Soho Teen Releases I'M GLAD I DID by Cynthia Weil Today
By: BWW News Desk Jan. 27, 2015
A Multi-Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame member, Cynthia Weil is the writer of some of the most iconic songs of the 20th century-including "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," the most played song on the radio, ever. Her life as a pioneer of rock and roll, along with her friend Carole King, is currently the subject of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Beautiful (apropos, since another of Weil's hits is "On Broadway").
To write her debut novel, Weil channeled her years writing music at the epicenter of New York's music publishing scene, with her long-time writing partner and husband Barry Mann. The immersion in the pop culture, music, slang, fashion, and food of the summer of 1963-a pivotal year in U.S. history-couldn't be more complete.
About the Book
It's the summer of 1963 and JJ Green is a born songwriter-which is a major problem, considering that her family thinks the music business is a cesspool of lowlifes and hustlers. Defying them, she takes an internship at the Brill Building, the epicenter of a new sound called rock and roll.
About the Author
Cynthia Weil is a member of the Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame, as well as the multi-Grammy winning songwriter of classic songs like "On Broadway," "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" (the most performed song of the 20th century), and "Somewhere Out There," which was a double Grammy winner and Oscar nominee. She has lived in Southern California for many years with her husband and writing partner, Barry Mann. I'm Glad I Did is her first novel.
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