Brill Building Pop Artists & the Gear They Use

Michael McKean

Guitarist · Spinal Tap

Terry Sylvester

Singer, Guitarist · The Hollies

Hugh Grundy

Drummer · The Zombies

Bernie Calvert

Bassist, Keyboardist · The Hollies

Bobby Elliott

Drummer · The Hollies

Eric Haydock

Bassist · The Hollies

Jim Fielder

Bassist, Keyboardist · Buffalo Springfield

Harry Nilsson

Guitarist · R.A.D.D. (Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving)

Johnny Rivers

Music Producer

Steve Gregory

Composer · Eric Burdon & the Animals

Jody Stephens

Drummer · Big Star

Connie Francis

Singer

Pete Birrell

Bassist · Freddie and the Dreamers

Jim Tucker

Guitarist · The Turtles

Rick Westwood

Guitarist · The Tremeloes

Jeff Brown

Bassist · The Tremeloes

Michelle Phillips

Singer · The Mamas & the Papas

David Carr

Drummer · Third Day

Sam the Sham

Singer, Keyboardist · Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

Joe Long

Singer, Bassist · The Four Seasons

Willie Woods

Guitarist · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Al Kooper

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Blood, Sweat & Tears

Smokey Robinson

Singer · U.S.A. for Africa

Ken Stringfellow

Singer, Guitarist · R.E.M.

Jim Rodford

Bassist · The Kinks

Karl Green

Bassist · Herman's Hermits

Tomohisa Yamashita

Singer · Four Tops

Wally Waller

Guitarist, Bassist · The Pretty Things

Bobby Vee

Singer

Percy Sledge

Singer

Paul Cowsill

Singer, Guitarist · The Cowsills

Ben E. King

Singer · The Soul Clan

Len "Chip" Hawkes

Music Producer · The Tremeloes

Helen Reddy

Singer

Danny Hutton

Singer · Three Dog Night

Irma Thomas

Singer

Blondie Chaplin

Singer, Guitarist · The Beach Boys

Howard Kaylan

Singer · The Turtles

Kev Ryan

Freddie and the Dreamers

Trev Bullock

Freddie and the Dreamers

Jack Green

Guitarist · T. Rex

Tom McGuinness

Guitarist · The Blues Band

John Lightman

Bassist · Big Star

Neil Sedaka

Singer

Paul Anka

Singer

The Imperials

Little Anthony & The Imperials

Keith Airey

Singer, Guitarist · The Zombies

Jackie DeShannon

Singer · Hale & The Hushabyes

Lesley Gore

Singer

Bill Cunningham

Bassist, Keyboardist · The Box Tops

Josh Wink

Music Producer · Stabbing Westward & Wink

Joe Gillingham

Singer, Keyboardist · The Tremeloes

Portia Griffith

Singer · The Sweet Inspirations

Wanda Rogers

Singer · The Marvelettes

Wyanetta "Juanita" Cowart

Singer · The Marvelettes

Gerry Polci

Singer, Drummer · The Four Seasons

Nancy Sinatra

Singer · The Sinatra Family

Ann Bogan

The Marvelettes

Cindy Birdsong

Singer · Labelle

Dionne Warwick

Singer · We Are Family Collective

John Paiva

Singer, Guitarist · The Four Seasons

Lamonte McLemore

Singer · The 5th Dimension

Colin Manley

Singer, Guitarist · The Swinging Blue Jeans

Gladys Horton

Singer · The Marvelettes

Harry Belafonte

Singer

Paul Jones

Singer · Elastica

Jimmy Greenspoon

Keyboardist · Three Dog Night

Earl Carroll

Singer · The Coasters

Bucky Heard

The Righteous Brothers

Joe Jefferson

Singer · The Platters

Levi Stubbs

Singer · Four Tops

Booker T. Jones

Keyboardist · Delaney & Bonnie and Friends

Katherine Anderson

Singer · The Marvelettes

Billy Guy

Singer · The Coasters

Ron Elliott

Guitarist · The Beau Brummels

Johnny Nash

Music Producer

Dusty Hanvey

Guitarist · The Grass Roots

Mike Gibbins

Drummer, Composer · Badfinger

Phil Everly

Guitarist · The Everly Brothers

Rick Seratte

Singer, Keyboardist · Whitesnake

Rosalind Ashford

Singer · Martha and the Vandellas

Michael Clarke

Drummer · The Byrds

Sandra Tilley

Singer · Martha and the Vandellas

Martha Reeves

Singer · Martha and the Vandellas

Jim Freeman

Singer · The Five Satins

Patricia van Dross

The Crests

Georgia Dobbins

Composer · The Marvelettes

Rick Nelson

Guitarist, Singer

Leroy Hutson

Music Producer · Jerry Butler & The Impressions

Tom Toomey

Guitarist · The Zombies

Al Jackson, Jr.

Drummer · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Diana Ross

Singer · U.S.A. for Africa

The Shondells

Tommy James & the Shondells

Gary Talley

Guitarist · The Box Tops

Trini Lopez

Singer, Guitarist

Lee Shapiro

Keyboardist · The Four Seasons