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     Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Collaborator Will Jennings Dies

     Will Jennings, whose many hit collaborations included work with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, has died at age 80. Jennings co-wrote "Higher Love," "Back in the High Life Again" and "The Finer Things" with Winwood, all of which reached the Top 20.

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     Will Jennings, lyricist whose songs were hits for artists including Celine Dion and Eric Clapton

     Earlier that year Clapton had been hit by tragedy when his four-year-old son Conor fell to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York apartment, and when Jennings met him he already had the ...

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   3 hours ago · Earlier that year Clapton had been hit by tragedy when his four-year-old son Conor fell to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York apartment, and when Jennings met him he already had the title ...

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   How did Eric Clapton's son die?

   • Eric Clapton's son, Conor, fell from an open window from the 53rd floor of a Manhattan building on March 20, 1991, following cleaning work. In response to his son’s tragic death, Eric wrote the heart-wrenching song 'Tears in Heaven', which became a massive hit.

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   What happened to Clapton's son in 'tears in Heaven'?

   • Earlier that year Clapton had been hit by tragedy when his four-year-old son Conor fell to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York apartment, and when Jennings met him he already had the title, Tears in Heaven, the idea and the first verse for a song for the film.

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   What happened to Mr Clapton's son?

   • Mr. Clapton's five-year-old son, Conor, plummeted to his death in 1991 from the 53rd floor of the New York City apartment of his mother, Italian model Lori del Santo. Missing the father he never knew, Conor's death pushed Mr. Clapton into depression. From it emerged Tears in Heaven, Mr. Clapton's most successful song.

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   When did Eric Clapton's son Conor die?

   • See Eric Clapton’s Guitar Hero Yearbook Picture Eric Clapton's 4 1/2-year-old son Conor died on March 20, 1991 after falling out of an open window in a New York City high-rise.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/09/10 › artsWill Jennings, Oscar Winner for ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ Dies ...

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   4 days ago · Mr. Clapton was already in the studio recording, but he was stuck on some of the soundtrack’s songs, including “Tears in Heaven,” about his 4-year-old son, Conor, who had recently fallen to ...

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   Sep 7, 2024 · Will Jennings, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning co-writer of Titanic‘s “My Heart Will Go On” and other hit songs by Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Whitney Houston, has died.He was 80. The ...

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   Sep 7, 2024 · A two-time Record and Song of the Year Grammy winner, Jennings also co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven," Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" and An Officer and a Gentleman's "Up Where We Belong ...

8. nypost.com › 2024/09/08 › entertainmentWill Jennings, famed lyrcist and co-writer of Titanic's 'My ...

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   6 days ago · He also won two Grammys for “My Heart Will Go On,” and Eric Clapton’s 1991 hit “Tears in Heaven.” ... The song was written about the death of Clapton’s four-year-old son, Conor and ...

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    5 days ago · Eric Clapton, Winwood's former bandmate in Blind Faith, memorably co-wrote "Tears in Heaven" with Jennings for the 1991 film Rush – but the platinum Top 5 single was actually a tribute to ...

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    5 days ago · He co-wrote six songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Some of his most famous works include the 1982 'Up Where We Belong', which won him his first Oscar, and the 1992 'Tears in Heaven,' a song he collaborated with Eric Clapton on as a tribute to Clapton's late son.