Calling out around the world : a Motown reader / edited by Kingsley Abbott ; foreword by Martha Reeves.
| Other author | Abbott, Kingsley, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Helter Skelter, 2001. |
| Description | 255 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Motown / Joe McEwen, Jim Miller -- Dave Godin interview / Kingsley Abbott -- Berry Gordy: Motown's founder tells the story of Hitsville, U.S.A. / Michael Goldberg -- Top ten Tamla Motown singles / Dave Marsh -- Just my soul responding / Brian Ward -- Motown style: the charm school and Miss Powell / Kingsley Abbott -- Launching the Tamla Motown label: reminiscences with Derek Everett / Kingsley Abbott -- Smokey Robinson and the miracles: Ooh Baby Baby / Bill Dahl -- Sons of the snakepit / Carl Lozito -- Interview with Carol Kaye / Kingsley Abbott -- Thomas 'Beans' Bowles: a short interview / Kingsley Abbott -- Trouble man: Marvin Gaye / Bill Dahl -- Motown doo-wop: the Satintones / Steve Towne -- Four tops' quarter-century of quality soul / Michael Heatley -- Junior Walker: Motown's screaming sax star / Bill Dahl -- They're for real: Freddie Gorman and the originals / Steve Towne -- Stevie Wonder / John Rockwell -- David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks and the Temptations / Spencer Leigh -- Lamont Dozier / Paul Zollo -- Norman Whitfield / Paul Zollo -- Silk and soul of Mary Wells / Steve Towne, Chris Beachley -- Marvelettes: holding on / David Cole -- Brenda Holloway on the rebound / David Cole -- Velvelettes: Motown's earthy soulful girl group sound / Steve Towne, Max Oates -- Martha Reeves interview / Bill Randle -- Kim Weston: a thrill a moment / David Cole -- Cindy Birdsong remembers ... / Kingsley Abbott -- Florence Ballard: come & get these memories -- Girls, part two / Gerri Hirshey -- Motown / Nick Brown -- Hitsville highpoints: 10 favourite '60s singles / Timothy White -- Northern soul and Motown / Dave Rimmer -- 10 Motown tracks / Sharon Davis -- Northern soul of Berry Gordy / Tim Brown -- UK concerts / Jim Stewart -- Ball of confusion: the second golden era of Motown / Peter Doggett -- Backtracking: Motown in the new century / Kingsley Abbott. |
| Abstract | "None of us were considering the fact that we could fail, or that we could fail even."-Smokey Robinson. Such positive thinking formed the foundation of the Motown Empire, and gave it spectacular success during its "Golden Era" in the 1960s. With a foreword by Matha Reeves, this book assembles a unique collection of articles which tell the story of the rise of a black company in a white industry, and its talented stable of artists, musicians, writers and producers. Included are rare interviews with key figures, reference sources for collectors and several specially commissioned pieces that give a British perspective to the story. Includes: Interviews with Berry Gordy, Martha Reeves, Dave Godin and many others; Reprints of vintage articles on Marvin Gaye, The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Jnr., Walker and Mary Wells; Detail of all the Motown labels and of key unreleased tracks; Fresh new perspectives on Motown musicians, writers and the early years. |
| ISBN | 1900924145 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3792 .C34 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |