East Baton Rouge Parish Library

But will you love me tomorrow?, an oral history of the '60s girl groups, [compiled by] Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

But will you love me tomorrow?

dictionaries

1396196922

[compiled by] Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz

an oral history of the '60s girl groups

Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mixture of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to the top of the charts, girl groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory of pop music in the process. While the songs are essential to the American canon, many of the artists remain all but anonymous to most listeners. With more than 100 subjects that made the music, from the singers to the songwriters, to their agents, managers, and sound engineers--and even to the present-day celebrities inspired by their lasting influence-But Will You Love Me Tomorrow: An Oral History of 60s Girl Groups tells a national coming-of-age story that gives particular insight into the experiences of the female singers and songwriters who created the movement

Introduction -- The beginnings of the girl group sound: the 1950s -- The sound on the street: 1960-1963 -- Hitsville USA: 1960-1963 -- Topping the charts: 1963-1964 -- Motown becomes the sound of Young America: 1964-1966 -- The end of an era: 1965-1970 -- Motown outgrows Detroit: 1967-present -- Coming back together and saying goodbye: 1970-present