Brill Building Pop Artists & the Gear They Use

Bernie Dwyer

Drummer · Freddie and the Dreamers

Phil Spector

Music Producer · The Wrecking Crew

Abdul "Duke" Fakir

Singer · Four Tops

Ronnie McNeir

Singer · Four Tops

Renaldo Benson

Composer · Four Tops

Lawrence Payton

Singer · Four Tops

Theo Peoples

Singer · Four Tops

Wilson Pickett

Singer · The Falcons

Ed Martin

Singer · I Am Giant

Lois Reeves

Singer · Martha and the Vandellas

Jackie Wilson

Singer · Billy Ward and His Dominoes

Mike Hugg

Drummer, Keyboardist · Manfred Mann

Mike Vickers

Guitarist · Manfred Mann

John York

Bassist · The Byrds

Don Rathbone

Drummer · The Hollies

Mikael Rickfors

Singer · The Hollies

Ray Stiles

Bassist, Music Producer · The Hollies

Chubby Checker

Singer

Fats Domino

Singer, Keyboardist

Buddy Knox

Singer

Leon Hughes

Singer · The Coasters

Bobby Nunn

Singer · The Coasters

Carl Gardner

Singer · The Coasters

Adolph Jacobs

Guitarist · The Coasters

Young Jessie

Singer · The Coasters

Will "Dub" Jones

Singer · The Coasters

Sonny Forriest

Guitarist · The Coasters

Thomas Palmer

Guitarist · The Coasters

Ronnie Bright

Singer · The Coasters

Jimmy Norman

Singer · The Coasters

Carl Gardner, Jr

Singer · The Coasters

Alvin Morse

Singer · The Coasters

Eddie Whitfield

Singer · The Coasters

Danny Rapp

Singer · Danny & the Juniors

Joseph Terranova

Danny & the Juniors

Joe Terry

Danny & the Juniors

Ronnie Spector

Singer · The Ronettes

Bobbie Gentry

Singer

Adrian Baker

Composer, Music Producer · The Four Seasons

Denny Doherty

Singer · The Mamas & the Papas

Jill Gibson

Singer · The Mamas & the Papas

Bobby Goldsboro

Guitarist

Shirley Bassey

Singer · Yello

Dusty Springfield

Singer, Music Producer

Johnny Mathis

Singer

Petula Clark

Composer

Jimmy Walker

Singer · The Righteous Brothers

Brook Benton

Singer

Burt Bacharach

Composer

Patti Page

Singer

Clem Curtis

Singer · The Foundations

Tony Gomez

Keyboardist · The Foundations

Pat Burke

The Foundations

Spencer James

Singer · The Searchers

Sandie Shaw

Singer · Winjama

Helen Shapiro

Singer

Bobby Rogers

Singer · The Miracles

Jimmy Ruffin

Composer

Fontella Bass

Singer · Lester Bowie Ensemble

Peter and Gordon

Peter and Gordon

Nedra Talley

Singer · The Ronettes

Ron Townson

Singer · The 5th Dimension

Joe Coleman

Singer · The Platters

Nathaniel 'Nate' Nelson

Singer · The Flamingos

Charles Arnold 'Sonny' Turner

Singer · The Platters

Angelo D'Aleo

Singer · Dion & The Belmonts

Carlo Mastrangelo

Drummer · Dion & The Belmonts

Fred Milano

Singer · Dion & The Belmonts

Lulu

Singer

Estelle Bennett

Singer · The Ronettes

Timi Yuro

Singer

Florence LaRue

Singer · The 5th Dimension

Lewie Steinberg

Bassist · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Samuel David Moore

Singer · Sam & Dave

LaVern Baker

Singer

Little Anthony

Little Anthony & The Imperials

Gene Chandler

Singer

Doris Troy

Singer

Robert Fleming

Singer · The Elgins

Jimmy Charles

Singer · The Elgins

Johnny Carter

Singer · The Flamingos

Gretchen Christopher

The Fleetwoods

Barbara Ellis

The Fleetwoods

Gary Troxel

Singer · The Fleetwoods

Jacob Carey

Singer · The Flamingos

Zeke Carey

Singer · The Flamingos

Sollie McElroy

The Flamingos

Al Denby

Singer · The Five Satins

Nat Mosley

Singer · The Five Satins

Fred Parris

Singer · The Five Satins

Johnny Maestro

The Crests

Harold Torres

The Crests

Jay Carter

The Crests

Vandy Hampton

Singer · The Impressions

Willie Kitchens Jr.

Singer · The Impressions

Ralph Johnson

Singer, Drummer · Earth, Wind & Fire