It's a shame Berry didn't allow the Funks to release their own albums, they definitely would've been stiff competition for Stax's Booker T. & the MG's.

This is the instrumental of Junior Walker's "Home Cookin'".

Timmy84 said:

It's a shame Berry didn't allow the Funks to release their own albums, they definitely would've been stiff competition for Stax's Booker T. & the MG's.

This is the instrumental of Junior Walker's "Home Cookin'".

You know Berry had to be the biggest asshole ever to not let me release anything, but at the sametime, as Marvin said time and time again, the man knew how to make money. Don't see why he could've made more by letting the Funk Brothers release their own stuff though.

missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

It's a shame Berry didn't allow the Funks to release their own albums, they definitely would've been stiff competition for Stax's Booker T. & the MG's.

This is the instrumental of Junior Walker's "Home Cookin'".

You know Berry had to be the biggest asshole ever to not let me release anything, but at the sametime, as Marvin said time and time again, the man knew how to make money. Don't see why he could've made more by letting the Funk Brothers release their own stuff though.

Exactly. Why didn't he?

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

You know Berry had to be the biggest asshole ever to not let me release anything, but at the sametime, as Marvin said time and time again, the man knew how to make money. Don't see why he could've made more by letting the Funk Brothers release their own stuff though.

Exactly. Why didn't he?

Because Berry's a dickhead.

missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

Exactly. Why didn't he?

Because Berry's a dickhead.

And a pompous ass.

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

You know Berry had to be the biggest asshole ever to not let me release anything, but at the sametime, as Marvin said time and time again, the man knew how to make money. Don't see why he could've made more by letting the Funk Brothers release their own stuff though.

Exactly. Why didn't he?

Because they would have left Motown.

Graycap23 said:

Timmy84 said:

Exactly. Why didn't he?

Because they would have left Motown.

He was a control freak but still I think Motown could've benefit.

Timmy84 said:

Graycap23 said:

Because they would have left Motown.

He was a control freak but still I think Motown could've benefit.

Not when they saw how much more money that could have made.

Graycap23 said:

Timmy84 said:

He was a control freak but still I think Motown could've benefit.

Not when they saw how much more money that could have made.

You know it's a damn shame that until "What's Going On" no one knew who was behind the music and even after Motown moved from Detroit to L.A., no one knew who was behind the music until "Standing in the Shadows" and by that point most of them (including Jamerson) had passed away.