Songwriter Jerry Ragovoy remembers his first meeting with Janis Joplin (American Music Masters 2009)
Jerry Ragovoy was a soul music writer, started by writing hits for The Majors.
He also wrote some of the best soul songs released in the 1960s such as:
Stay With Me Baby – Lorraine Ellison
Erma Franklin – Piece Of My heart – with Bert Burns.
Time Is On My Side – Irma Thomas (covered by The Rolling Stones)
Also wrote Tracks for Howard Tate
Produced – Dionne Warwick – Then Came You
Wikipedia: Jerry Ragovoy