![]() And when he walked me home that night, all the stars were shining bright. THE CRYSTALS: (Singing) When he danced, he held me tight. And they ended up becoming sort of soldiers on the front of the civil rights movement. UNIDENTIFIED AUTHOR #1: The girl groups flew up the charts, and they were immediately sent to tour all over the country, including the South. UNIDENTIFIED AUTHOR #1: Someone in an interview that we did described the girl groups as the "sweetener," quote, unquote, in terms of introducing Black music to a white audience. Which was very much in line with, you know, society in the 1950s and '60s when they were performing. They weren't considered an investment by their record labels or managers because the assumption was that they would leave the music industry and go on to have families.ĮSTRIN: Right. And their careers lasted, you know, something like 18 months in most cases. Some of them were as young as 11 years old. UNIDENTIFIED AUTHOR #2: They were young women when the group started. ![]() THE SHIRELLES: (Singing) Mama said there'll be days like this. And the truth is that the music is everywhere in the world - songs that people fell in love to, got married to, their hearts were broken to for the first time. UNIDENTIFIED AUTHOR #1: The singers who voiced those songs are, for the most part, unknown. It's called "But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" Authors Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Laura Flam interviewed more than 100 people from that era, including former girl group members like the ones you heard singing at the top, The Crystals, The Marvelettes and The Chiffons. ![]() Well, a new book puts the spotlight back on these artists. So many of the biggest hits of the 1960s were sung by African American girl groups whose names have faded into the background. Name the artists who performed these songs. THE CHIFFONS: (Singing) One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl.ĮSTRIN: All right. THE CRYSTALS: (Singing) I met him on a Monday, and my heart stood still. Listen closely to these iconic rock 'n' roll songs because there's going to be a pop quiz afterwards. ![]()
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