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Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound | Nelson George, George Nelson
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Where Did Our Love Go? chronicles the rise and fall of Motown Records while emphasizing the role of its dynamic founder, Berry Gordy Jr. First published in 1986, this classic work includes a new preface by Nelson George that identifies Motown s influence on young recorders and music mogels of today, including R. Kelly, D Angelo, Sean Combs, and Russell Simmons. Gordy s uncanny instinct for finding extraordinary talent--whether performers, songwriters, musicians, or producers--yielded popular artists who include the Supremes, the Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson, the Miracles, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. Not shy about depicting Gordy s sometimes manipulative and complex relationships with his artists, George reveals the inner workings of the music business and insightful material on the musicians who backed these stars. The large cache of resulting Motown melodies is still alive in commercials, movies, TV programs, and personal ipods today."
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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1. Old school Motown
2. 🍂 Autumn
3. Historical Fiction and nonfiction (honestly, that‘s too broad, but it‘s the truth)
4. I had a homemade taco salad
5. 👊🏻👏🏻💕

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Palimpsest I had homemade taco salad for dinner. One of my favorite summer dishes! 😊 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Palimpsest We love 🌮 tacos. Mr B says it‘s “the perfect food.” 5y
Palimpsest @BarbaraTheBibliophage that‘s because they are! 5y
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Trashcanman I love Motown especially the Temptations 5y
Tungstensmum Motown is *NOT* guilty pleasure music. It is completely wonderful music that nobody should feel guilty for. 5y
LogiKitty Yum! 5y
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TheKidUpstairs
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The Beatles were hugely influenced by the Motown sound coming out of Detroit. #EightDaysaWeek borrows a chord progression from The Same Old Song by the Four Tops, who were a major part of the rise of Motown Records. This book is the story of that seminal label.

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Cinfhen What a time for music🎸🎺🎸🎺 6y
LaraReads That‘s an awesome reference! 💕🎶 6y
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