Libby Titus, the singer-songwriter best known for her song “Love Has No Pride” and creating the New York Rock and Soul Revue with future husband Donald Fagen, died Sunday night at the age of 77, Rolling Stone reports.
“My beautiful wife, Libby Titus Fagen, passed on October 13th surrounded by family,” Fagen wrote on Steely Dan‘s site. “Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts, and for respecting our privacy at this time.” A cause of death was not immediately available.
Titus released two solo albums — both titled Libby Titus — in 1968 and 1977. In between the two albums, she worked as a backing vocalist and songwriting, scoring a breakthrough of sorts after penning “Love Has No Pride” with Eric Kaz. Bonnie Raitt was the first to cut the song in 1972 for her album, Give It Up, while Linda Ronstadt scored a minor hit with it the following year (Rita Coolidge and Daryl Braithwaite were among the many other artists who recorded versions). As a songwriter, she would go onto work with Burt Bacharach, Carly Simon, and Dr. John.
