Meaning of Brill Building | Babel Free

Definitions

A style of pop music of the early 1960s, written by teams of professional songwriters to be performed by girl groups and teen idols.

attributive, historical

Examples

“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.”

“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 […]”

“Located at Broadway and 51st St. in Manhattan, Aldon and Nevins-Kirshner were part of the famous Brill Building music scene.”

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