Twyla Herbert
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Born
July 27, 1921
Twila Moody
July 27, 1921
Riverside, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 2009 (aged 87)
GenresPop
OccupationSongwriter
Twyla Herbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | Twila Moody July 27, 1921 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 2009 (aged 87) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Instrument | Piano |
Twyla Herbert (born Twila Moody; July 27, 1921 – July 11, 2009)[1] was an American songwriter known for her long songwriting partnership with the singer Lou Christie.
Twila Moody was born in Riverside, California, and as a child moved with her parents to Pennsylvania,[2] where she married Earle Herbert (d.1982). In the late 1950s, Lou Christie was 15 years old when he met Herbert, a "bohemian gypsy, psychic, and former concert pianist," at an audition in a church basement in his hometown, Glenwillard, Pennsylvania.[3] Over 20 years older than he was, with flaming red hair, she was a self-described clairvoyant and mystic who allegedly predicted which of their songs would become hits.[4]
