Lots of interesting details about #BertBerns in this excellent #500songs episode @500songspodcast.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lots of interesting details about #BertBerns in this excellent #500songs episode @500songspodcast.bsky.social
Bobby Harris
“We Can’t Believe You’re Gone”
(US, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/1562996...
With production from #BertBerns, Harris pays tribute to #SamCooke, who directly inspired his vocal style and died only weeks earlier. #AtlanticRecords
“We Can’t Believe You’re Gone”
(US, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/1562996...
With production from #BertBerns, Harris pays tribute to #SamCooke, who directly inspired his vocal style and died only weeks earlier. #AtlanticRecords
February 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Bobby Harris
“We Can’t Believe You’re Gone”
(US, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/1562996...
With production from #BertBerns, Harris pays tribute to #SamCooke, who directly inspired his vocal style and died only weeks earlier. #AtlanticRecords
“We Can’t Believe You’re Gone”
(US, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/1562996...
With production from #BertBerns, Harris pays tribute to #SamCooke, who directly inspired his vocal style and died only weeks earlier. #AtlanticRecords
#QuickSidenote In 1962, Gil Hamilton recorded “Tell Her,” written and produced by the legendary Bert Berns (credited under his Bert Russell pseudonym). It was the original version of what later became “Tell Him.” #JohnnyThunder #BertBerns #OneHitWondered
1st RECORDING OF: Tell Him (as ‘Tell Her’) - Gil Hamilton (1962)
YouTube video by The45Prof
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January 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
#QuickSidenote In 1962, Gil Hamilton recorded “Tell Her,” written and produced by the legendary Bert Berns (credited under his Bert Russell pseudonym). It was the original version of what later became “Tell Him.” #JohnnyThunder #BertBerns #OneHitWondered
"Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989.
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March 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989.
"Piece of My Heart" is a romantic #soul song written by #JerryRagovoy and #BertBerns, originally recorded by #ErmaFranklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the #Billboard #HotRhythmAndBluesSingles chart in the United States.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
"Piece of My Heart" is a romantic #soul song written by #JerryRagovoy and #BertBerns, originally recorded by #ErmaFranklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the #Billboard #HotRhythmAndBluesSingles chart in the United States.
Happy (95th) birthday, Bert #Berns 🎂 [°Nov. 8, 1929 – Dec. 30, 1967]🌹😔
#TheBrillBuilding #BANGRecords #TwistandShout #PieceofMyHeart #HereComestheNight #HangonSloopy #CryToMe #EverybodyNeedsSomebodToLove #JerryWexler #ArtieResnick #BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
#TheBrillBuilding #BANGRecords #TwistandShout #PieceofMyHeart #HereComestheNight #HangonSloopy #CryToMe #EverybodyNeedsSomebodToLove #JerryWexler #ArtieResnick #BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
November 7, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Happy (95th) birthday, Bert #Berns 🎂 [°Nov. 8, 1929 – Dec. 30, 1967]🌹😔
#TheBrillBuilding #BANGRecords #TwistandShout #PieceofMyHeart #HereComestheNight #HangonSloopy #CryToMe #EverybodyNeedsSomebodToLove #JerryWexler #ArtieResnick #BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
#TheBrillBuilding #BANGRecords #TwistandShout #PieceofMyHeart #HereComestheNight #HangonSloopy #CryToMe #EverybodyNeedsSomebodToLove #JerryWexler #ArtieResnick #BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by #PhilMedley and #BertBerns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by #TheTopNotes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by #theIsleyBrothers for their album #TwistAndShout in 1962.
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May 8, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by #PhilMedley and #BertBerns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by #TheTopNotes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by #theIsleyBrothers for their album #TwistAndShout in 1962.
"A Little Bit of Soap" was written by #BertBerns (aka Bert Russell), and first sung in a bluesy soul style by #theJarmels, who reached number 12 with it in September 1961 and number 7 on the R&B charts. The song has been covered by many other artists.
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March 6, 2026 at 6:07 AM
"A Little Bit of Soap" was written by #BertBerns (aka Bert Russell), and first sung in a bluesy soul style by #theJarmels, who reached number 12 with it in September 1961 and number 7 on the R&B charts. The song has been covered by many other artists.
"Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989.
