Famend US songwriter Cynthia Weil has died on the age of 82, her household has confirmed.
The Grammy-winning lyricist was answerable for hit songs together with You’ve Misplaced That Lovin’ Feeling, On Broadway, and Strolling In The Rain.
Weil died on Thursday night, surrounded by her household at her residence in California, a spokesperson for her daughter, Dr Jenn Mann, informed the PA information company.
In an announcement shared with PA, Dr Mann stated: “Cynthia Weil was a lyricist, rock and roll legend, Grammy award winner, Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame and Songwriters Corridor of Fame inductee.
“She wrote most of her work along with her husband, songwriting associate and soulmate Barry Mann.
“She was sensible, humorous, lovely, and an awesome animal rights activist.”
The songwriter loved a decades-long partnership along with her husband, whom she married in 1961.
They have been one in all music’s most profitable groups, based mostly in Manhattan’s Brill Constructing neighbourhood, alongside different hit-making combos corresponding to Carole King and Gerry Goffin and Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich.
The pair have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 2010 by King.
Weil and Mann have been key collaborators with producer Phil Spector on songs for the Ronettes and the Crystals, and likewise supplied hits for artists together with Dolly Parton.
Their collaboration with James Horner for the soundtrack of An American Tail, titled Someplace Out There, received Grammys in 1987 for finest track and finest track for a film or tv.
It was additionally nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe.
Weil is survived by her husband, daughter Dr Mann and her fiance Eric Schiffer, and granddaughters Quin and Mendez.
