Music Trivia: Brill Building Songwriters

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What Brill Building lyricist co-wrote "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "What's New Pussycat?", and "I Say a Little Prayer" with musician Burt Bacharach?

What musician co-wrote "Stand By Me", Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Love Potion #9" with lyricist Jerry Lieber?

Which songwriter co-wrote "Don't Know Much", "Just Once", "None of Us are Free" and " We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" with lyricist Cynthia Weil?

Who partnered with Bobby Hart to write these songs for the Monkees; Last Train to Clarksville, (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, and Valleri?

Who was the Brill Building songwriting partner with Mort Shuman on hits such as; This Magic Moment, A Teenager in Love, and Save the Last Dance for Me?

Who co-wrote several songs for The Monkees and The Archies including #1 hit "Sugar, Sugar" with Jeff Barry? He also released his own self-penned "Rock Me Gently", another #1 hit.

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What lyricist co-wrote hit songs with Neil Sedaka including; "Calender Girl' and "Breaking Up is Hard to Do", both sung by Neil with the latter reaching #1 in 1962 and #8 in 1975 in a newly recorded version.

What Brill Building songwriter wrote songs for The Monkees including "I'm a Believer", songs covered by Elvis Presley including "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind"? His songs, "Kentucky Woman" and "Red, Red Wine" were covered by Deep Purple and UB40 respectively. He also succesfully recorded many of his songs himself, such as "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" and "Solitary Man".

Who was the lyricist that co-wrote "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion", and "Go Away Little Girl" with Carole King

What New York-raised producer also wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" and "Leader of the Pack" for the girl group The Shangri-Las? His birth name was George but the answer includes his better known nick-name instead.

Who co-wrote, with a variety of collaborators, songs including; "Chapel of Love", "Be My Baby", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Spanish Harlem", and "There's No Other (Like My Baby)", for such artists as The Ronettes, The Crystals and Ben E. King?

Which Brill Building songwriter co-wrote with partner Jeff Barry, such songs as; "Hanky Panky", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", and "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"?