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| Born | October 18, 1940 |
| Hometown | New York City, U.S. |
| Net worth | $200 million |
| Spouse | Barry Mann |
| Children | Jenn Mann |
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Songwriters' best bet for fame: Hitch that lyric sheet to a star | MARK HUGHES COBB
Though everyone has mourned Tina Turner, the world should pour one out for Cynthia Weil, songwriter behind numerous pop smash songs.
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10 perfect Cynthia Weil songs
From Brill Building-era classics to '80s quiet-storm staples, Weil's songs, many written with husband Barry Mann, became part of the fabric of American life.
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Cynthia Weil, Grammy-winning 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' songwriter, dies at 82
The musician cowrote hits for the Ronettes, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and many more.
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Cynthia Weil, Prolific Co-Writer of ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,’ Dies at 82
The Grammy-winning lyricist worked with husband Barry Mann on dozens of hits over a six-decade career.
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Cynthia Weil, Storied Songwriter With Decades of Hits, Dead at 82
With her husband/creative partner Barry Mann, Weil wrote classics like "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Somewhere Out There," and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
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Cynthia Weil, trailblazing lyricist who co-wrote such enduring hits as You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – obituary
Cynthia Weil, who has died aged 82, was one of the first women to breach the all-male citadel of America’s Tin Pan Alley in the early 1960s, forming a lifelong hit-making partnership with her husband, Barry Mann, that yielded, among many others, the chartbusting You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (1965); with Ellie Greenwich and Carole King, she blazed a trail in pop music songwriting as one of the few women to challenge the all-male hegemony that encircled the Broadway hit factories of the 1960s.
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Cynthia Weil, 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' co-writer, dies at 82
Weil, in partnership with husband Barry Mann, wrote the lyrics for such hits as 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin',' 'On Broadway' and 'Here You Come Again.'
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Cynthia Weil, Grammy winning lyricist who had hits with husband Barry Mann, dead at 82
Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "On Broadway," "Walking in the Rain" and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82. Weil's daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann, said that the songwriter died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills, California, “surrounded by her family.” Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, married in 1961, were one of popular music's most successfu
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Cynthia Weil Dies: ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,’ ‘We Gotta Get Out Of This Place’ & ‘On Broadway’ Co-Writer Was 82
Cynthia Weil, who teamed with husband Barry Mann to write such pop classics as “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “On Broadway,” “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and dozens of other hits for the likes of the Drifters, the Ronettes, Dolly Parton and B.J. Thomas, died Thursday. She was 82. Weil’s daughter, Dr. Jenn […]
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Cynthia Weil, Co-Writer of ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,’ ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music,’ ‘On Broadway’ and More, Dies at 82
UPDATED: Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Cynthia Weil — who co-wrote “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” “Walking in the Rain,” “You’re My Soul and Inspiration,” “Uptown,” “He’s So Shy,” “Kicks,” “Here You Come Again,” “Through the Fire,” “Somewhere Out There” and many other hits, mostly with her […]