The Jarmels’ second Laurie single changed everything. “A Little Bit of Soap” was credited to songwriter Bert Russell. That was actually Bert Berns… The song became Berns’ first hit and an early calling card for one of the great behind-the-scenes figures of ’60s music. #BertBerns #OneHitWondered
August 28, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The Jarmels’ second Laurie single changed everything. “A Little Bit of Soap” was credited to songwriter Bert Russell. That was actually Bert Berns… The song became Berns’ first hit and an early calling card for one of the great behind-the-scenes figures of ’60s music. #BertBerns #OneHitWondered
1965 Exciters - There They Go (“Here Comes The Night”) (mono 45)
YouTube video by The45Prof
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November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bert Berns soon wrote or co-wrote classics like “Twist and Shout,” “Cry to Me,” “Tell Him,” and “Hang On Sloopy.” He also produced "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Under the Boardwalk." #BertBerns #VanMorrison #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
1967 HITS ARCHIVE: Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (mono 45 single version)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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August 28, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Bert Berns soon wrote or co-wrote classics like “Twist and Shout,” “Cry to Me,” “Tell Him,” and “Hang On Sloopy.” He also produced "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Under the Boardwalk." #BertBerns #VanMorrison #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#MusicSky
#WomensHistoryMonth
▶️ Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (1968)
*The original version of was recorded by Aretha Franklin's older sister, Erma Franklin, in 1967.
#JanisJoplin #PieceOfMyHeart #Psychedelicrock #Blues #rock #60s #JerryRagovoy #BertBerns
#WomensHistoryMonth
▶️ Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (1968)
*The original version of was recorded by Aretha Franklin's older sister, Erma Franklin, in 1967.
#JanisJoplin #PieceOfMyHeart #Psychedelicrock #Blues #rock #60s #JerryRagovoy #BertBerns
Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (Official Audio)
YouTube video by JanisJoplinVEVO
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March 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#MusicSky
#WomensHistoryMonth
▶️ Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (1968)
*The original version of was recorded by Aretha Franklin's older sister, Erma Franklin, in 1967.
#JanisJoplin #PieceOfMyHeart #Psychedelicrock #Blues #rock #60s #JerryRagovoy #BertBerns
#WomensHistoryMonth
▶️ Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (1968)
*The original version of was recorded by Aretha Franklin's older sister, Erma Franklin, in 1967.
#JanisJoplin #PieceOfMyHeart #Psychedelicrock #Blues #rock #60s #JerryRagovoy #BertBerns
I thought I could find
The kind of girl ...
Cliff Bennett
And The Rebel Rousers (1964)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3I...
Originally from #TheDrifters with song written by #BertBerns & #JerryRagavoy, it was the first of two UK #TopTen entries for Cliff- #SixtiesCRACKER
The kind of girl ...
Cliff Bennett
And The Rebel Rousers (1964)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3I...
Originally from #TheDrifters with song written by #BertBerns & #JerryRagavoy, it was the first of two UK #TopTen entries for Cliff- #SixtiesCRACKER
Cliff Bennett & Rebel Rousers - One Way Love
YouTube video by Andrew Hamerton
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December 7, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I thought I could find
The kind of girl ...
Cliff Bennett
And The Rebel Rousers (1964)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3I...
Originally from #TheDrifters with song written by #BertBerns & #JerryRagavoy, it was the first of two UK #TopTen entries for Cliff- #SixtiesCRACKER
The kind of girl ...
Cliff Bennett
And The Rebel Rousers (1964)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3I...
Originally from #TheDrifters with song written by #BertBerns & #JerryRagavoy, it was the first of two UK #TopTen entries for Cliff- #SixtiesCRACKER
No, I mean like:
His 60s and 70s albums are really carried by his bands and the production of people like BertBerns and Lewis Merenstein, while his best latter day work is with Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber and Mose Allison.
His 60s and 70s albums are really carried by his bands and the production of people like BertBerns and Lewis Merenstein, while his best latter day work is with Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber and Mose Allison.
December 11, 2023 at 6:46 PM
No, I mean like:
His 60s and 70s albums are really carried by his bands and the production of people like BertBerns and Lewis Merenstein, while his best latter day work is with Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber and Mose Allison.
His 60s and 70s albums are really carried by his bands and the production of people like BertBerns and Lewis Merenstein, while his best latter day work is with Georgie Fame, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber and Mose Allison.
"Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989.
“Everybody needs somebody to love”, “Twist and Shout”, “Piece of My Heart o “Cry to me”, entre altres, son peces escrites pel compositor i productor nord-americà Bert Berns. Les duen a l’èxit #SolomonBurke, #VanMorrison o #JanisJoplin
#BertBerns moria #taldiacomavui de 1967.
#BertBerns moria #taldiacomavui de 1967.
December 30, 2024 at 5:46 AM
“Everybody needs somebody to love”, “Twist and Shout”, “Piece of My Heart o “Cry to me”, entre altres, son peces escrites pel compositor i productor nord-americà Bert Berns. Les duen a l’èxit #SolomonBurke, #VanMorrison o #JanisJoplin
#BertBerns moria #taldiacomavui de 1967.
#BertBerns moria #taldiacomavui de 1967.
