One of the music industry’s most legendary and beloved songwriters, ALAN GORDON, has died.

While Gordon is best known for writing THE TURTLES’ infectious pop anthem 'Happy Together' and their chart toppers 'She’d Rather Be With Me', 'You Know What I Mean', 'She’s My Girl', and THREE DOG NIGHT’s 'Celebrate' with long time writing partner Garry Bonner, and his solo written magnificent 'My Heart Belongs To Me' for BARBARA STREISAND, he has written for many others.

Recording artists as diverse as BOBBY DARIN, ALICE COOPER, THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, GENE PITNEY, PETULA CLARK, JOE WALSH, HELEN REDDY, CHER and GREGG ALLMAN, TAMMY WYNETTE and FREDDY FENDER, JUDY COLLINS, JACKIE DESHANNON, CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE, RONNIE SPECTOR, LOU RAWLS, MEL TORME, SIMPLE PLAN and FRANK ZAPPA have recorded Alan Gordon penned songs generating over 100 million in record sales, 17 million performances in the US and millions more worldwide.

The 1967 released 'Happy Together', which followed THE BEATLES’ 'Penny Lane' into the #1 slot for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, was named one of the Top 50 songs of the 20th Century by BMI, having generated over 5 million performances on American radio by 1999, placing it in the same league as The Beatles 'Yesterday' and 'Mrs. Robinson' by SIMON AND GARFUNKEL.

Songs from Alan Gordon’s distinguished 300 song catalogue have been featured in film, television, commercials and video games. Just a few of the many films that featured Gordon penned songs include The Naked Gun, Muriel’s Wedding, Shrek, The Simpsons Movie, 27 Dresses, Adaptation, Freaky Friday. Television shows include The Simpsons, That 70s Show, ER, Scrubs, The Wonder Years and American Idol. Commercials include Coldwell Banker, Golden Grahams, Florida Orange Juice, Burger King with video games as Super Smash Brothers, Saturn, Toyota, Applebees, Heineken, LG Cell Phones - and so many more.

From his longtime writing partner Garry Bonner, "Alan was one of the brightest lights that this world ever had and he still is - and his music will live on. We in the music business were so lucky to know such a person, a real man of such joy and greatness."

And from Howard Kaylan of The Turtles, “This week, while the nation is giving thanks for the blessings that the Lord has bestowed upon our humble species, I will be giving thanks for the privilege of knowing Alan Gordon for the past forty-one years. Alan was and IS everything that is RIGHT with the world...kind and loving; compassionate and wise beyond his years. He will never have an equal. No one will ever take his place. I miss him dearly.”

From his longtime music publishers, Charles Koppelman, “One of a kind, heart and soul, irreplaceable” and Don Rubin, “Alan was a warm, funny, talented high soul who will be greatly missed by friends, family and colleagues.”

Alan Lee Gordon died on Saturday, November 22nd after a valiant two year battle with cancer. He leaves his adored wife Annette, son Christian, daughter-in-law Giovanna and grandchild Joshua.

He was a person of pure shining joy to all who knew him, and as one of his songs said, “I got the feeling the feelings gone, my heart has gone to sleep, one of these mornings I’ll be gone, my heart belongs to me.”

As Alan Gordon wisely said, "As long as there's an April, a girl and a boy, there will always be music and I'll be around."