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Midnight Train to Georgia songwriter Jim Weatherly dead at 77
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Feb. 6 (UPI) Jim Weatherly the songwriter best known for writing Gladys Knight s Midnight Train to Georgia has died, a family friend told reporters.
Weatherly was 77 and died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Brentwood, Tenn., near Nashville.
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Weatherly was born in Mississippi and played on the University of Mississippi s football team in 1962 s undefeated season, when the team clinched a Southeastern Conference Championship and a national championship.
The following year, as starting quarterback, he led the Rebels to another SEC championship.
After graduating from college, Weatherly decided to pursue a career in music.
Weatherlywrote a number of hits for Gladys Knight & The Pips, including "(You’re the) Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me," "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" and "Where Peaceful Waters Flow."