This bilingual eBook (in English and Japanese) documents the Epic Records' folk-pop-rock group from the 60s, The GoldeBriars, their rise and fall, and their importance in the birth of the sunshine pop. The GoldeBriars had two albums released and a third album unreleased due to their breakup.
The author, ex-GoldeBriar Dotti Holmberg, shares her virtual scrapbook, documenting her life in the GoldeBriars from February 1963 to June 1965. Her 'Once Upon a Time' story takes the reader back in time from the end of the folk craze to the beginning of the flower power era. As readers travel along in The GoldeBriars eBook, they will experience the band's starving, laughing, crying and on-the-brink-of-success happenings.
Curt Boettcher, now recognized as a sunshine pop creator, was first introduced nationally with The GoldeBriars. The group also included Ron Neilson and sisters Dotti and Sheri Holmberg. The group formed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Their distinctive harmonies and vocal sound was inspired by Boettcher's time as a Navy brat in Japan. "Whatever Happened to Jezebel?" helps music historians fill in the missing piece of the puzzle in the evolution of sunshine pop and The GoldeBriars' contribution.
Highlights of Boettcher's career include:
-- Produced The Association's first album (which included hit songs "Cherish" and "Along Comes Mary").
-- Producer for Tommy Roe (on such memorable songs as "Sweet Pea" and "Dizzy").
-- Created sunshine pop groups Millennium and The Ballroom.
-- Partnered with Gary Usher on Sagittarius album.
Many fans wonder who Jezebel really is. She was the GoldeBriars' mascot, whose stage presence often brought 'oohs' and 'ahhs' with her matronly figure and stature, originating in the Marshall Islands and deemed a fertility goddess. She started off as the GoldeBriars' good luck charm. The book explains the rest.
Great GoldeBriars eBook is about 200 pages in length, and it includes over 130 60s photos. Also included are:
-- A rare five-minute video clip of GoldeBriars' appearance on ABC-TV's "Hootenanny"
-- Over 24 GoldeBriars' song lyrics
-- Never-before-revealed secrets about the group
-- A bonus track: A rare recording of Dotti Holmberg's 1966 "Hopscotch," a song not included in her 2002 release of "Sometimes Happy Times" by Sundazed, and
-- Curt's Mungs Cartoons
An introduction by Bobb Goldsteinn with his superb liner notes. Goldsteinn was the GoldeBriars' stage manager and writer and co-writer of hit song in Japan as well as the United States, "Washington Square." Dotti Holmberg teamed up with Tokyo talents Mutsushi Tsuji, who translated the book for Japanese sunshine pop fans, and Atsuo Kondo, who designed the CD jewel case and formatted both text versions for easy reading. The CD-ROM eBook is compatible for both Macintosh and PC users.
Media: Reviewers may request a copy of the book from reviewcopy@goldebriars.com.
The GoldeBriars' Story "Whatever Happened to Jezebel" is available at www.goldebriars.com.
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