Gerry Goffin, the esteemed songwriter and former husband and collaborator of Carole King, died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 75.

Gerry Goffin Dies

Goffin’s death was confirmed by his wife Michelle Goffin to People.

Goffin and King worked together to create a number of classic hits in the late 50s and early 60s, including “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “Up on the Roof,” “One Fine Day” and “The Loco-Motion.” After the pair split in 1968, Goffin continued writing hits like “Savin’ All My Love for You” for Whitney Houston, “Miss You Like Crazy” by Natalie Cole and “It’s Not the Spotlight,” which was recorded by Rod Stewart.

“I am deeply blessed to have had a father who could so easily make the world laugh and cry with just a spiral notebook and a pen,” said Goffin and King’s daughter Louise Goffin.

In 1975, Goffin was nominated for an Academy Award with Michael Masser for the theme to Mahogany, sung by Diana Ross. Two years later, he received a Golden Globe nod for “So Sad the Song” from Pipe Dreams. Both Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriter Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

"Gerry was a good man with a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come," King said in a statement upon Goffin’s death. "His words expressed what so many people were feeling but didn't know how to say."

Goffin is survived by his wife Michelle and five children.

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