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Allee Willis, Friends’ theme song “I’ll be there for you” song writer dies at 72

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epa08089776 (FILE) - US singer-songwriter Allee Willis attends the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, New York, USA, 13 June 2019 (reissued 25 December 2019). According to media reports, Willis, who was known for writing the 'Friends' theme song and her work with Earth, Wind and Fire, has died on 24 December 2019 in Los Angeles. She was 72. EPA-EFE/PETER FOLEY

 Allee Willis, the song writer known for writing the theme song of ‘Friends’ has died at age 72, according to her partner Prudence Fenton.

“Rest In Boogie Wonderland Nov 10,1947-December 24, 2019,” Fenton captioned a photo of Willis on her Instagram page.

Apart from writing the “Friends” theme song, Willis is also known for writing Earth, Wind, & Fire’s songs “September” and “Boogie Wonderland,” and co-authoring the Broadway musical “The Color Purple.”

She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, according to their website.

A screenshot of an article reporting her death is on Willis’ Instagram page with the caption, “We are extremely shocked and devastated to share this news.”

Additional information regarding her death was not immediately available.

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