Inspired to pursue pop music after discovering the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, Margo Guryan , a schooled jazz pianist, crafted brilliant pop gems that were recorded by artists ranging from Mama Cass, […]
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Margo Guryan :: Take A Picture
Today’s confection: Margo Guryan’s 1968 platter of orchestral pop, Take A Picture . We’ve waxed on Guryan’s excellent 25 Demos collection here in the past, but Take A Picture further succeeds in taking […]
Margo Guryan :: Someone I Know/The Hum
When Margo Guryan heard “God Only Knows” for the first time, she dropped everything. Raised on classical music and steeped in theory and composition, by the time she graduated college Margo seemed […]