| Celebrating Will Jennings
Think of Eric Clapton’s song “Tears in Heaven.” Think of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” and “Valerie.” Or Dionne Warwick’s “I’ll Never Love This Way Again,” Barry Manilow’s “Looks Like We Made It,” and Whitney Houston’s “Didn’t We Almost Have It All.” And Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” from the movie Titanic, a song said to be the most-played ever on radio.
Born June 27, 1944, in Kilgore, Jennings won four Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award, and a whole slew of nominations for those hit songs and many others.
A couple of years ago Billboard announced the closing of a deal where All Clear Music and Fuji Music Group jointly acquired Jennings’ extensive catalog. While the terms of the deal were not revealed, Billboard said the “catalog carried a valuation in the range of $60 to $70 million.”
After a successful career Jennings returned to Tyler a few years ago to be near family. He passed away on September 6, 2024. Read more about him in our County Line interview. |
