Op 1 september aanstaande verschijnt ‘Wake Me, Shake Me, New Yol City, the 60’s & The Pop-Rock Youthquake van Mitchell Cohen.
Volgens het persbericht documenteert het ‘the course from doo-wop to girl groups to folk music to R&B to folk-rock to baroque rock to goodtime music with some of the city’s leading stars: the Lovin’ Spoonful, the Rascals, the Blues Project, Vanilla Fudge, the Shangri-Las, Simon & Garfunkel, Laura Nyro, Bob Dylan, Bobby Darin and Dion.’
Cohen ‘fleshes out the story with details about the songwriters, producers, record labels, TV shows and radio stars who all played roles in creating and popularizing the music. So, Carole King, Phil Spector, Morris Levy, Alan Freed, Clive Davis, Leiber and Stoller. Mitch Miller, Murray the K and many other colorful characters figure into it.’
Cohen publiceerde in 2022 ‘Looking for the Magic: New York City, the ’70s & the Rise of Arista Records’ en ‘The White Label Promo Preservation Society’, een boek in twee delen dat hij schreef met Sal Maida.
Cohen’s nieuwe boek is reden voor website Best Classic Bands om met hem in gesprek te gaan over dat tijdperk:
https://bestclassicbands.com/mitchell-cohen-wake-me-shake-me-book-interview-8-22-26