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The Story of Motown

Name: The Story of Motown
Brand: Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book
SKU: 9781947856233
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Contributors:

Peter Benjaminson, Greil Marcus (Foreword by)

Publisher:

Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book

Release Date:

2018-11-13

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Music, History

Book Subcategory:

History & Criticism, African American & Black, Genres & Styles

Book Topic:

Soul & R&B

ISBN 13:

9781947856233

Weight:

0.55 lbs

Size:

Pages:

192

Description

In 2018, ITV Studios and Reelz will release a documentary about the Supremes on which Peter Benjaminson will appear

Also in 2018, CNN will broadcast a four-part series about Detroit in 1963. Benjaminson will appear on the episode devoted to Motown

Motown records will release its own movie about the company in 2018, titled The Story of Motown, in which Peter Benjaminson will appear

In 2019, Netflix will release an animated Motown TV series aimed at kids. Each of its episodes will be oriented around classic Motown hits

In 2019, Motown will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding with numerous additional presentations and events

Introduction by Greil Marcus

Promotion to music publications like Rolling Stone and Paste

Peter was a journalist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Detroit Free Press

Outreach to New in Paperback columns in the New York Times, Washington Post, and more

About the Author
Peter Benjaminson is the author of three other books about the Motown Record Company and its artists: The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard (Lawrence Hill Books, 2008); Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar (Chicago Review Press, 2012); and Super Freak: The Life of Rick James (Chicago Review Press, 2017). A former reporter for the Detroit Free Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he is also the author of four books on non-Motown related subjects. He is now working with Bill Haley Jr. on a biography of Bill's father, rock 'n' roll pioneer Bill Haley Sr.

The Story of Motown

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