http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:56:57 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/21/133806.php#comment-87761 Barry Gordy <u>did</u> work on a car assembly line in Detroit briefly. It was sometime between his prize fighting career and when he penned his first hit for good friend Jackie Wilson. I think the Motown assembly line myth is somewhat cliched. There is too much variation in how Motown acts sound for it to be really true. Phil Spector's wall of sound is more formulaic. As was Philadelphia International Records' sound later. What Gordy did was <u>organize</u>. He made acts fit a fairly rigid schedule of recording and performing. Some of the best, such as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, rebelled. They were not suited to regimentation. The last word I had on the Funk Brothers was that they have fallen out with their 'discoverers,' i.e., the men who brought them out of obscurity. Litigation was in progress. 87761@blogcritics.org Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:56:57 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/05/21/133806.php#comment-44747 I read that Allan slutsky was writing a biography of Junior Walker - is this true. Please let me know Regards 44747@blogcritics.org Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:02:06 EST