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To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown : An Autobiography
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Berry Gordy
With humor, frankness and touching insight, the genius producer behind the Motown sound breaks his silence and sets the record straight in this fascinating personal account of his incredible life and times. From Detroit to Hollywood, here is the story of the music great who changed American popular culture with artists such as Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, the Jacksons, Ste
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December 1st 1994
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(first published October 1st 1994)
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Say what you want about Berry Gordy. He is a genius. He did things in the music industry that hadn't been done before or since. Motown is the greatest collection of contemporary music ever created. In To Be Loved, you get it from the horse's mouth. Whether you believe what's written here or not, the words matter because somebody's got to tell history. Who better to tell it than the person who created it all. We believe the words prophets wrote in the Bible because men deemed them inspired by the
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Although Berry is continually trying to correct the impression that he was a dictator of Motown Records, he probably was, and this is still a fun book to read, if you like that music, and want to hear about how it came to be. I've been to Hitsville, and this should make you want to see that little bungalow that changed the world of music.
What is most interesting is how he combined creativity and manufacturing, two ways of doing things that, like oil and water, supposedly are at odds with one ano ...more
What is most interesting is how he combined creativity and manufacturing, two ways of doing things that, like oil and water, supposedly are at odds with one ano ...more
I can see why this book would be the inspiration for the hit Broadway show, Motown. It’s a positive musical romp through one of the most important eras of popular music with some of the biggest names in the industry. Of course a major part of this story is the mega-success of a black-owned business in America during the early to mid 1960’s. Detroit was already known as Motor City before Barry Gordy ever worked in a car plant and learned the factory system. After adapting this process to his reco
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Here's how much I love autobiographies and memoirs (or maybe I should say, "here's how much of a book geek I am"): I went to see Motown: The Musical, loved it, found out it was based on Berry Gordy's autobiography, and immediately had to read it. I'm glad I did, because I really enjoyed it.
Besides being a trip through the history of much of the best pop music ever, it was also a story of an interesting and I think somewhat admirable man. I know that people make themselves look good when they wri ...more
Besides being a trip through the history of much of the best pop music ever, it was also a story of an interesting and I think somewhat admirable man. I know that people make themselves look good when they wri ...more
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Before I read this book I didn't think much about my background history of music and how it affected everyone's life. But now that I have finished this book, I feel that it was something worth while and life-changing in a way that makes my cultural background all the more interesting. For example, I didn't even know much about Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Sidney Poitier, the Temptations, Gladys Knight, The Supremes, and Stevie Wonder. But now that I got to read their experience from
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This is the first review I've written on goodreads and let me preface it by saying Berry Gordy is my biggest hero of all-times, so it will be extremely bias. I know, I know. He was a crook and stole from everyone of his artists...at least that's the prevailing consensus. That being said, I am in awe of what he accomplished at the time he accomplished it; when black music was relegated to being just that...black music. His machine created phenomenal music and his genius found away to play and sel
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It's always a pleasure to read about someone who's a charismatic, talented and remarkable person, and Berry Gordy, Jr. fits that bill to a T. This is the autobiographical memoir he wrote in 1995 that became the basis for the hit Broadway musical, "Motown", which I had the pleasure of seeing in October while in New York. As it turns out, the gentleman who transports us to/from LAX was the chauffeur for Mr. Gordy for 13 years, when Gordy moved his company to Los Angeles, and he lent me his autogra
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It was there in a lonely room reading words painting
the perfect picture. A man following his dreams asking
family members to help invest in it. Using your last
savings to invest is amazing. I learned so much about
some of the artist he helped have success in the music
industry.
the perfect picture. A man following his dreams asking
family members to help invest in it. Using your last
savings to invest is amazing. I learned so much about
some of the artist he helped have success in the music
industry.
So good
love this time in history and this book is such a good source of American history. loved hearing the stories of where some favorite songs were created.
love this time in history and this book is such a good source of American history. loved hearing the stories of where some favorite songs were created.
Please note that this review is coming from a student who was forced to read it for a history class on Motown music...
As far as require reading goes, this book isn't that bad. It gives great detail into the blood, sweat and years that went into the creation of Motown. Berry Gordy is very honest in his writing which makes it enjoyable to read.
Some parts were laborious to read, but overall it was a good read!
As far as require reading goes, this book isn't that bad. It gives great detail into the blood, sweat and years that went into the creation of Motown. Berry Gordy is very honest in his writing which makes it enjoyable to read.
Some parts were laborious to read, but overall it was a good read!
If you are looking for the inside scoop on Motown, this will give you something! Who knows what's true. Poorly written yet a page turner. What's Berry Gordy going to do next? There are some really great lines such as, "Out of that short love affair came my son, Terry." and "From her I learned there were many levels to a relationship, not just physical." If you are in to motown or celeb gossip its a must read.
Pretty good. I was personally put off by the unnecessary profanity. There were so many famous people to include and talk about the pace was always up.
I learned quite a bit about Motown and Barry Gordy in particular.
I learned quite a bit about Motown and Barry Gordy in particular.
Just finished. Amazing. Even for an R&B history lover like myself, I learned tons of stuff. A lot of these stories I'd heard, but not from Berry Gordy himself. I teared up a couple of times. Good stuff.
Not well written but an interesting all the same. I was unaware of how Motown came to be, how they found their talent, and how involved everyone was. Being a fan of the music this is major history
I read this book over the summer.It was a really great
read,because it tells how some one from humble beginnings made history and started his own empire.
read,because it tells how some one from humble beginnings made history and started his own empire.
Berry Gordy Telling The Story Of Motown and his love for Diana Ross
Great biography of the found of Motown records
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