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The Story of Motown

The Story of Motown

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Peter Benjaminson, Greil MarcusPublish date:2018-11-13Pages:192
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle BookISBN-13:9781947856233ISBN-10:1947856235UPC:9781947856233Book Category:Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, African American & Black, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Soul & R&BSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SCZQKJ8EVH
  • 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
    • Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle BookISBN-13:9781947856233ISBN-10:1947856235UPC:9781947856233Book Category:Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, African American & Black, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Soul & R&BSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SCZQKJ8EVH
    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.

    Publisher: Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book

    Contributor(s)

    Peter Benjaminson, Greil Marcus

    Author

    Peter Benjaminson

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