband of Carole King, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75. Goffin, who married King in 1959 while both were in their teens, penned more than 50 top 40 hits, including &quot;Pleasant Valley Sunday&quot; for the Monkees, &quot;Crying in the Rain&quot; by the Everly Brothers, “Some King of Wonderful” for the Drifters and &quot;Take Good Care of My Baby&quot; by Bobby Vee. The couple divorced in 1968 but Goffin kept writing hits, including &quot;Savin' All My Love for You&quot; for Whitney Houston. (AP Photo/The O and M Company, Bruce Glikas)" align="left" title="This undated image released by The O and M Company shows lyricist Gerry Goffin with his wife Michelle at the opening night of &quot;Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,&quot; in New York. Goffin, ex-husband of Carole King, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75. Goffin, who married King in 1959 while both were in their teens, penned more than 50 top 40 hits, including &quot;Pleasant Valley Sunday&quot; for the Monkees, &quot;Crying in the Rain&quot; by the Everly Brothers, “Some King of Wonderful” for the Drifters and &quot;Take Good Care of My Baby&quot; by Bobby Vee. The couple divorced in 1968 but Goffin kept writing hits, including &quot;Savin' All My Love for You&quot; for Whitney Houston. (AP Photo/The O and M Company, Bruce Glikas)" border="0" /></a>Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as &quot;Will You Love Me Tomorrow,&quot; ''(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,&quot; ''Halfway to Paradise&quot; and &quot;The Loco-Motion,&quot; died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75.</p><br clear="all"/>

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