In memoriam Bert #Berns [°Nov. 8, 1929 – Dec. 30, 1967]🕯️
#BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
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#BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
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August 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
In memoriam Bert #Berns [°Nov. 8, 1929 – Dec. 30, 1967]🕯️
#BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
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#BertrandRussellBerns #BertRussell #RussellByrd #BertBerns
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LaVern Baker
“Fly Me to the Moon”
(US #84, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/31111280
Captivating half-sung, half-spoken take on the jazz standard, produced by #BertBerns with backing vocals by #DeeDeeWarwick. Baker’s last single for #AtlanticRecords, whose name she helped to establish.
“Fly Me to the Moon”
(US #84, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/31111280
Captivating half-sung, half-spoken take on the jazz standard, produced by #BertBerns with backing vocals by #DeeDeeWarwick. Baker’s last single for #AtlanticRecords, whose name she helped to establish.
January 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
LaVern Baker
“Fly Me to the Moon”
(US #84, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/31111280
Captivating half-sung, half-spoken take on the jazz standard, produced by #BertBerns with backing vocals by #DeeDeeWarwick. Baker’s last single for #AtlanticRecords, whose name she helped to establish.
“Fly Me to the Moon”
(US #84, Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/31111280
Captivating half-sung, half-spoken take on the jazz standard, produced by #BertBerns with backing vocals by #DeeDeeWarwick. Baker’s last single for #AtlanticRecords, whose name she helped to establish.
Before the Them recording , Bert Berns had already produced another, very different version of the song for Lulu.
Lulu: Here Comes the Night (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0JsmcnLGZE
#tunetuesday #enternight #bertberns #lulu
Lulu: Here Comes the Night (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0JsmcnLGZE
#tunetuesday #enternight #bertberns #lulu
July 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Before the Them recording , Bert Berns had already produced another, very different version of the song for Lulu.
Lulu: Here Comes the Night (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0JsmcnLGZE
#tunetuesday #enternight #bertberns #lulu
Lulu: Here Comes the Night (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0JsmcnLGZE
#tunetuesday #enternight #bertberns #lulu
"Piece of My Heart" is a romantic #soul song written by #JerryRagovoy and #BertBerns, originally recorded by #ErmaFranklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the #Billboard #HotRhythmAndBluesSingles chart in the United States.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"Piece of My Heart" is a romantic #soul song written by #JerryRagovoy and #BertBerns, originally recorded by #ErmaFranklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the #Billboard #HotRhythmAndBluesSingles chart in the United States.
#DonKirshner #BertBerns #BurtBacharach #HalDavid #GerryGoffin #CaroleKing #BarryMann #CynthiaWeil #JerryLeiber #MikeStoller #JeffBarry #EllieGreenwich #NeilDiamond #NeilSedaka #HowardGreenfield #MortShuman #DocPomus #JackKeller #PhilSpector #KenEmerson
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'Always Magic in the Air': Leaders of the Pack (Published 2005)
ALWAYS MAGIC IN THE AIR The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era. By Ken Emerson. Illustrated. 334 pp.Viking. $25.95.
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August 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Here's another classic Ragovoy/Sherman collaboration with #bigcrescendos:
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters: Cry Baby (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMs-NcuTJS
#music #tunetuesday #soulmusic #garnetmimms #enchanters #jerryragovoy #garrysherman #bertberns
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters: Cry Baby (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMs-NcuTJS
#music #tunetuesday #soulmusic #garnetmimms #enchanters #jerryragovoy #garrysherman #bertberns
October 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Here's another classic Ragovoy/Sherman collaboration with #bigcrescendos:
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters: Cry Baby (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMs-NcuTJS
#music #tunetuesday #soulmusic #garnetmimms #enchanters #jerryragovoy #garrysherman #bertberns
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters: Cry Baby (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMs-NcuTJS
#music #tunetuesday #soulmusic #garnetmimms #enchanters #jerryragovoy #garrysherman #bertberns
The song was written by Solomon, #BertBerns and #JerryWexler although Burke always claimed that he was the sole writer - Berns was producer
May 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The song was written by Solomon, #BertBerns and #JerryWexler although Burke always claimed that he was the sole writer - Berns was producer
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone ...
Solomon Burke
From #Rock'N'Soul (1964) and was also a hit single that same year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWj...
The (great) source was #JimReeves but the King Sol take deserves more than mention in the same sentence - produced by #BertBerns
Solomon Burke
From #Rock'N'Soul (1964) and was also a hit single that same year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWj...
The (great) source was #JimReeves but the King Sol take deserves more than mention in the same sentence - produced by #BertBerns
He'll Have to Go
YouTube video by Solomon Burke - Topic
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November 8, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone ...
Solomon Burke
From #Rock'N'Soul (1964) and was also a hit single that same year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWj...
The (great) source was #JimReeves but the King Sol take deserves more than mention in the same sentence - produced by #BertBerns
Solomon Burke
From #Rock'N'Soul (1964) and was also a hit single that same year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWj...
The (great) source was #JimReeves but the King Sol take deserves more than mention in the same sentence - produced by #BertBerns