The co-writer of ten Alan Parsons Project albums, Eric Woolfson, has died, aged 64.
Woolfson's first break in the music business came at the age of 18 when he was signed up as a session musician by the legendary producer Andrew Loog Oldham. Through that opportunity he began songwriting, penning music for the likes of Marianne Faithfull, Peter Noone and Marmalade.
He teamed up with Alan Parsons to form the aforementioned Project in 1975, and co-wrote numerous songs with Parsons, including hits 'Eye In The Sky' and 'Don't Answer Me'. He also played keyboards on the group's albums.
As well as this, spent some time as an artist manager in the seventies, managing Carl Douglas, he of 'Kung Fu Fighting' fame. In more recent years Woolfson turned his hand to musical theatre, writing a musical about Sigmund Freud, which premiered in 1990.
Confirming his death, a statement was posted on the songwriter's Facebook page earlier this week, which read: "We are very sad to have to tell you that Eric Woolfson passed away in the early hours of this morning after a long and brave battle with cancer. He very much enjoyed seeing all your kind comments and posts on this Facebook page and his family wanted to thank you for your appreciation of his work".