Motown : music, money, sex, and power / Gerald Posner.

Author/creator Posner, Gerald L.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Random House, ©2002.
Descriptionxvi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Detroit dreaming -- Sliding into music -- "My cycle of success" -- Going solo -- Smokey dreams -- "The impostor of success" -- Hitsville -- "Honesty and raw soul" -- "I call it music with Black stars" -- An avalanche of talent -- Hitting the groove -- Battle of the stars -- "How many think it's a hit?" -- The defector -- The ghost tour -- Dueling songwriters -- "More a family than a business" -- Color-blind -- Skipping the revolution -- Cracks in the wall -- "A Mafia product from start to finish" -- "Don't you trust us?" -- Suitcases of cash -- "We would survive" -- A born star -- Winds of change -- Lady Sings the Blues -- "The beginning of the end" -- Mahogany -- Hunting season -- "Problems all over the place" -- "I felt like a failure" -- Motown@25 -- "Everything had changed" -- The final curtain.
Abstract A history of the legendary music label offers profiles of the artists, many from Detroit's inner-city projects, who achieved fame, detailing their rise to success, the inability of many to handle stardom, and their conflicts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 333-340) and index.
LCCN 2002069768
ISBN0375500626 (alk. paper) :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3792 .P37 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold