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On January 15, 2015, Drake died at his home in Great Neck, New York due to complications from bladder cancer shortly before his 96th birthday. Awards and honors. Drake received several honorary doctorates and achievement awards, as well as being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1983.
Jan 17, 2015 · Mr. Drake, who wrote lyrics and music, produced television programs and was president of the American Guild of Authors and Composers, died on Thursday at 95 at his home in Great Neck, N.Y. The...
Jan 16, 2015 · Ervin Drake, songwriter of ‘It Was a Very Good Year,’ dies at 95. Composer and lyricist Ervin Drake with wife Edith, who was an inspiration for two of his biggest songs.
Jan 16, 2015 · Ervin Drake, the songwriter who composed 'It Was a Very Good Year' and then on to have 50 more very good years, died Jan 15. at age 95.
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Jan 15, 2015 · Ervin passed away today at the age of 95, and is survived by his ever-loving wife Edith, and his children, Linda Bovina, Betsy Rodriquez and Jed Berman. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation, fighting pancreatic cancer: http://www.lustgarten.org
Jan 27, 2015 · Ervin Drake, who has died aged 95, was the songwriter behind the Frank Sinatra classic It Was a Very Good Year (1966), Billie Holliday’s heart-wrenching Good Morning Heartache (1946) and dozens...
Jan 18, 2015 · Ervin Drake, 95, a prolific songwriter who wrote the words and music of "It Was a Very Good Year," an introspective ballad that helped define the autumn of Frank Sinatra's career, and the lyrics for "Good Morning Heartache," a song that Billie Holiday made a mournful jazz standard, died Wednesday at his home in Great Neck, N.Y.
