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Gerry Goffin

1939 - 2014

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Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion", and "Go Away Little Girl". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was "to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but were unable to articulate." After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom he wrote "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and "Saving All My Love for You", also No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerry Goffin has received more than 2,557,161 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Gerry Goffin is the 1,507th most popular singer (down from 1,180th in 2019), the 7,996th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,466th in 2019) and the 397th most popular American Singer.

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  • 21

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  • 1.62

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  • 3.85

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gerry Goffin ranks 1,507 out of 3,528. Before him are Vashti Bunyan, Frederica von Stade, Jo Stafford, Netta Barzilai, Kid Rock, and Guru. After him are Alton Ellis, Zeca Pagodinho, Tony Christie, Joy Fleming, Tim "Ripper" Owens, and Silvi Vrait.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Gerry Goffin ranks 421. Before him are Dario Campeotto, Babben Enger-Damon, Zhanna Yorkina, Alberto Suárez Inda, Artur Chilingarov, and Josef Feistmantl. After him are Ruth Perry, Lol Mahamat Choua, Svetlana Makarovič, Valerie Harper, Ernesto Castano, and Janet Suzman. Among people deceased in 2014, Gerry Goffin ranks 367. Before him are Helen Johns, Kira Zvorykina, Georgi Slavkov, Dominique Baudis, François Deguelt, and Dmitri Anosov. After him are Gerald Guralnik, Wayne Static, Cornell Borchers, Elaine Stritch, Andriy Bal, and Farley Mowat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerry Goffin ranks 7,996 out of 18,182. Before him are Isaac Kashdan (1905), Bill Richardson (1947), Jackie McLean (1931), Kid Rock (1971), Walter Alvarez (1940), and Guru (1961). After him are Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), John Lipsky (1947), Ina Claire (1893), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), George Russell (1923), and Robert R. Wilson (1914).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gerry Goffin ranks 397. Before him are Charles Brown (1922), Lil Nas X (1999), Frederica von Stade (1945), Jo Stafford (1917), Kid Rock (1971), and Guru (1961). After him are Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Flo Rida (1979), Jeremy Camp (1978), Lisa Fischer (1958), David Miller (1973), and Rockwell (1964).

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