Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise & Fall of the Motown Sound - Softcover

George, Nelson

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9780312011093: Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise & Fall of the Motown Sound

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ISBN 10: 0312011091 ISBN 13: 9780312011093

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1987

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Chronicles the phenomenal rise of Motown Records and profiles its famous personalities, including founder Berry Gordy, jr, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson

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Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Nelson George is an executive movie producer and the prolific, best-selling author of The Death of Rhythm And Blues, Hip Hop America, and other books. He is co-executive producer of Vh1’s Hip Hop Honors and a consultant to Black Entertainment Television’s news division.

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