The Brilliant Brill - A Building and Its Music

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1. Opened in 1931, the Brill Building in New York soon found itself home to music publishers. Which of these big bands played songs originating from the New York edifice? All of these The Benny Goodman Orchestra The Glenn Miller Band The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

2. The Brill really began making musical history in the 1950s and '60s. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote songs inside this New York building that were recorded by which artist? Dione Warwick Cilla Black Johnny Cash Elvis Presley

3. One of the most famous Brill pairings was that of Gerry Goffin and Carole King, who continued to write even after their divorce. First released by the Shirelles in 1960 and covered by Cher, Dusty Springfield and even King herself, what was their first hit? Every Breath I Take Will You Love Me Tomorrow Take Good Care of My Baby The Loco-Motion

4. The two members of one the most prolific and successful Brill song writing teams were actually introduced to each other in the building. Their time together produced timeless songs especially for Dionne Warwick. Who were they? Hugo & Luigi Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Burt Bacharach and Hal David Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry

5. This Brill success actually penned a song for his onetime girlfriend and Brill compatriot. "Oh! Carol" was a hit for which songwriter? Barry Mann Gerry Goffin Neil Sedaka Jeff Barry

6. They wrote hit songs for Jay and the Americans and Paul Revere and the Raiders, but the Brill's Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart's major success came when they wrote which hit song for the the Monkees? Pleasant Valley Sunday I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight? Last Train to Clarksville Day Dream Believer

7. Many artists made their musical home in the Brill Building. Which singer/songwriter spent his early career writing for others, but then went on to greater personal success with such songs "Solitary Man" and "Sweet Caroline"? Answer: (First and last name or last name only)

8. Ellie Greenwich has been a major Brill Building success and got her start there in 1962 while still in college. How was she discovered? Her father was a Brill producer. A friend sent a tape of one of her songs to a Brill producer. A Brill producer thought he heard Carole King playing when it was actually Ellie. She was heard singing at a college music festival.

9. The Brill Building's musical focus shifted a little with the British Invasion in the 1960s. Which British group nominated Brill legends Goffin and King as one of their major influences? The Beatles Jerry and the Pacemakers Cream Deep Purple

10. The Brill's Phil Spector was originally a member of a group called The Teddy Bears. True False