Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Motown Part 1

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[rudielor]

Thanks for starting Motown, but thumbs down to you for throwing a LOT of them under the bus. When you read their individual stories you know they suffered while you got filty rich. The scale never balanced, only lifted for a few (Stevie, Smokie, some writers), not the singers and musicians. Berry you get 1 thumb up and 5 thumbs down. Greedy Ass. Great story with said endings.

[REDIMUSICMOVIES]

Thank you. Berry Gordy. The greatest man & the greatest story ever told

[rudielor]

@rook1015 But in the real world also exist needs such as eating, supporting your family, raising the kids etc. Smokey cared about the money too, he was suppose to. He had a family to feed. Unless you have another career that makes money, or someone who takes care of you, it is most musical artist dream to not only become famous, but financially secure. I'd say Berry made more people famous but they deserved financial security as well and they didn't get that.

[rook1015]

@rudielor and the thing is. artists like smokey didn't care about the money. any1 who is a great artist just wants to spread their art. Who cares how much you own, you'll never use it all efficiently anyways in your lifetime.

[URUGUAYO11000]

QUE MUSICA POR DIOSSSS .......AGUANTE EL SOUL !!!!

[SILICONALI420001]

@bolder2009 your right but they were special(he was sleeping with diana ross at the time

[SILICONALI420001]

@pissedoff7771 actualy it was micheal and jermaine jackson that helped him.rockwell was his stage name....

[pissedoff7771]

i dont know how true it is but i heard when his son i forgot his name made the song somebodys watching me.he asked his father for help with the recording and berry said no.then micheal told him he would help him.micheal song the hooks.

[bolder2009]

@rudielor When the Supremes couldn't get a hit and became known as the "no hit supremes" he was paitient with them, where as another lable would have dropped them. My point is that there needs to be a balance when analysing the legacy of Berry Gordy. There were many things he got wrong, such as treatment of The Funk Brothers and Teena Marie, just to name two. BUT he also gave many of them a chance they may never have gotten to be a part of something special and timeless.

[bolder2009]

@rudielor It was his daring and tenacity that drove him to take the risk of such a bold idea, and to be independant and compete against the established giants of the industry. It was also Berry Gordy who gave many of those youngster from the projects of Detroit, a chance. The were not all artists to begin with. He paid for them to be taught how to present themselves. He helped to nurture their musical development and financed it with his royalties from earlier hits.

[bolder2009]

@rudielor Like I said, I'm not excusing the negative aspects of some of his business practices and dealings with his creative staff and artists. Many of them deserved more than what they got. At the same time, we have to balance the negative with the fact that he was the visionary along with the support of his sister, Ester Gordy who was also a very important figure in getting Motown off the ground. Berry had the idea to replicate what Henry Ford did for the automobile industry....

[rudielor]

@pissedoff7771 You are saying everything I'm thinking. Thanks for laying it down and being so honest and forthright.