Geoffrey Cushing-Murray (born 1946 in New York, United States) is an American songwriter.
He served as a decorated Army officer in Vietnam and studied English at UCLA, where he was a member of the varsity fencing team.
He has written songs such as "Hot Night in a Cold Town" which was covered by John Mellencamp, Uriah Heep and Steppenwolf.
[citation needed] In the comments section of YouTube, Geoffrey Cushing-Murray states, "The correct lyric is "A Mexican wind blows in breaking the hold Angelinos have on their halos."
Somewhere along the line someone mis-transcribed the lyric from a demo by John Kay to the "Angelina's hair" non sequitur.