Twyla Herbert
Twyla Herbert | |
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| Birth name | Twila Moody |
| Born | July 27, 1921 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 2009 (aged 87) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Twyla Herbert (born Twila Moody; July 27, 1921 – July 11, 2009)[1] was an American songwriter known for her long songwriting partnership with the singer Lou Christie.
Beginnings
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Collaboration
The pair co-wrote the great majority of Christie's hits, including "The Gypsy Cried", "Two Faces Have I", "Rhapsody in the Rain", "She Sold Me Magic", and most famously, "Lightnin' Strikes", a song later covered by such artists as Del Shannon and Klaus Nomi. Christie discussed their songwriting relationship: "Twyla is a genius. She was going to be a concert pianist but we started writing rock 'n' roll. The hardest part was that we had too many ideas. If we wanted to write a song, it would never stop."[5]
Herbert and Christie also composed for his backup singers, a girl group named the Tammys, a handful of songs, including the eccentric single, "Egyptian Shumba," which with its over-the-top, savage vocals and faux-Middle Eastern melody, has become a cult classic.[6]
Herbert died in Phoenix, Arizona in 2009, at the age of 87.[7]
References
- ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com
- ^ 1930 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1995; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 386.0
- ^ Marsh, Dave. The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Page 411. Da Capo Press, 1999.
- ^ Bronson, Fred. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Page 193. Billboard Books, 2003.
- ^ Lou Christie & The Tammys: Egyptian Shumba Home Page
- ^ allmusic ((( The Tammys > Biography )))
- ^ Twyla Herbert, Legacy.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022
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