Allee Willis, Friends theme and 'September' songwriter, dies at 72
Willis graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a journalism degree before moving to New York in 1969 to work at Columbia and Epic Records in a copywriting position. She turned to music and songwriting in 1972, and Bonnie Raitt was the first artist to cover her songs after hearing her 1974 Epic album.
Willis then went on to collaborate with musicians like Bob Dylan, James Brown, LaBelle, Deniece Williams, Herbie Hancock, and Motown great Lamont Dozier, among others. Willis’ compositions have sold over 60 million records so far, according to theWillis is also known for owning and curating one of the world’s biggest collections of kitsch — tacky popular art. In 2009, she launched
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