The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal

The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal

Drawing on intimate recollections from friends, family, and Motown contemporaries, Mark Ribowsky charts the Supremesâ€™ meteoric rise and bitter disintegration. He sheds light on Diana Rossâ€™s relationship with Berry Gordy and her cutthroat rise to top billing in the group, as well as Florence Ballardâ€™s corresponding decline. He also takes us inside the studio, examining how timeless classics were conceived and recorded on the Motown Â“assembly line,â€ and considers the place of Motown in an era of cultural upheaval, when not being Â“black enoughâ€ became a fierce denunciation within the black music industry.
Deftly combining personal testimony, history, and expert analysis, Ribowsky not only tells the full, heartbreaking story of the Supremes, but shows why Gordyâ€™s revolutionary concept of Â“blacks singing whiteâ€ was essential to the modern evolution of music.
Country USA
Brand Da Capo Press
Manufacturer Da Capo Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780306815867
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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