Laura Flam
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Articles by Laura Flam
11 Books to Read: The Best Reviews of October
By WSJ Books Staff Bound to Violence By Yambo Ouologuem, translated by Ralph Manheim | Other Press The Malian writer Yambo Ouologuem's 1968 epic -- now in a new edition that reintroduces readers to his provocative work -- was a dramatic rejoinder to nostalgic visions of African history. Review by Sam Sacks But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
The assembly line: Making girl groups the Detroit way
Excerpted from BUT WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl GroupbyLaura Flam & Emily Sieu Liebowitz. Copyright © 2023. Available from Hachette Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. BRIAN HOLLAND, songwriter: I was with Motown before there was Motown. JANIE BRADFORD, Motown executive: Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, and myself were the first five.
Global News 2023 Entertainment
It was November 1960, and my seventh-grade mind was wrapped around the Shirelles’ monumental hit, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.” The song’s lyrical precision penetrated my teenage-girl psyche with its longing for love — and respect.The lyrics were so fraught with social implications, especially those suggesting possible teen pregnancy, that some radio stations banned the song.
‘Can We Sing With You?’
Before they became the Ronettes, Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley-Ross, and Estelle Bennett were just three family members from Harlem singing in front of a group of encouraging relatives. “They would make you think you were really good and then they’d give us money. So we started getting paid at 5,” recalls Talley-Ross in But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups.
The Story Behind the Birth of the ’60s Group
(From left) Estelle Bennett, Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley-Ross Before they became the Ronettes, Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley-Ross, and Estelle Bennett were just three family members from Harlem singing in front of a group of encouraging relatives. “They would make you think you were really good and then they’d give us money. So we started getting paid at 5,” recalls Talley-Ross in But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups.
BUT WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW?
Loud, long-overdue applause for some of pop music’s most talented singers. In this collaboration, Flam, a New York City–based writer and interior designer, and Liebowitz, author of the poetry collection National Park, unfold an extensive oral history of the many dynamic girl groups from roughly 1950 to 1970. These groups, usually comprised of young Black women, represent a powerful era of popular music that often goes unrecognized.
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