The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Luther Dixon, who produced and wrote many of the Shirelles' greatest recondings, has died aged 78. Luther wrote Sixteen Candles for the Crests and his other writing credits included Big Boss Man, A Hundred Pounds of Clay and Soul Serenade. But he is best remembered for his work with the Scepter and Wand labels and his song writing and production with the Shirelles, Chuck Jackson...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... Choreography, Brigitte Mutrux. Sets, Anna Louizos. Florence Greenberg - Meeghan HolawayLuther Dixon - Allan LouisMicki/Shirelle - Erica AshShirley/Shirelle - Berlando DrakeBeverly/Shirelle/Dionne Warwick - Paulette IvoryDoris/Shirelle/Millie - Crystal Starr KnightonJocko/Ron Isley/Chuck Jackson/Gene Chandler - Geno HendersonStanley/Burt Bacharach - Adam IrazarryMarvin Schlacter - Matt McKenzieBernie...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... negotiating contracts and playing hardball with industry titans. She’s also falling in love with Luther Dixon (Allan Louis), the songwriter whose spate of hits helped put the Shirelles — and Greenberg’s Scepter label — on the map. Interracial romance — never mind interracial adultery — isn’t easy to navigate in this period, and though the musical proceeds sensitively, it never makes...
Pasadena Events Calendar (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Erica Ash, Paulette Ivory, Berlando Drake and Crystal Starr Knighton Wrapped in the sensational songs of the 60s, Baby It’s You! is the new musical about the groundbreaking girl group, The Shirelles and Florence Greenberg, the New Jersey housewife who discovered them. With the help of African-American songwriter, producer Luther Dixon, who became her lover, Florence [...]
