Roger Nichols, Songwriter Behind Carpenters Hits, Dies at 84

in which we learn the songwriter played hoops at UCLA...
"I was just running up to Hollywood all the time and writing music...And #JohnWooden said, ‘Hey man, you got to make a decision. You got to play basketball or you got to do something else.’” #RichardNichols #RIP
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/a...

#RichardNichols, #Dixpop - Going home, Rich Nichols The Greatest of all Time

digging this... #RichardNichols, #Dixpop - Going home, by Tayyib Smith http://soundcloud.com/tayyib-smith/dixpop-going-home on #SoundCloud