PETER COFIELD

Major musical influence when we were just kids !

Thinking of him today for no particular reason. It was my great good fortune to work with Peter and his wonderful parter Hillary Lipsitz from '87 to '94 doing commercials for Delta Air Lines at BBDO Atlanta. Peter was a singular talent and had a powerful personality. I think anyone who worked with him, grew quickly to love him and admire his ability. He will always hold a prominent place in my memory and in the minds of those who were blessed to have shared in his life and work.

Happy Christmas to you all - will always remember you fondly xxg

Mike was a dear friend in high school. We were science lab partners. He was full of life and fun. A great musician, even then, he would perform for school dances. I have a photo of him from our senior prom. Please accept my belated heartfelt condolences. I just learned of your loss through a classmate.

I also just found out about Peter's passing. How did I know him? Why am I writing this 5 years later? I was the host of the MJ Morning Show based in Tampa for 18 years and when the "Somebody up there loves you DirecTV" jingle came out, I thought it was brilliant. We contacted Peter and had him on the show where he told us about his other classics. We asked him to produce a custom jingle for our morning show and HE DID!!! Fast forward now to 2016 and I am doing "Len Berman and Todd Schnitt in...

Somebody loves you up there...and down here

I grew up with his music. I learned to appreciate the true beauty of music from his songs. RIP

Shocking...I just found out about Mike's passing yesterday. Hard to believe! Mike and I were friends in high school. I always knew that he would become a successful musician (perfect pitch). Peace