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Jeff Silbar is a
songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...
. Silbar, a native of
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, won the
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in
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for co-writing
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Wind Beneath My Wings "Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was first recorded by Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording. Kamahl tal ...
" with Larry Henley.


Notable compositions

*" All My Life" (
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) *" I Know What I've Got" ( J.C. Crowley) *" Then Again" (
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) *" Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)" (
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...
) *" Til I Loved You" ( Restless Heart) *"
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Wind Beneath My Wings "Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. The song was first recorded by Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording. Kamahl tal ...
" ( Roger Whittaker, Colleen Hewett, Sheena Easton,
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* * Grammy Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Songwriters from California Musicians from Los Angeles {{songwriter-stub