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Title:

Callin' out around the world : a Motown reader / edited by Kingsley Abbott ; foreword by Martha Reeves.

Publisher:

Helter Skelter,

Copyright Date:

2001

Description:

256 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Motown Record Corporation.
Motown Corporation.
Soul music--History and criticism.
African American musicians--Biography.

Other Authors:

Abbott, Kingsley,
Reeves, Martha.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Backtracking: Motown in the new century / Kingsley Abbott. 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.

ISBN:

9781900924146
1900924145

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55602311

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)