To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown : An Autobiography
To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown : An Autobiography
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. From Publishers Weekly As founder and president of Motown Records, Gordy launched and developed the careers of many of the most talented pop musicians of our day, including Mary Wells, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. On his part, though, the 56-year-old Gordy is blithely generous to all: "I've seen how important family always was to me, whether it was the family I grew up with, the Motown family or my family today of eight children and ten grandchildren." Photos. His self-portrait, not surprisingly, is more flattering-many will consider the book an apologia-than the blistering memoirs written by several Motowners, among them Martha Reeves's Dancing in the Streets, coauthored with Mark Bego; and h
Insights into A Maverick Mind & Career Just how do you compress a story like Motown into a biography with its huge cast of characters? I think Berry Gordy has managed to pull off a highly readable account of one of the world's most remarkable music stories. There are several Motown books out there, but this is one of its ess. "Enjoyed it immensely" according to CQ. After attending the musical, Motown, I decided to read this book. Enjoyed it immensely. Nice getting the back story on the Motown company and the many stars that I grew up dancing and singing to, and still enjoy. Highly recommend the book: great read!. I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Gordy's life story I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Gordy's life story. I found it very entertaining. The only reason I wanted to read his book was because I saw Motown recently at the Opera House in Boston and I was surprised how involved Smokey Robison was in the development of Motown. Who doesn't love Smokey?
A personal account of Motown Records details its incredible recording artists--Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, among others--as well as the gossip, rumors, and myths surrounding it and the life and loves of the man who brought it all together.