TUPELO ⢠Jim Weatherly was more than a songwriter to Gladys Knight. They were musical contemporaries who achieved success at the same time and whose careers paralleled each other.
Knight and her group, the Pips, rose to fame in the early 1970s by singing tunes written by Weatherly â especially the memorable âMidnight Train To Georgia.â She was among many who expressed her adoration for the Pontotoc native and celebrated songwriter, who passed away Wednesday.
âIâm missing Jim Weatherly already,â Knight wrote Thursday on Twitter. âHe was about life and love. â¦. We were just made for each other. We grew our lives together. Iâm gonna miss him terribly and love him always.â
On Thursday, Charlie Monk, music publisher and family friend of the country singer-songwriter, confirmed to
The Tennessean that Weatherly died on Wednesday. A cause of death wasn t given. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. When I inducted Jim into the Songwriters Hall of Fame I said, This may be the most honorable human being I ve ever known, Monk, the mayor of Music Row, told the newspaper. He never had a cigarette in his mouth, he never had a taste of alcohol, he didn t chew (tobacco), he didn t cuss.
Jim Weatherly Songwriter Behind Gladys Knight s Midnight Train to Georgia Dies at 77 People 2/4/2021
Jim Weatherly has died. He was 77.
On Thursday, Charlie Monk, music publisher and family friend of the country singer-songwriter, confirmed to
The Tennessean that Weatherly died on Wednesday. A cause of death wasn t given. When I inducted Jim into the Songwriters Hall of Fame I said, This may be the most honorable human being I ve ever known, Monk, the mayor of Music Row, told the newspaper. He never had a cigarette in his mouth, he never had a taste of alcohol, he didn t chew (tobacco), he didn t cuss.
Former POTUS Barack Obama has spoken with regret for having overlooked awarding Parton with the Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor. “That was a screwup, he told late night TV host Stephen Colbert in an interview last year. I m surprised. She deserves one, he continued, adding, I ll call Biden.
Now that Joe Biden is president, will Dolly accept if the offer was made? Now I feel like if I take it, I ll be doing politics, so I m not sure, she explained on The Today Show. I don t work for those awards, Dolly continued. It d be nice but I m not sure that I even deserve it. But that’s a nice compliment for people to think that I might deserve it.