Category: Music

Memories of Music in Youth

The first music I remember hearing would be the sounds of the Brill Building. The Shirelles. The Drifters. The Ronnettes. “Be My Baby” is a song I remember hearing in my crib. It remains one of my favorites. Something about that drum beat and the vocal harmony reaches deep within me. Once I was driving my mother somewhere and I popped in a mix-tape…