Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin began writing lyrics as a boy in Queens, New York. In 1958, while attending Queens College, he met and married composer Carole King, who became his musical partner. In the ten years they were together, they wrote an amazing string of hit songs, four of which reached number one: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for the Shirelles and "Take Good Care of My Baby" for Bobby Vee in 1961, "The Loco-Motion" for Little Eva in 1962, and "Go Away Little Girl" for Steve Lawrence in 1963. Among their many other hits were "Up On the Roof" and "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman...