Fantastic songwriters both, and a wonderful partnership.

When some people in the folk world decry or sneer at "Tin Pan Alley", they should remember these peerless creators of songs, who put talent, emotion and hard work into creating timeless masterpieces.

I remember the first day I started work as a callow youth of 18. The hit of the day was Carole King's "It Might As Well Rain Until September". Whenever I hear that, it takes me right back to that sunny morning all those years ago. It was only later, when I started playing guitar, that I realised the artistry that went into structuring that melody and its harmonic progression. And many like it.

RIP Gerry Goffin.