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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Gerry Goffin| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Gerald Goffin| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1939|2|11| death_date =| origin = Brooklyn , New York City|New York | instrument =| genre =| occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Carole King | website =| notable_instruments = Gerry Goffin (born Gerald Goffin, February 11, 1939, Brooklyn , New York City|New York Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17916/biography|pure_url=yes Allmusic biography by William Ruhlmann) is an United States|American lyricist . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriter|songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King .As of|2008 he has co-written seven Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 Record chart|chart-topper s, and 59 Top 40 hits.
Career
Goffin enlisted with the United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School . After spending a year at the United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy , he resigned from the Navy to study chemistry at Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College .
He married Carole King in September 1960, and the husband-wife team pursued a successful songwriting career, notably as part of the famous Brill Building songwriting collective. Their breakthrough hit record|hit was " Will You Love Me Tomorrow ", which was sound recording and reproduction|recorded by The Shirelles and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961. They also wrote Pleasant Valley Sunday which was recorded by The Monkees and which reached the number three spot on the Billboard chart in the U.S. Although they divorce d in 1968, the two continued to work together for some years afterward. They are the parents of singer-songwriter Louise Goffin and Sherry Goffin Kondor.
In addition to King, Goffin also collaborated with other songwriters, notably Barry Mann , Russ Titelman , Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser . Works produced by these collaborations include:
"It's Not the Spotlight" with Barry Goldberg, recorded by The Manhattan Transfer|Manhattan Transfer , Rod Stewart and Kim Carnes
"So Sad the Song" with Michael Masser, recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips (nominated for a Golden Globe Award )
"Saving All My Love for You" with Michael Masser, recorded by Whitney Houston ( Grammy Award winner for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1986)
"Yes I Will" with Russ Titelman, recorded by The Hollies , The Monkees (as "I'll Be True to You") and others
More recent works attributed to Goffin are:
"Time, Don't Run Out On Me"; recorded by Anne Murray
In 1995, Goffin remarried. He was one of the first people to take notice of Kelly Clarkson 's talent and had hired her to do demo (music)|demo work prior to her auditioning for American Idol in 2001.
Today, Goffin lives and works in Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles , California .
See also
List of songs by Goffin and King
Discography
''It Ain't Exactly Entertainment (1973)
Back Room Blood (1995)
References
reflist
External links
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp? id=110 Rock Hall of Fame
http://www.history-of-rock.com/carole_king_and_gerry_goffin.htm History of Rock
Persondata | NAME = Goffin, Gerry | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = February 11, 1939 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Goffin, Gerry Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:People from Brooklyn Category:American lyricists Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Category:Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
