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Jeff Silbar is a songwriter. Silbar, a native of Los Angeles, won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1990 for co-writing Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" with Larry Henley. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "32nd Annual Grammy Awards winners". Grammy Awards website. April 30, 2017.
  2. Kawashima, Dale (4 December 2013). "Songwriter Jeff Silbar: How He Co-Wrote the Classic Hit, "Wind Beneath My Wings"". Songwriter Universe.