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Thread started 01/07/10 11:41pm

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Just out of curiousity, did Berry Gordy screw over Martha and the Vandellas as badly as he did other Motown acts?

Timmy, you know I wanna know what you have to say!
"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #1 posted 01/07/10 11:51pm

Timmy84

Of course lol

He singled everyone out for his "favorites". Apparently the Marvelettes, Martha and 'em weren't on his list of them. I'll probably post stories tomorrow. Didn't u read the Motown sticky? I think I posted about some troubles other acts had with Motown lol
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Reply #2 posted 01/08/10 12:04am

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I read it, but I don't remember anything about Martha being on there. Why weren't they his faves?
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Reply #3 posted 01/08/10 12:06am

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scriptgirl said:

I read it, but I don't remember anything about Martha being on there. Why weren't they his faves?


That's a million dollar question lol

Nah I think he felt some artists weren't pop enough to crossover. Though Martha and the Vandellas had a hip white audience (mostly young white audiences), I think he wanted his acts to appeal to white adults and because of the Supremes, I guess he felt other groups didn't have a Diana Ross so they were ignored. shrug
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