Musician Jim Weatherly has died at the age of 77.
Weatherly was a singer-songwriter in his own right, working mainly in the pop and country genres, but was also known for the songs he wrote for other artists, including ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ for Glady Knight & The Pips.
The soul legend (76) tweeted about her deceased friend on Thursday.
“I miss Jim Weatherly already. He was about life and love,” she said. “Neither of us and Midnight Train – I can remember him getting his Grammys for it. We were just made for each other. We made our lives grow together. I’m going to miss him terribly and always love him.”
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He also wrote the song “None of us (want to be the first to say goodbye)” for the group.
Jim Weatherly, songwriter of ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’, has died at the age of 77. (Photo by Ava Gandy / WireImage)
Weatherly’s death was also confirmed to Tennessean by music magnate Charlie Monk.
The star died in his home on Wednesday and the family attributed the death to natural causes, the exhaust valve reported.
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Unlike Knight’s tweet, Weatherly never won a Grammy and was not nominated for ‘None of Us’, but according to the Grammy’s official website, he was nominated for Best Rhythm and Blues Song in 1973. Midnight Train to Georgia ‘.
People magazine reports that the song was originally written as ‘Midnight Plane to Houston’, but was changed by Knight, commonly known as the Empress of Soul.
In the same year, Knight and her Pips won a Grammy for their vocal performance on the track, as well as for “None of Us.”
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According to the Tennessee, he has also recorded tunes with country and rock stars with Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Glen Campbell, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers and Ray Price.
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In 2006, Weatherly was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. According to the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, he had a top-10 hit in 1975 with ‘I’ll Still Love You’ in 1975.
Fox News contacted Monk for comment.