snakepit
08-21-2013, 01:06 PM
Just finished reading a great book about the late 50's/early 60's New York R&B/Pop music years. Titled "Always magic in the air" [[The Bomp and brilliance of the Brill Building era), it tells the stories of songwriters Lieber & Stoller, Sedaka & Greenfield, Goffin & King, Pomus & Shuman, Mann & Weil , Barry & Greenwich and Bacharach & David.
There are great tales of recordings we are all familiar with, and many big R&B and Soul music artists are covered. Big names such as Drifters, Coasters,Ben E. King, Shirelles, Dionne Warwick and many more...but how about these names , weel known to Northern Soul collectors
Lou Johnson, Jerry Butler, Jay Traynor [[And Americans), Tony Middleton, Bessie Banks, Earl Jean,Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson,Exciters, Dee Dee Warwick, and many more.
I got my copy from Amazon and only paid about £6 including P&P.
A great read for Soul Fans...treat yourself
There are great tales of recordings we are all familiar with, and many big R&B and Soul music artists are covered. Big names such as Drifters, Coasters,Ben E. King, Shirelles, Dionne Warwick and many more...but how about these names , weel known to Northern Soul collectors
Lou Johnson, Jerry Butler, Jay Traynor [[And Americans), Tony Middleton, Bessie Banks, Earl Jean,Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson,Exciters, Dee Dee Warwick, and many more.
I got my copy from Amazon and only paid about £6 including P&P.
A great read for Soul Fans...treat yourself