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  1. Michael William Masser (March 24, 1941 – July 9, 2015) was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music . Early life. Born to a Jewish family [1] in Chicago to Ester Huff and William Masser, [2] [3] he attended the University of Illinois College of Law. He became a stockbroker, but left to pursue his interest in music. [4] Career.

  2. Jul 14, 2015 · Michael Masser, a stockbroker-turned-composer whose lush melodies were recorded by Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack and many other star vocalists, died on Thursday at his home in Rancho...

  3. Jul 11, 2015 · Michael Masser was a songwriter, producer and composer who wrote hits for Whitney Houston, Diana Ross and Gladys Knight. He died in 2015 after suffering a stroke and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.

  4. Jul 14, 2015 · Clearly, if any songwriter understood the ambitious reach of pop’s greatest ballad singer, it was Masser, who died at age 74 last week at his home in Rancho Mirage. According to the...

    • mikael.wood@latimes.com
    • Pop Music Critic
  5. Songwriter/producer Michael Masser first came to fame with the number one smash hit "Touch Me In the Morning" that he wrote and produced for Diana Ross in 1973.

  6. Jul 17, 2015 · Michael Masser, whose hit-making collaborations with Whitney Houston and Diana Ross helped catapult the pop divas to new heights and propelled him to songwriting fame, has died at his home in...

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  8. Aug 11, 2015 · Michael Masser wrote and produced hits for Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight and Barbra Streisand in the 1970s and 80s. He was influenced by Gershwin, Porter and Mercer, and faced a plagiarism lawsuit over "The Greatest Love of All".