Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Music Deaths: Songwriter and a Hard-Luck Keyboardist

MICHAEL MASSER, 74

Died July 9, 2015.  Co-wrote Dina Ross' "Touch Me in the Morning" (#1-1973), "Theme from Mahogony" (#1-1976)  "Last Time I Saw Him"  (#14-1974) and "It's My Turn" (#4-1981).

He also wrote "The Greatest Love of All" (#24-1977 for George Benson and #1-1986 for Whitney Houston and "Tonight I Celebrate My Love for You" (#16-1983 for Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson.

ERIC WRIXON, 76

 Died July 13, 2015.  Hard-luck keyboardist for Them and Thin Lizzy.  Left both groups before they hit it big.  He came up with the name for Them from a sci-fi movie.


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