The songwriter and record producer’s children, Brett and Cassie Berns, are mounting a jukebox bio-musical on their late father’s life, hoping it will add to his legacy. By Suzy Evans Piece of My Heart ...
In the early 1960s, an ambitious young songwriter named Bert Berns began making a name for himself in New York City. One of his first hits was "Twist & Shout," made famous by The Isley Brothers and ...
The name Bert Berns might not ring a bell, but his songs certainly do. As a prolific songwriter and music producer, Berns is the man behind such pop and soul hits as “Twist and Shout,” “Hang On Sloopy ...
Tonight at 7 p.m., the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will host the Cleveland premiere of "Bang: The Bert Berns Story," a documentary film directed by Berns' son Brett, who was only 2 years old at the ...
DALLAS -- On Nov. 22, 1963, News 8's Brett Shipp was just five years old; a little boy, watching his dad cover an unprecedented tragedy on a national stage. Now, the tables have turned. Brett is doing ...
They never knew their father, but the children of songwriter Bert Berns have spent the better part of a decade trying to rescue him from oblivion. And they are making a lot of people wonder why the ...
WFAA investigative reporter Brett Shipp shares the story of how his father, then an assistant news director and reporter for WFAA, scored an exclusive interview in 1964 with The Beatles during their ...
Mention “Twist And Shout” to a Boomer and you’ll get a shake of the thinning hair or shaved scalp along with recollections of the Fab Four on The Ed Sullivan Show. The more knowing response may even ...
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