Gladys Knight has paid tribute to Jim Weatherly, the country music singer-songwriter behind her biggest hit Midnight Train To Georgia, following his death at the age of 77.
Weatherly died of natural causes at his home near Nashville, Tennessee, music publisher Charlie Monk told the Tennessean newspaper.
He was a prolific songwriter also responsible for hits including You’re The Best Thing and Neither One of Us, both for Gladys Knight & The Pips.
âIâm missing Jim Weatherly already. He was about life and love. Neither One of Us and Midnight Train - I remember him getting his Grammys for those. We were just made for each other. We grew our lives together. Iâm gonna miss him terribly and love him always.â— Gladys Knight (@MsGladysKnight) February 4, 2021