Brill Building

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Brill Building

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Vertically-integrated pop music publishing house. Best known for its stable of songwriters, overseen by Don Kirshner.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Paul Anka Singer/Songwriter 30-Jul-1941 Put Your Head on My Shoulder

Burt Bacharach Pianist 12-May-1929 Incomparable composer of lounge music

Jim Croce Singer/Songwriter 10-Jan-1943 20-Sep-1973 Time in a Bottle

Bobby Darin Singer 14-May-1936 20-Dec-1973 Mack the Knife

John Denver Country Musician 31-Dec-1943 12-Oct-1997 Rocky Mountain High

Neil Diamond Singer/Songwriter 24-Jan-1941 Sweet Caroline

Billy Joel Pianist 9-May-1949 Didn't start the fire

Carole King Singer/Songwriter 9-Feb-1942 Tapestry

Don Kirshner Business 17-Apr-1934 17-Jan-2011 Mastermind behind The Monkees

Kris Kristofferson Actor 22-Jun-1936 Me and Bobby McGee

Jerry Leiber Songwriter 25-Apr-1933 22-Aug-2011 Hitmaker for Elvis

Barry Mann Songwriter 9-Feb-1939 Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp

Joni Mitchell Singer/Songwriter 7-Nov-1943 Big Yellow Taxi

Neil Sedaka Singer/Songwriter 13-Mar-1939 Laughter In The Rain

Carly Simon Singer/Songwriter 25-Jun-1945 You're So Vain

Paul Simon Singer/Songwriter 13-Oct-1941 Simon and Garfunkel

Mike Stoller Songwriter 13-Mar-1933 Hitmaker for Elvis

James Taylor Singer/Songwriter 12-Mar-1948 Seen fire, rain

Cynthia Weil Songwriter 18-Oct-1937 Half of songwriting duo Mann and Weil

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