Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist who co-wrote Celine Dion’s 'My Heart Will Go On' and Eric Clapton's 'Tears in Heaven,' has died at the age of 80.
, adding that he died Friday at his home in Tyler, Texas. No cause of death was given, but Jennings had health issues in recent years.Saturday, “A sad time, the passing of Will Jennings, a maestro, brilliant mind and a gentle spirit. It was an enormous honor to have worked with such a musical genius.”
A Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee with a half-dozen Number One hits in his catalog, Jennings was a two-time winner of the Academy Awards’ Best Original Song, first for co-writing “Up Where We Belong” — sung by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Barnes for 1982’s“My Heart Will Go On” also earned Jennings his second Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards; he’d previously won both awards in 1993 for co-writing Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven,” a tribute to the guitarist’s late son...
Jennings also penned songs with artists ranging from Jimmy Buffett, and Roy Orbison to Mariah Carey, Laura Branigan and Dionne Warwick.Brad Pitt and George Clooney Dance to 4-Minute Standing Ovation for ‘Wolfs’ During Chaotic Venice PremiereRihanna’s on the ‘Search for a Thrill’ in Draped Courrèges Dress With Shearling Alaïa Coat, Sparkles in Mesh for New York Fashion Week Show
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