Let’s Hear It For The Girls
Considering memorable holiday fare from EDIE ADAMS and DORIS DAY
The Mythic Weight Of Phil Spector’s Christmas Gift
In 1963, PHIL SPECTOR thought his CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU album would be a career-defining event. Then a not-so-funny-thing happened to him on his way to musical world dominance. BILLY ALTMAN fills us in.
Marilyn & Alan Bergman: A Marriage of Two Minds
An exclusive excerpt from MICHAEL SIGMAN's second volume of HITS HISTORY OF THE MUSIC BIZ interviews, this one featuring the great songwriting team of MARILYN & ALAN BERGMAN
Torn Between Two Bosses, Not Feeling Like a Fool
BOB AUSTIN and SID PARNES were partners as the owners of RECORD WORLD magazine but otherwise had no use for each other. As RW editor, MICHAEL SIGMAN had to get along with both.
The End of the ’60s? Where Do I Begin…
In this installment of his forthcoming memoirs, contributing editor MICHAEL SIGMAN lands a full-time job at RECORD WORLD right out of college, at the very moment sure signals of the '60s' end could not be ignored.
The Old Guard Hated the Rock But Loved the Bankroll (Field Notes From a Music Biz Life, Part 4)
In Part 4 of his autobiography, MICHAEL SIGMAN explains why the old guard post-war pop songwriters 'hated the rock but loved the bankroll'
How To Have Fun With a Serious Song (Field Notes from a Music Biz Life, Part 3)
In this installment of his autobiography, MICHAEL SIGMAN recounts some amusing incidents following in the wake of his father CARL SIGMAN's now-classic hit song 'EBB TIDE.' JERRY COLONNA makes an appearance.
At the Intersection of Abbey Road and Tin Pan Alley (Field Notes From a Music Biz Life, Part 3)
In Part 3 of his autobiography,, MICHAEL SIGMAN recalls how his father Carl's song 'Ebb Tide,' which was the #1 hit in America in 1953, brought father and son closer when the RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS recorded it in 1965.
Field Notes From a Music Biz Life (Part 2)
In Part 2 of his autobiography, MICHAEL SIGMAN recalls the 'extraordinary collection of minds, heart and ears' that gathered for Saturday night festivities at the Sigman household.