Motown: Money, Power, Sex & Music
By Gerald PosnerMotown cuts through decades of unsubstantiated rumors and speculation to tell the true behind-the-scenes narrative of America's most exciting musical dynasty. It follows the company and its amazing roster of stars from the tumultuous growth years in Detroit, to the drama and intrigue of Hollywood in the 1970s, to resurgence in 2002.Set against the civil rights movement, the decay of America's northern industrial cities, and the social upheaval of the 1960s, Motown is a tale of the incredible entrepreneurship of Berry Gordy. But it also features the moving stories of kids from Detroit's inner-city projects who achieved remarkable success and then, in many cases, found themselves fighting the demons that so often come with stardom - drugs, jealousy, sexual indulgence, greed, and uncontrollable ambition.Motown features an extraordinary cast of characters, including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder. They are presented as they lived and worked: a clan of friends, lovers, competitors, and sometimes vicious foes. Motown reveals how the hopes and dreams of each affected the lives of the others and illustrates why this singular story is a made-in-America Greek tragedy, the rise and fall of a supremely talented yet completely dysfunctional extended family.Based on numerous original interviews and extensive documentation, Motown benefits particularly from the thousands of pages of files crammed into the basement of downtown Detroit's Wayne County Courthouse. Those court records provide the unofficial - and hitherto largely untold - history of Motown and its stars, since almost every relationship between departing singers, songwriters, producers, and the label ended up in litigation.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 350 pages
- English
- 0375500626
- 9780375500626
About Gerald Posner
gerald posner is an award winning journalist, bestselling author and attorney. the los angeles times dubs him "a classic-style investigative journalist." " Read More about Gerald Posner
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