Brill Building
Brill Building proper noun: a style of pop music of the early 1960s, written by teams of professional songwriters to be performed by girl groups and teen idols.
Proper noun
Brill Building
- A style of pop music of the early 1960s, written by teams of professional songwriters to be performed by girl groups and teen idols.
- But when a list of Brill Building songs was attached to the proposal, it seemed to go on forever and read like a history of pop music.2001 August 25, Jim Bessman, quoting Carol Anne Dolan, “TV's ‘Hitmakers’ Spotlights Home of Brilliant Songwriting”, in Billboard, →ISSN, page 44
- As importantly, Brill Building music tended to utilize elements of African American music, often making use of vocal stylings characteristic of rhythm and blues—and, indeed, many songs typical of the Brill Building sound were sung by African American artists […]2008, Jack R. Fischel, Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture, page 33
Origin of Brill Building
After the Brill Building in New York City, where some (though not most) of the songs were written. The building acquired its name from a haberdasher who operated a store there and subsequently purchased the building.
Questions about Brill Building
- What does Brill Building mean?
- Brill Building means a style of pop music of the early 1960s, written by teams of professional songwriters to be performed by girl groups and teen idols.
- What part of speech is Brill Building?
- Brill Building is a proper noun.
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