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Will Jennings
1944 - 2024
Will Jennings
1944 - 2024
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BORN
1944
DIED
2024
Will Jennings Obituary
Will Jennings was a lyricist who won Academy Awards for "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion and "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker (1944–2014) and Jennifer Warnes.
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Read the full obituary in Legacy's headline news section.
(Photo: Ryan Born/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame)
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Katherine Bell
September 19, 2024
Grateful for Will's global hits, some of the most moving popular songs of the era, full of sincerity, mature emotion and real meaning. Songs of this calibre can carry human beings through life's challenges, help us find new direction. Up Where We Belong is a personal favorite to listen to, play and sing.
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Daniel N. Anglada
September 12, 2024
RIP, Mr. Jennings. My sincerest condolences to your family and loved ones. Thank you for writing and co-writing some of my most favorite music. Your heart will definitely go on and has shown some of The Finer Things that life has to offer. Not that I ever would have met you but makes me feel good knowing that I shared a town with such an amazing talent. Thank you, sir.
Elizabeth Bell
September 9, 2024
RIP Will
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