Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips, including the destined-for-standard-status “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died Wednesday of natural causes at his home near Nashville. He was 77.
The singer-songwriter’s death was reported by music publisher and friend Charlie Monk to the Nashville Tennessean.
In addition to “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Weatherly wrote the early ’70s Knight hits “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye” and “You’re the Best Thing (That Ever Happened to Me).”
“I’m missing Jim Weatherly already,” Knight tweeted. “He was about life and love. ‘Neither One of Us’ and ‘Midnight Train’ – I remember him getting his Grammys for those. We were just made for each other. We grew our lives together. I’m gonna miss him terribly and love him always.”
“Midnight Train to Georgia” became Knight’s signature song, winning a...
The singer-songwriter’s death was reported by music publisher and friend Charlie Monk to the Nashville Tennessean.
In addition to “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Weatherly wrote the early ’70s Knight hits “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye” and “You’re the Best Thing (That Ever Happened to Me).”
“I’m missing Jim Weatherly already,” Knight tweeted. “He was about life and love. ‘Neither One of Us’ and ‘Midnight Train’ – I remember him getting his Grammys for those. We were just made for each other. We grew our lives together. I’m gonna miss him terribly and love him always.”
“Midnight Train to Georgia” became Knight’s signature song, winning a...
- 2/5/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jim Weatherly, the country music singer-songwriter who wrote Gladys Knight’s hit “Midnight Train To Georgia,” has died. He was 77.
Weatherly passed away of natural causes at his home near Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, his friend and music publisher Charlie Monk told the Tennessean.
In a music career that spanned five-decades, Weatherly released nearly a dozen studio albums but he is best known for his collaborations with Gladys Knight & the Pips, writing some of their greatest hits including “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye,” “Midnight Train to Georgia” and ...
Weatherly passed away of natural causes at his home near Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, his friend and music publisher Charlie Monk told the Tennessean.
In a music career that spanned five-decades, Weatherly released nearly a dozen studio albums but he is best known for his collaborations with Gladys Knight & the Pips, writing some of their greatest hits including “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye,” “Midnight Train to Georgia” and ...
Jim Weatherly, the country music singer-songwriter who wrote Gladys Knight’s hit “Midnight Train To Georgia,” has died. He was 77.
Weatherly passed away of natural causes at his home near Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, his friend and music publisher Charlie Monk told the Tennessean.
In a music career that spanned five-decades, Weatherly released nearly a dozen studio albums but he is best known for his collaborations with Gladys Knight & the Pips, writing some of their greatest hits including “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye,” “Midnight Train to Georgia” and ...
Weatherly passed away of natural causes at his home near Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, his friend and music publisher Charlie Monk told the Tennessean.
In a music career that spanned five-decades, Weatherly released nearly a dozen studio albums but he is best known for his collaborations with Gladys Knight & the Pips, writing some of their greatest hits including “Neither One of Us Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye,” “Midnight Train to Georgia” and ...
Jim Weatherly, the country singer-songwriter who penned the Gladys Knight and the Pips hit “Midnight Train to Georgia,” among other hit songs, died Wednesday at his home. He was 77. Music publisher and family friend Charlie Monk, “the Mayor of Music Row,” confirmed Weatherly’s death to the Tennessean. No cause of death was provided.
Weatherly was a celebrated, championship-winning quarterback at Ole Miss before abandoning football to start a music career in Los Angeles. It was there that Weatherly first recorded his best known track as “Midnight Train to Houston...
Weatherly was a celebrated, championship-winning quarterback at Ole Miss before abandoning football to start a music career in Los Angeles. It was there that Weatherly first recorded his best known track as “Midnight Train to Houston...
- 2/4/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The nominations for the 54th CMA Awards are out this morning, and they don’t include country music legend Garth Brooks as a nominee for the Entertainer of the Year award.
That’s because Brooks voluntarily disqualified himself in late July, saying that he’s won too many times — seven, to be exact, including last year’s — and wants to give the opportunity to another artist.
It was a tweet from a fan that steered Brooks to the decision.
“It said, ‘Hey, man. This guy, why doesn’t he just step down (and leave) the entertainer for the next generation?’ 100% agree,” he told press according to The Tennessean. “It’s time for somebody else to hold that award.”
That leaves the possibilities open this year to Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Luke Combs and Eric Church. May the best country star win.
Tune in to see who takes home...
That’s because Brooks voluntarily disqualified himself in late July, saying that he’s won too many times — seven, to be exact, including last year’s — and wants to give the opportunity to another artist.
It was a tweet from a fan that steered Brooks to the decision.
“It said, ‘Hey, man. This guy, why doesn’t he just step down (and leave) the entertainer for the next generation?’ 100% agree,” he told press according to The Tennessean. “It’s time for somebody else to hold that award.”
That leaves the possibilities open this year to Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Luke Combs and Eric Church. May the best country star win.
Tune in to see who takes home...
- 9/1/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Thirty-five years to the month that his major-label debut single, “On the Other Hand,” was first released, Country Music Hall of Fame member Randy Travis has unveiled a never-before-heard track. “Fool’s Love Affair,” marks the first single of Travis’ career since a 2013 stroke robbed the singer of his distinctive, influential voice.
“Fool’s Love Affair” explores the temptations and repercussions of cheating, but acknowledges the folly of the illicit weekly romance, from secret phone calls and a familiar motel room to the lingering guilt and doubt that follow the couple’s liaisons,...
“Fool’s Love Affair” explores the temptations and repercussions of cheating, but acknowledges the folly of the illicit weekly romance, from secret phone calls and a familiar motel room to the lingering guilt and doubt that follow the couple’s liaisons,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
It’s Maren Morris’ year. The country music artist scored the most Cma Awards nominations of any act this year, with six nods. Brothers Osborne are two behind her with four, and a whole bevy of musicians — including Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Kacey Musgraves, to handpick just a few — earned three apiece.
Morris is a finalist in the following categories: Single of the Year (“Girl”), Album of the Year (“Girl”), Song of the Year (“Girl”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), and Music Video of the Year (“Girl”).
The highly coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy will go home with either Stapleton, Underwood, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, or Keith Urban. See all the nominees below.
Also Read: MTV VMAs: 5 Things You Didn't See on TV (Photos & Video)
Underwood will host the show with “special guest hosts” Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.
Morris is a finalist in the following categories: Single of the Year (“Girl”), Album of the Year (“Girl”), Song of the Year (“Girl”), Female Vocalist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), and Music Video of the Year (“Girl”).
The highly coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy will go home with either Stapleton, Underwood, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, or Keith Urban. See all the nominees below.
Also Read: MTV VMAs: 5 Things You Didn't See on TV (Photos & Video)
Underwood will host the show with “special guest hosts” Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.
- 8/28/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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