Senior Planet Book Club: But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups by Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz
Welcome to the final week’s discussion of…
But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups by Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz
For the final week of our October book club, please read Part 8. Then, head to the comments below to share your thoughts about what we read!
We’ll meet over Zoom to discuss the full book this Thursday, November 2nd at 4:30pm EDT. We are so excited the authors of this month’s pick, Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz, will be joining us! Visit the Book Club Discussion page for more details!
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In Parts 6 and 7, we disover that although the girl groups were making hit records that earned big money. they could barely pay their bills! They discovered that record companies took a portion plus “favors” were paid off, and what was left went to the groups! Finally the girls went on strike and sued for back royalty monies. This whole process caused them stress and distrust which manifested in jealousy and arguing among the girls who had previously been tight-knit groups.
The Shirelles’ lead singer, Shirley Owens, had a unique vocal quality that has rarely been noted.
Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes) was great on “Walking in The Rain”, as was Mary Weiss (The Shangri-Las) on “Leader of The Pack” and “Remember (Walking in the Sand)”, but Owens transcended the girl-woman gap unlike any of the others.
“What a Sweet Thing That Was” . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF-QTwqkVKU
“Foolish Little Girl” . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY6TYUz32P0
These chapters describe the training that these girls were required to have in order to continue singing.
Acording to Maxine Powell, their instructor, having record hits was just a part of their success. They had to become performers: “no bending over, no making faces, no holding the mic too close to the mouth.” They learned how to get in and out of a car, how to get on and off a stool, among many others. Whether they were live on stage or on TV, they were being viewed by the public
I was disappointed when I first received the book, paged through it and saw just little quotes. But as I started to read and used youtube to find each song, I am enjoying the book and it’s history.
Gloria, hi. I had the same initial reaction and found it difficult to read. I’m into the pace now and usually scan the names beforehand. Be interesting to see how the discussion goes. For me, it’s going slowly, very slowly and hope to finish by the 4th.
I’m on the wait list for this book in my local library system, for the actual book, the ebook and audio book. Planning to read it whenever.
I’ll miss the discussion; International Quilt Festival/Show is in Houston that week, and I’m working at the show.
Finally reading Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. Highly recommend; yes, there was a wait list for this also.