Author: Ennis W

Hesitant to perform and sensing a weakness in her voice, Margo Guryan stuck behind the scenes of the 60s/70s musical world. She learned piano as a child then began writing poems and composing during her final year of high school. She’s most well known for “Sunday Morning” as covered by Spanky and Our Gang, Oliver,… Continue reading Margo Guryan: 27 Demos

“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” is a 1966 song by The Supremes, a popular Motown group. It features staccato, repetitive guitar noise, and was recorded using multi-track, enabling the guitar to be primarily on the left track while the lead vocals are primarily on the right track. At least from what I understand. It has… Continue reading Hangin’ On

Baroque Pop refers to a genre of music that combines rock with elements of Western classical music, such as the harpsichord or strings. Coined in 1966, this style of music is often notable for its rhythmic flow, counterpoints, and “majestic/melancholic” sound (x). Scott Walker began his solo career in 1967, leaving behind his pop trio… Continue reading The Old Sound’s Back Again [Baroque Pop]

The two StoryCorps that intrigued me were “An Eyewitness Details the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy” and “Darrow Brown and Juan Calvo.” The first being the story of Juan Romero, his witnessing of RFK’s assassination in 1968, and his eventual acceptance of the event and his place as an American. The second story, which was… Continue reading StoryCorps- Ennis Wells