Obscure musical Lyric for the week of Feb.16, 2008

Hi there, it's Tuesday morning, sorry I was out of town for the weekend (and due to circumstances beyond my control) could not get the blog done yesterday. So, here it is. Following the theme for the month, the write is sadly no longer with us. The songs were story songs, ballads and love songs. Given that we have just celebrated (some of us) Valentines day, I thought I would add a love song to the blog today.

It is written about the author that "this person delivered their songs with such sincerity that you believed them and that they engaged us in a natural rapport." The singer died at the very young age of 30 in 1973. The song was released as part of an album in 1973 that also included one of the artists greatest hits which went to number one in the charts.

Here are the lyrics:

that you were here with me

lyin' by my side so soft and warm

and we talked a while and shared a smile

then we shared the dawn

I would like to know the following:

The writer/singer:

The name of the song:

What caused the singers demise:

The other band member:

Have a great week, enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. The snow is returning and if you believe the rodent there are now only four weeks of winter left. I will try to send out some hints on Wednesday.