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Will Jennings
One of the most awarded songwriters of his generation, Will Jennings is
associated with hits by Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton and Céline Dion. Born
Wilbur Herschel Jennings in Kilgore, Texas, on June 27, 1944, he taught English
at Tyler High School and then at university, before changing career paths. He
moved to Nashville, where he began writing songs, and then to Los Angeles, where
he worked with composer Richard Kerr. After a first success in 1977 for Barry
Manilow with the hit "Somewhere in the Night", the lyricist was nominated for an
Oscar in 1980 for his contribution to th...
