The prolific songwriter behind You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, Cynthia Weil, has passed away at the age of 82, according to US media.
Jenn Mann, her daughter, confirmed her mother's passing to TMZ on Thursday night.
She was, in the words of Ms. Mann, "the best mother, grandmother, and wife our family could ever ask for.". "She was my best friend, my confidante, my crime-fighting partner, and a role model and pioneer for women in music. " .
Weil's demise was not given a cause.
The Grammy-winning artist was well-known for a number of popular songs, such as Uptown, Make Your Own Kind of Music, Walking in the Rain, and On Broadway.
She became well-known in the 1960s when she and her husband Barry Mann—to whom she was wed for 62 years—co-wrote numerous hits.
While employed at the Manhattan Brill Building song factory, the two connected and started writing together. With producer Phil Spector, who would become famous decades later for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson, they worked together on a number of records around this time.
When rock'n'roll first started, Weil and Mann eventually rose to the top of the list of songwriters.
Both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame extended invitations to them in 1987 and 2010, respectively.
The duo collaborated with a number of the most well-known musicians in the US, including Neil Diamond, The Monkees, Dolly Parton, Carole King, and Dolly Parton.
Weil, a native New Yorker, first pursued training as an actress and dancer before finding her true calling as a songwriter.
