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Sunday, June 04, 2023

Prolific Songwriter Broke New Ground for Women

 

Oscar nominated and two time Grammy Award winning songwriter Cynthia Weil has passed at 82. With her husband Barry Mann, she wrote popular songs that were covered by top artists including Lionel Richie, Barry Manilow, Dolly Parton, and so many others. Her songs are legendary like On Broadway, Just Once, You 've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,  Make Your Own Kind of Music, He's So Shy, Don't Know Much, Here You Come Again, Through the Fire, Somewhere Out There, and so many more. An inductee to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she was a trailblazer for female songwriters. 





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