"But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?": Girl Groups of the 1950s and 1960s (Part Two) w/ Laura Flam, Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Barbara Jean English

About this episode

Frank Santopadre concludes his discussion with authors and a singer-songwriter about the impact of girl groups in the 1950s and 1960s on popular culture.

In this conclusion of a two-part episode, Frank continues his conversation with authors Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz ("But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?") and Clickettes singer-songwriter Barbara Jean English about the triumphs and tribulations of the trailblazing performers who recorded hits like "Be My Baby," "Soldier Boy," "One Fine Day," "Da Doo Ron Ron," "Please Mr. Postman" and "Walking in the Rain" and forever changed popular culture. In this episode, Emily bemoans the discrimination and unsafe conditions faced by many artists, Laura reveals which of the "girl group era" singers are still performing as of 2026 and Barbara writes a tune for Dionne Warwick and shares the stage with Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson. PLUS: The magic of Darlene Love! The notorious Flo Greenberg! The genius of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich! And the panel analyzes the brilliance (and boldness) of King and Goffin's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Frank Santopadre

Guests: Laura Flam, Emily Sieu Liebowitz, Barbara Jean English

Topics covered

• girl groups
• 1950s music
• 1960s music
• popular culture
• music history
• female artists

Keywords

• girl groups
• music history
• 1950s
• 1960s
• female performers
• Dionne Warwick
• Ray Charles
• Jackie Wilson
• discrimination in music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, Be My Baby, Soldier Boy, One Fine Day, Da Doo Ron Ron, Please Mr. Postman, Walking in the Rain

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