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Alan Oday Dead
Alan O'Day, a singer-songwriter who penned hits for Helen Reddy and
the Righteous Brothers, died at his Westwood, Calif., home Friday
after battling cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
His label, 1st Phase Records, released a statement that read, "Alan
continued to write and perform until his last days. Alan was a
generous man who gave his heart and soul to the music industry," THR
reports.
O'Day was 72. He will be remembered for writing Helen Reddy's 1974 No.
1 single "Angie Baby" and the Righteous Brothers' "Rock and Roll
Heaven," as well as his own 1977 hit "Undercover Angel."
O'Day's friend and fellow songwriter, Grammy winner Diane Warren,
mourned his passing on Twitter, writing "'If there's a Rock n Roll
Heven well U know they got one hell of a band'. My friend Alan O'Days
song. The band just got better my friend.RIP."
TOG