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Bert Berns

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Bertrand Russell "Bert" Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. [1]

94 relations: A Little Bit of Soap, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Baby Come On Home, Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song), Baby Let Me Take You Home, Baby, Please Don't Go, Bang Records, Barbara Lewis, Ben E. King, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Billboard Hot 100, Blogcritics, Bob Sarles, Bow Wow Wow, Brill Building, British Invasion, Brown Eyed Girl, Cherry, Cherry, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, Counterpoint (publisher), Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song), Cry to Me, Decca Records, Doug Morris, Down in the Valley (Solomon Burke song), Dusty Springfield, Edwin Starr, Erma Franklin, Esther Phillips, Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Freddie Scott, Garnet Mimms, Gene Pitney, Hang On Sloopy, Here Comes the Night, Hoagy Lands, Holland–Dozier–Holland, I Want Candy, I'll Take Good Care of You, Ilene Berns, Janis Joplin, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Jerry Wexler, Joel Selvin, LaVern Baker, Led Zeppelin, Lulu (singer), Make Me Your Baby, Mambo (dance), ..., Neil Diamond, Nesuhi Ertegun, New York City, Nobody but Me (The Isley Brothers song), One Way Love (Bert Berns song), Otis Redding, Pershing Square Signature Center, Phil Medley, Piece of My Heart, Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story, Pop music, Record producer, Rheumatic fever, Rhythm and blues, Riverside Memorial Chapel, Rock and roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Shout Records, Solitary Man (song), Solomon Burke, Songwriter, Soul music, South by Southwest, Tell Him (Bert Berns song), The Animals, The Beatles, The Bronx, The Drifters, The Exciters, The Isley Brothers, The Jarmels, The McCoys, The Moody Blues, The New York Times, The Rolling Stones, The Strangeloves, Them (band), Twenty-Five Miles, Twist and Shout, Under the Boardwalk, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Van Morrison, Wilson Pickett. Expand index (44 more) »

A Little Bit of Soap

"A Little Bit of Soap", written by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell), was a song, first sung in a bluesy soul style by The Jarmels, who reached number 12 with it in September 1961 and number 7 on the R&B charts.

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Ahmet Ertegun

Ahmet Ertegun (Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegün; (– December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter and philanthropist. He was best known as the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records, and for discovering and championing many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs, and served as the chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ertegun has been described as "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry." In 2017 he was inducted into Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in recognition of his work in the music business. He was also a significant figure in fostering ties between the U.S. and Turkey, his birthplace. He served as the chairman of the American Turkish Society for over 20 years until his death. He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the original North American Soccer League.

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Atlantic Records

Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American major record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson.

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Baby Come On Home

"Baby Come On Home" is a soul song by English rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Baby I'm Yours (Barbara Lewis song)

"Baby I'm Yours" is a song written by Van McCoy, which was a hit in 1965 for Barbara Lewis, the original recording artist.

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Baby Let Me Take You Home

"Baby Let Me Take You Home", a song credited to Bert Russell (a.k.a. Bert Berns) and Wes Farrell, was The Animals' debut single, released in 1964.

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Baby, Please Don't Go

"Baby, Please Don't Go" is a blues song that has been called "one of the most played, arranged, and rearranged pieces in blues history" by music historian.

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Bang Records

Bang Records was created by Bert Berns in 1965 together with his partners from Atlantic Records: Ahmet Ertegün, Nesuhi Ertegün and Jerry Wexler.

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Barbara Lewis

Barbara Lewis (born February 9, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues.

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Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer.

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Big Brother and the Holding Company

Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Blogcritics

Blogcritics is a blog network and online magazine of news and opinion.

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Bob Sarles

Bob Sarles is a film & television editor and filmmaker based in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow Wow are an English new wave band, created by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980.

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Brill Building

The Brill Building (built 1931 as the Alan E. Lefcourt Building and designed by Victor Bark Jr.Gray, Christopher,, The New York Times, December 30, 2009) is an office building located at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and further uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley neighborhood.

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British Invasion

The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture, became popular in the United States and significant to rising "counterculture" on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Brown Eyed Girl

"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison.

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Cherry, Cherry

"Cherry, Cherry" is a song written, composed, and recorded in late January 1966 by American musician Neil Diamond.

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Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers

Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers are a 1960s British rhythm and blues, soul and beat group who had two Top 10 hits with "One Way Love" (#9 UK, 1964) and "Got to Get You into My Life" (#6 UK, 1966).

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Counterpoint (publisher)

Counterpoint LLC is a publishing company distributed by Perseus Books Group launched in 2007.

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Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song)

"Cry Baby" is a song originally recorded by Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters, in 1963, and later covered by rock singer Janis Joplin.

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Cry to Me

"Cry to Me" is a song written by Bert Berns (listed as "Bert Russell") and first recorded by American soul singer Solomon Burke in 1961.

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Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

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Doug Morris

Doug Morris (born November 23, 1938) is an American record executive.

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Down in the Valley (Solomon Burke song)

"Down in the Valley" is a 1962 R&B song written by Bert Berns and Solomon Burke and originally recorded by Solomon Burke.

