Per People, Jon Lind’s songwriting prowess is characterized by hits across multiple genres and decades. Billboard lists Madonna’s “Crazy for You” and Vanessa Williams’ “Save the Best for Last” as two of his greatest songwriting accomplishments, the latter of which earned him a grammy nod for Song of the Year (via Recording Academy). SecondHandSongs credits Jon Lind and Maurice as co-writers of Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire’s classic song “Sun Goddess.” In a 2012 interview with Songwriter Universe, Lind explained how the legendary track came to be.
“I was in the waiting room in Bob Cavallo’s office, strumming my guitar, playing a new ‘fragment’ of music I’d written,” he explained. “Maurice White popped his head in and said, ‘What is that?’ He suggested I ‘lay it down’, and get it to him. I did so, and over the next three months and he turned it into ‘Sun Goddess.'”
Lind told the outlet that the song’s success jumpstarted his writing career and landed him a publishing deal with Charleville Music, who he collaborated with for five years. He then moved on to Warner Bros. Music, where the iconic “Crazy For You” was born, catapulting then-unknown singer Madonna into musical stardom — And the rest is history.
