In a lot of the songs that went to #1 in the late ’50s or early ’60s, sex was a factor. It was there. Restrictive radio standards kept the singers from ever mentioning it, but these were teenagers ...

Writing in this space recently, I said that the Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman” might’ve been the first #1 song to acknowledge, however obliquely, the early days of the Vietnam War. That became a ...

Belonging to the Shirelles was more than a matter of singing together, says Beverly Lee. She ought to know: She's been with the group since she was a junior in high school 50 years ago and is the only ...

The four Shirelles were less than thrilled when songwriter and producer Luther Dixon first introduced "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" to them. "We didn’t like it at all ...

Members of 1960s girls group sue Warner Bros. for violating their rights in new Broadway musical. By Eriq Gardner On the day that Warner Bros. premiered its new Broadway musical, Baby It’s You, ...

Get ready for the Jersey Girls. A jukebox musical about the Shi relles called, naturally, “Baby, It’s You” will open in the spring at the Broadhurst. The nostalgia-dripping show is aimed squarely at ...

*The 1950s and ’60s girl groups – epitomized by acts like The Ronettes, The Crystals, The Shirelles (featuring Beverly Lee), The Supremes, and The Vandellas – revolutionized American pop music and ...

2 Broadway 2025 in Review: A Look Back at the Season’s New Shows, Revivals, and Standouts The Shirelles lead singer Shirley Alston Reeves The Shirelles lead singer Shirley Alston Reeves The Shirelles ...

Soul legend James Brown once famously wailed, “This is a man’s world/But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl.” For many female musical icons whose harmonies have been ...

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In a lot of the songs that went to #1 in the late '50s or early '60s, sex was a factor. It was there. Restrictive radio standards kept the singers from ever mentioning it, but these were teenagers ...