But will you love me tomorrow? : an oral history of the '60s girl groups / [compiled by] Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz.
"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 mix 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 number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory of pop music in the process. But the story of the Girl Group Sound is also one of race and power. The women, most of whom were Black and many of whom were only teenagers when their first songs were recorded, were cultivated, packaged, and sold by a music industry that cut them out of the lion's share of their profits. And though the women's careers would take them on tour with Civil Rights leaders and to performances at some of the earliest desegregated concerts, many found themselves cast aside as trends shifted in favor of the largely white British Invasion of the mid to late '60s. While the voices of the Girl Group Sound have become essential to the American canon, many of the artists remain all but anonymous to most listeners. Weaving together over 300 hours of interviews across more than ninety subjects, But Will You Love Me Tomorrow: An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups gives voice to the many women of the era who have long been consigned to silence. Through the chorus formed by their collective voice in these pages, But Will You Love Me Tomorrow is a distinctly American coming-of-age story-it's a story of girls finding their footing as young women, of artistic success and struggle, and of the inequity faced by women of color in this country." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306829772
- ISBN: 0306829770
- Physical Description: xiii, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-421) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Beginnings of the girl group sound: the 1950s. Singing on the corner and growing up with music in the air :The Chantels and the Bobbettes ; Learning the show business ropes :the Clickettes and the Hearts ; Living the girl group dream :the Shirelles ; Origins of the girl group sound :the radio, rock and roll, and the Chordettes ; Teenagers in love :the sound behind the new business of pop ; Brill building's own girl group :the Cookies ; Tonight's the night :taking the show on the road ; Here today, gone tomorrow ; Breaking the record industry's vinyl ceiling -- Sound on the street: 1960-1963. Foundation of the wall of sound :the Crystals ; Behind the scenes with the original background singers :the blossoms ; New York hustle :the Ronettes ; They've got the power :the Exciters ; Center of the square :Phil spector -- Hitsville USA: 1960-1963. Motown's first number one :the Marvelettes ; Assembly line :making girl groups the Detroit way ; From behind the desk to center stage :the Vandellas ; No-hit supremes ; Motown's last girl group :the Velvelettes ; Motown makes a national impact -- Topping the charts: 1963-1964. Salute to freedom, Birmingham, Alabama :the Shirelles use their voices ; Summer of '63 :the Angels ; All over the radio :the Chiffons ; British invasion ; Crossing the Mason-Dixon Line :the Dixie Cups ; Not-so-bad girls :the Shangri-Las0 -- Motown becomes the sound of Young America: 1964-1966. Motown university ; Standing out from the crowd ; Putting a face to a name :the girl groups hit prime time -- End of an era: 1965-1970 ; A girl group grows up :the Shirelles ; Things fall apart :the Crystals ; A family divided :the Ronettes ; Lost in the shuffle :Red bird closes its doors ; A new music business for the next generation -- Motown outgrows Detroit: 1967-present. Detroit, 1967 ; Diana Ross and the Supremes ; A girl group evolves :Labelle ; Behind Motown's curtain :the Andantes ; Martha and the Vandellas ; Lost on the road they paved :the Marvelettes ; Left behind :Motown leaves Detroit ; Flo's story ; Legacy of Motown -- Coming back together and saying goodbye: 1970-present. Chantels, the Bobbettes, the Clickettes, the Super Girls ; Shirelles ; Royalties :the same old song and dance ; Blossoms, Darlene Love, and Ellie Greenwich ; Crystals ; Ronettes.
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