Motown: The Sound of Young America
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (962 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500518297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From The Jackson 5 and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy and his right-hand man, Barney Ales, built the most successful independent record label in the world. Motown not only represented the most iconic recording artists of its time and produced countless global hits, it created a cultural institution that redefined pop, and gave us the vision of a new America: vibrant, innovative, and racially equal. In this first official visual history of the label, new research, a dazzling array of images, and unprecedented access to the archives of the makers and stars of Motown lend new insight to the legend. The official visual history of Motown, the legendary record label that brought us some of the greatest recording artists of all timefrom Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson to Marvin Gaye and The Jackson 5and changed music forever
Fans should be dancing in the streets.” - Library Journal“Does an incredible job of examining just what happened in the building that housed America’s most influential record label. Should land on music lovers’ Christmas lists.” - Hour Detroit“A visual history of the pride of Detroit, this book has behind-the-scenes photographs, album art, essential images and interviews with Motown legends that will have fans dancing in the street.” -
. Adam White has written about music for more than forty years. He scripted the Grammy-nominated radio documentary The Motown Story, was editor-in-chief at Billboard, and coauthored The Billboard Book of No. He was vice president of communications at Universal Music Group International from 2002 to 2012.Barney Ales was Berry Gordy's right-hand man. Ales rose to become executive vice president and th
Incredible History of Motown Dr. M. This is an amazing book dealing with the entire history of Motown. The photographs are incredible, and the text kept me engaged for days. I already knew about this history, but I learned so much more from this book.. Exceeded Expectations! Peter Just received book today & was surprised by its generous size chock full of color photographs of artists, LP covers, record labels, etc. Barney Ales was known as a true record man and beloved by his staff. Great that Mr. Ales has finally decided to give Motown fans an inside view of the inner workings of this great label, its artists, and the staff that made the hits happen!. Old School Music Lover Beautiful book - the perfect gift for old school music lovers like me!