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The songmakers collection / produced by Peter Jones Productions for A & E Television Network.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Neville, Morgan, screenwriter, director, producer.
Corcetti, Angie, screenwriter, director, producer.
Turturro, John, 1957- narrator.
Darin, Bobby, performer.
Bacharach, Burt, performer.
Warwick, Dionne, performer.
Sedaka, Neil, performer.
King, Carole, 1942- performer.
John, Elton, performer.
Clark, Dick, 1929-2012, performer.
Wonder, Stevie, performer.
Sinatra, Nancy, performer.
Peter Jones Productions, producer.
Arts and Entertainment Network, producer.
A & E Home Video (Firm), distributor.
New Video Group, distributor.
Harvey Sheldon Jewish American Music Video Research Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Warwick, Dionne.
Popular music--United States.
Popular music.
United States.
Composers--United States--Biography.
Composers.
Singers--United States--Biography.
Singers.
Lyricists--United States--Biography.
Lyricists.
Genre:
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Penn Provenance:
Sheldon, Harvey (donor)
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
[United States] : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, [2001]
System Details:
DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Summary:
In an office building a few blocks from Times Square, a group of talented teens rewrote the soundtrack to the American experience. The string of chart-topping melodies they penned earned the Brill Building the nickname "The Hit Factory." Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick and Bobby Darin are among the legends who passed through its doors. "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling," "Up on a Roof," and "Hound Dog" are just a few of the hits that came pouring out. This unprecedented look at "Teen Pan Alley" includes in-depth portraits of some of the biggest names in the business, along with a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the heady days when the Brill Building was the center of the pop universe. A treasure trove of unforgettable songs, rare photos and interviews with everyone from Carole King to Phil Ramone makes this the definitive story of a musical revolution.
Participant:
Bobby Darin, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Neil Sedaka, Carole King, Elton John, Dick Clark, Stevie Wonder, Nancy Sinatra, John Turturro.
Credits:
The hitmakers: writer/director/producer, Morgan Neville ; editor, Shaun Peterson. Dionne Warwick: writer/director/producer, Angie Corcetti ; editor, Mark Catalena.
Notes:
Dionne Warwick originally produced as a segment of the television series Biography.
Special features: Biographies/discographies of key performers.
Local Notes:
Presented to the Penn Libraries by Harvey Sheldon.
Contains:
Dionne Warwick
Hitmakers
ISBN:
0767039513
9780767039512
0767039521
9780767039529
076703953X
9780767039536
OCLC:
48010856
Publisher Number:
733961703207
AAE-70320 A & E Home Video

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