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Burt Bacharach’s 10 Best Songs
SPIN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBurt Bacharach, one of the most accomplished and revered songwriters in pop music history, died peacefully in his Los Angeles home yesterday (Feb. 8) at...
Cynthia Weil, Co-Writer of ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,’ ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music,’ ‘On...
Variety via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUPDATED: Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Cynthia Weil — who co-wrote “You’ve Lost...
10 perfect Cynthia Weil songs
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFrom Brill Building-era classics to '80s quiet-storm staples, Weil's songs, many written with husband Barry Mann, became part of the fabric of American...
FST’s ‘Up on the Roof’ recalls hits of the 1960’s and the sounds of an era
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFrom the late 1950s into the early 1960s, the music being created in small rooms inside the Brill...
Paul Vance Dies: Songwriter On ‘Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini’ Was 92
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPaul Vance, one of the most successful songwriters of the bubblegum pop era in the early 1960s, died...
Songwriters' best bet for fame: Hitch that lyric sheet to a star | MARK HUGHES COBB
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAnna Mae Bullock introduced me not only to women who rock, but shimmering silvery miniskirts, and...
FST cabaret show ‘Up on the Roof’ brings back the sounds of the 1950s and 1960s
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the late 1950s and early 1960s, teams of songwriters worked slavishly but creatively inside New...
Country hit helped launch composer Burt Bacharach's legendary career
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember." That's one of many quotes attributed to...
Blondie’s Debbie Harry & Chris Stein Talk Career Wins and Misses, From ‘Better Call Saul’ Synch to...
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEven with streaming services dominating music consumption, there ain’t nothing like the real thing,...
12 examples of the songwriting genius of Lou Reed that aren't Perfect Day or Walk On The Wild Side
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLou Reed smoking a cigarette With a poet's eye for detail and a knack for storytelling, Lou Reed's...