From a tin-top shack in Oneida, Arkansas, to the center of New York’s songwriting and music publishing industry, the Brill Building, was the journey of Rose Marie McCoy, who passed away on January 20, 2015.
She was one of the most influential and prolific songwriters of rhythm & blues and early rock & roll, With over 850 songs published in a career than spanned some 70 years, she had one of the longest and most successful songwriting careers in history. This week, My Place traces the early years of Rose Marie's career with memorable compositions including recordings by Big Joe Turner, Big Maybelle and Louis Jordan.
