The New York Times reports that Shadow Morton, the producer and songwriter behind the Shangri-Las, has died of cancer. He was 71. Morton was childhood friends with Brill Building songwriter Ellie Greenwich, and in 1964, he talked his way into a career in music. He met the Shangri-Las through a friend, set up a recording session with them, and they recorded the first song Morton ever wrote, "Remember (Walking in the Sand)". He wrote it in 22 minutes right before the session, and it reached number...
The New York Times reports that Shadow Morton, the producer and songwriter behind the Shangri-Las, has died of cancer. He was 71. Morton was childhood friends with Brill Building songwriter Ellie Greenwich, and in 1964, he talked his way into a career in music. He met the Shangri-Las through a friend, set up a recording session with them, and they recorded the first song Morton ever wrote, "Remember (Walking in the Sand)". He wrote it in 22 minutes right before the session, and it reached number...
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