Allee Willis, the Grammy-winning songwriter who composed the Friends theme “I’ll Be There for You” and the Earth, Wind & Fire song “September”, has died aged 72.
She shared a photo of Willis next to the caption, “Rest in Boogie Wonderland 10 Nov 1947 – 24 December 2019” in reference to one of the Earth, Wind & Fire hits Willis co-wrote.
“I would say the main lesson I learned from Earth, Wind & Fire, especially Maurice White, was never let a lyric get in the way of a groove.”
She composed “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts, which was used as the theme song for NBC’s hit sitcom Friends.