The Brill Building isn't just an art deco structure in midtown Manhattan — it's also the name of a musical genre.

How the Brill Building Changed Pop Music

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T he Brill Building isn't just an art deco structure in midtown Manhattan — it's also the name of a musical genre. Throughout the early and mid-1960s, the "Brill Building sound" became synonymous with groundbreaking pop music, and hundreds of hit songs came out of this humble building at 1619 Broadway.

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