- Paperback: 155 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books (10 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380793792
- ISBN-13: 978-0380793792
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,318,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Three more fascinating books in a multi-volume oral history of rock and soul music, edited by one of America's preeminent pop music journalists.
Told in the voices of the people who were actually there, here are the stories of: (1) Sly and the Family Stone, the Woodstock-era interracial, intergender band which merged soul with psychedelic rock; (2) George Clinton and P-Funk, the inventive musical aggregation that laid the groundwork for rap, hip-hop, alternative, and techno music; and (3) Women of Motown, members of "girl groups" and solo artists during the heyday of the world's most famous record label.
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As a Detroit-based music writer for Creem Magazine and more recently, the Detroit News, I've written many Motown stories, and interviewed Motown artists, but I'd long thought that many of the most interesting stories weren't widely known, at least outside of Detroit.
As a Detroit-based music writer for Creem Magazine and more recently, the Detroit News, I've written many Motown stories, and interviewed Motown artists, but I'd long thought that many of the most interesting stories weren't widely known, at least outside of Detroit.
Artists like Brenda Holloway, Kim Weston, Claudette Robinson, the Marvelettes and the Velvelettes have fascinating stories that you may not have heard, and offer a unique view of Motown, even if you've read every Motown book out there.
I also talked to Martha Reeves and the post-Diana Supremes, and being able to talk to Mable John, the older sister of Little Willie John, and the first woman to be signed to Motown, was almost worth doing the whole book. I didn't skip the great Motown women who have passed on; one of my favorites is Philadelphia-born Tammi Terrell. I interviewed her sister and fellow artists, and tried to get an accurate account of the illness that led to her death, a story that's often sensationalized. I also interviewed Mary Wells' last publicist and artist friends about her artistry, sweetness and sad, premature end.
If you're a Motown fan interested in the inside story, I hope I've given you that.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a comprehensive review of a very special time in American music. We are treated with actual stories that haven't been shared in the media until now. For those that feel that Motown women consist of only the Supremes, this book introduces us to a group of musicians that will surely inspire the reader to find some new artists in the Motown section of the local CD store. Let's see some more! Hopefully a new group of Motown ladies are out there that will revive the Detroit sound.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a life-long Detroit resident, the Motown story is near and dear to me. What I like the best about this book is the author lets the distinct voices of these beautiful, tough ladies shine through in this collection of oral histories. It is obvious the women Ms Whitall interviews are important to her. I am glad these stories are being told--too much emphasis is placed these days on the superstars of Motown; Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations. For me, the gritty, soulful backbone of the Motown sound will always be Martha Reeves, Mary Wells, Kim Weston. The homegirls! I am eager to read other books in the series if they are as well-written, thoughtful and fun.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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An interesting read about a special time in musical history that has a right to be called golden. The book deals with the ups and downs of most of Motowns artists and looks at why the company produced so many hit recordings. Talent, drive and ambition and the desire to make pots of money drove most of them ... nothing unusual there!
I did like this book, like the era it recounts it has a certain magic about it. As I was reading parts ot the text it brought back fond memories of myself as a teenager dancing around my home to the sound of motown's latest hit record. However, there are a few parts of the text where the story becomes a little confused and jumbled. After reading the book I rushed out and bought the Motown Greatest Hits album.
I did like this book, like the era it recounts it has a certain magic about it. As I was reading parts ot the text it brought back fond memories of myself as a teenager dancing around my home to the sound of motown's latest hit record. However, there are a few parts of the text where the story becomes a little confused and jumbled. After reading the book I rushed out and bought the Motown Greatest Hits album.
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