Leon Ware, R&B Songwriting Legend, Dead at 77

Leon Ware, the songwriter behind hits for R&B titans including Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers and Quincy Jones died on Thursday at the age of 77. Though the cause of death has yet to be revealed, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the mid '00s. Born on Feb. 16, 1940 in Detroit, Ware began his career in the late '60s as a songwriter for Berry Gordy's Motown label, where he first began collaborating with Gaye, one of the imprint's brightest stars. He would later co-produce ...