This essay is adapted from Danyel Smith's new book, "Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop." My questions have never changed. Been asking since L.A. was new to me. Since my first ...

Weatherly’s niece, Catherine Hicks, confirmed the news in a Facebook post: “My “Uncle Jimmy,” as I called him, has been called home to be with His Heavenly Father. Jimmy was undeniably so special in ...

One evening in 1970, Jim Weatherly picked up the phone and called his friend Lee Majors, the film and television actor who would soon became known as “The Six Million Dollar Man.” Mr. Weatherly, a ...

Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips, including the destined-for-standard-status “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died Wednesday of natural causes at ...

Musician Jim Weatherly has died at the age of 77. Weatherly was a singer-songwriter in his own right, notably working in the pop and country genres, but was also known for the songs he penned for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hall of Fame ...

Jim Weatherly, the country singer-songwriter who penned Gladys Knight & the Pips' hit, "Midnight Train to Georgia," died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday. He was 77. Jim Monk, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hall of Fame ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote “Midnight Train to Georgia" and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has died. He was 77. The Nashville ...

The song was a huge hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips, hitting no.1 in 1973, winning a Grammy Award, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital ...

Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips, including the destined-for-standard-status “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died Wednesday of natural causes at ...