With his wife Carole King, Gerry Goffin (New York, February 11, 1939 - Los Angeles, June 19, 2014) wrote some of the most memorable hits of the 1960s, including "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for The Shirelles, "Take Good Care of My Baby" for Bobby Vee, "The Loco-Motion" for Little Eva and "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman" sung by Aretha Franklin. He won an Oscar in 1975 for the theme to Diana Ross's film Mahogany, No. 1. He also collaborated with Whitney Houston ("Saving All My Love for You") and recorded two albums under his own name, It Ain't Exactly Entertainment (1973) and Back Room Blood (1996). His name has been inscribed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1990.
