Happy 85th birthday today to Mr Roger Greenaway!
Who, I hear you ask?
Well, with songwriting partner Roger Cook he was not only part of the short-lived 1960s singing duo "David and Jonathan", but he was responsible for a huge number of MOR "classics" - such as these:
[Could that be any more "early 70s" if it tried?]...and, best of all, he co-wrote this!
Many happy returns to a greatly overlooked talent, Roger John Reginald Greenaway OBE (born 23rd August 1938)
The hallowed halls of Fabulon just welcomed another remarkable arrival - with the sad news of the death of Miss Cynthia Weil. Who? I hear you ask...
Well, with her husband Barry Mann [they were married from 1961 to her death], they rivalled their compatriots in the Brill Building Bacharach & David, Goffin & King and Lieber & Stoller with a massive and enduring stream of musical compositions, many of which became standards.
Such as these...
...and they even wrote a "gay anthem"!
Wow.
RIP, Cynthia Weil (18th October 1940 – 1st June 2023)
