Jim Weatherly Songwriter Behind Gladys Knight s Midnight Train to Georgia Dies at 77 People 2/4/2021
Jim Weatherly has died. He was 77.
On Thursday, Charlie Monk, music publisher and family friend of the country singer-songwriter, confirmed to
The Tennessean that Weatherly died on Wednesday. A cause of death wasn t given. When I inducted Jim into the Songwriters Hall of Fame I said, This may be the most honorable human being I ve ever known, Monk, the mayor of Music Row, told the newspaper. He never had a cigarette in his mouth, he never had a taste of alcohol, he didn t chew (tobacco), he didn t cuss.