Jerry Goldstein earns historic double Songwriters Hall Of Fame nomination
The songwriter is nominated for his work with Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer and for songs he co-wrote with War.
Jerry Goldstein has become the first songwriter nominated twice in one year for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. The nominations separately recognize his work in the early '60s with Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer (FGG) and his collaborations with War in the '70s.
Goldstein's War nomination covers five songs: “The Cisco Kid,” “Low Rider,” “Spill The Wine,” “Why Can't We Be Friends?” and “The World Is A Ghetto.” Although he was not a member of War, Goldstein produced every album by the group and co-wrote its songs. “Low Rider” reached #7 on the Hot 100, while “Why Can't We Be Friends?” peaked at #6.
The FGG nomination also recognizes Bob Feldman and Richard Gottehrer, who played alongside Goldstein in the Strangeloves. The trio wrote “My Boyfriend's Back” for the Angels, a Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper. Their hits also included “Night Time” and “I Want Candy,” which reached #11 on that chart. Bow Wow Wow and Aaron Carter later recorded versions of “I Want Candy.”
Walter Afanasieff, Patrick Leonard, Kenny Nolan and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart are among the other songwriter nominees. The performing-songwriter field includes Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and David Byrne, as well as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS.