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Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s.

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Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr (born Charles Edwin Hatcher; January 21, 1942April 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter.

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Erma Franklin

Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American Gospel and R&B singer.

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Esther Phillips

Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.

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Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" is a song written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke and Jerry Wexler, and originally recorded by Solomon Burke under the production of Bert Berns at Atlantic Records in 1964.

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Freddie Scott

Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American soul singer and songwriter.

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Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 16, 1933) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.

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Gene Pitney

Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.

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Hang On Sloopy

"Hang On Sloopy" is a 1964 song by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns, originally titled "My Girl Sloopy".

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Here Comes the Night

"Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by Bert Berns.

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Hoagy Lands

Hoagy Lands (May 4, 1936 – January 12, 2002) was an American soul singer.

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Holland–Dozier–Holland

Holland–Dozier–Holland was a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland.

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I Want Candy

"I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by the Strangeloves in 1965 that reached No.

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I'll Take Good Care of You

"I'll Take Good Care of You", written by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell) and Jerry Ragovoy, is a song recorded by Garnet Mimms for United Artists in 1966.

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Ilene Berns

Ilene Berns (born Ilene Holub, May 1, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio – February 20, 2017 in Miami, Florida) was a record company director.

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Janis Joplin

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) nicknamed The Pearl, was an American rock, soul and blues singer and songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely-known female rock stars of her era.

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Lyricist Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Mike Stoller (born Michael Stoller; March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners.

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Jerry Wexler

Gerald "Jerry" Wexler (January 10, 1917 – August 15, 2008) was a music journalist-turned music producer, and was one of the main record industry players behind music from the 1950s through the 1980s.

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Joel Selvin

Joel Selvin (born February 14, 1950) is an American San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle which ran from 1972 to 2009.

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LaVern Baker

Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Lulu (singer)

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns OBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948) is a Scottish singer-songwriter.

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Make Me Your Baby

"Make Me Your Baby" is a song written by Helen Miller and Roger Atkins which was a hit for Barbara Lewis in 1965.

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Mambo (dance)

Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuba.

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Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor.

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Nesuhi Ertegun

Nesuhi Ertegun (Turkish spelling: Nesuhi Ertegün; November 26, 1917 – July 15, 1989) was a Turkish-American record producer and executive of Atlantic Records and WEA International.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nobody but Me (The Isley Brothers song)

"Nobody but Me" is a song written by O'Kelly, Rudolph, and Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers and first recorded by The Isley Brothers in 1962.

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One Way Love (Bert Berns song)

"One Way Love" is a 1964 song written by Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy under their pseudonyms Bert Russell and Norman Meade.

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Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout.

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Pershing Square Signature Center

The Pershing Square Signature Center is a complex of three Off-Broadway theatres in the Theatre Row section of West 42nd Street in New York City.

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Phil Medley

Philip Medley (April 9, 1916 – October 3, 1997) was an American songwriter notable for his composition "Twist & Shout", which he wrote along with Bert Russell.

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Piece of My Heart

"Piece of My Heart" is a romantic funk/soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967.

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Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story

Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story is a jukebox musical with a book by Daniel Goldfarb and music and lyrics by Bert Berns.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever (RF) is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Riverside Memorial Chapel

The Riverside Memorial Chapel is a Jewish funeral home chain with their main facility at 180 West 76th Street in Manhattan.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll.

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Shout Records

Shout Records is a record company founded by songwriter and record producer Bert Berns in 1966.

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Solitary Man (song)

"Solitary Man" was written by American musician Neil Diamond, who recorded the song for Bang Records in February 1966.

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Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American preacher and singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s.

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Songwriter

A songwriter is a professional who is paid to write lyrics for singers and melodies for songs, typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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South by Southwest

South by Southwest (abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By) is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States.

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Tell Him (Bert Berns song)

"Tell Him," originally written and composed as "Tell Her," is a 1962 song that was written and composed by Bert Berns, who, when he did so, used the pen name of Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by the Exciters.

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The Animals

The Animals are an English rhythm and blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The Drifters

The Drifters are a long-lasting American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group.

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The Exciters

The Exciters were an American pop music group of the 1960s.

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The Isley Brothers

The Isley Brothers are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that started as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley.

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The Jarmels

The Jarmels are an American doo wop/rhythm and blues group officially formed in 1959 in Richmond, Virginia.

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The McCoys

The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, in 1962.

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The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Strangeloves

The Strangeloves were a band created in 1964 by a New York-based American songwriting production team who pretended to be from Australia.

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Them (band)

Them were a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career.

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Twenty-Five Miles

"Twenty-Five Miles" is a song written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr for Starr's second album, 25 Miles (1969).

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Twist and Shout

"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell").

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Under the Boardwalk

"Under the Boardwalk" is a hit pop song written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters in 1964.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group (also known in the United States as UMG Recordings, Inc. and abbreviated as UMG) is an American global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the French media conglomerate Vivendi.

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Van Morrison

Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer.

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Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Berns

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