[Dixielandjazz] Berry Gordy autobiography [was: Miles Davis

[David W. Littlefield]

At 06:46 PM 12/30/2002 +0100, James Kashishian wrote:
>And, I repeat, his autobiography is worth reading.

Speaking of autobiographies, one that all entry-level / would-be
entertainers should read is Berry Gordy's. He was the father of Motown pop
music in the early 60s, and this topic is rather fascinating itself.
However, he doesn't provide nearly as many of the nitty gritty details one
might hope.

I'm recommending it here, because an appropriate subtitle might have been:
"Achieving success in the music business."

Berry didn't just make a lot of money, he created a new style of popular
music, infused it with very high aesthetic standards, took raw amateurs and
turned them into polished performers, ofttimes stars. In the process he
created new standards of performance. He details the process and gives
lesson after lesson in entertaining and working/rising/surviving in the biz.

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