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Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist and songwriter of popular songs and themes to television shows and films. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Ready to Take a Chance Again " (with composer Charles Fox ) and " Canadian Sunset ".
Jan 3, 2019 · One of the greatest lyricists to ever set words to melody, Norman Gimbel, has died. Gimbel penned a wide-ranging catalog of hits, including the classic "Killing Me Softly With His Song," which earned Gimbel a GRAMMY Award for Song Of The Year at the 16th GRAMMY Awards. He was 91 years old.
His English lyrics for “The Girl from Ipanema,” made the Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz standard an international sensation and one of the most covered songs of all time, winning the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965.
Jan 1, 2019 · Norman Gimbel, the wildly versatile Brooklyn-born lyricist who won a Grammy Award for a blues hit, “Killing Me Softly With His Song”; an Oscar for a folk ballad, “It Goes Like It Goes ...
Dec 28, 2018 · Norman Gimbel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist whose career included Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” Jim Croce’s “I Got a Name” and the themes to Happy Days and...
Jan 2, 2019 · A Bronx-born songwriter who studied under Frank Loesser, the celebrated composer of “Guys and Dolls,” Gimbel co-wrote a pair of Broadway musicals and several 1950s pop hits, including the Andy ...
Dec 31, 2018 · Norman Gimbel, widely hailed as one of the best pop lyricists of his generation, died on 19 December (some ten days before the death was announced) at the age of 91.
Dec 29, 2018 · Norman Gimbel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist, has died at the age of 91, his family has announced. Gimbel's work included Killing Me Softly With His Song - recorded by Roberta Flack,...
Jan 10, 2019 · The Songwriters Hall of Fame was saddened to learn of the recent death of 1984 inductee Norman Gimbel. The Oscar and Grammy-winning composer, whose lyrics graced hit songs such as Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and Jim Croce’s “I Got a Name,” died at the age of 91 on December 19.
Dec 29, 2018 · Norman Gimbel, an Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist, has died at the age of 91.
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