There's an unexpected twist to the journey Weatherly took in writing "Midnight Train to Georgia." It began with a 1970 phone call to a friend, actor Lee Majors, whose then girlfriend, Farah ...

Three years later, Knight covered the tune, keeping the Houston changes. “Midnight Train to Georgia” spent two weeks at No. 1 in the U.S., becoming Gladys Knight & The Pips’ biggest hit.

Jim Weatherly, the country singer-songwriter who penned Gladys Knight & the Pips’ hit, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday. He was 77.

There's an unexpected twist to the journey Weatherly took in writing "Midnight Train to Georgia." It began with a 1970 phone call to a friend, actor Lee Majors, whose then girlfriend, Farah ...

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Jim Weatherly -- the songwriter best known for writing Gladys Knight 's "Midnight Train to Georgia" -- has died, a family friend told reporters. Weatherly was 77 and died Wednesday ...

Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips including "Midnight Train To Georgia," died Wednesday at 77.

He was inducted in 2014. “Midnight Train” is among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote “Midnight Train to Georgia” and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has died.

He wrote “Midnight Plane to Houston” as a country song, never imagining it would become an R&B hit. By the time it reached Gladys Knight & the Pips, the title and style had changed, and it ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote “Midnight Train to Georgia” and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has died. He was 77.

Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote “Midnight Train to Georgia” and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has died. He was 77.