Shadow Morton 1940-2013
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The great Shadow Morton, legendary songwriter and record producer, has died of cancer at the age of 72. Morton had his biggest success with the Shangri-Las‘ “Leader of the Pack,” among their other hits, and went on to produce Iron Butterfly‘s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” He also worked with Janis Ian and the New York Dolls.