The Story of Motown

The Story of Motown

Peter Benjaminson, Greil Marcus (Foreword by)
$17.95
Publication Date: November 13th, 2018
Publisher:
Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book
ISBN:
9781947856233
Pages:
192
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Description

In 2018, ITV Studios and Reelz will release a documentary about the Supremes on which Peter Benjaminson will appearAlso in 2018, CNN will broadcast a four-part series about Detroit in 1963. Benjaminson will appear on the episode devoted to MotownMotown records will release its own movie about the company in 2018, titled The Story of Motown, in which Peter Benjaminson will appearIn 2019, Netflix will release an animated Motown TV series aimed at kids. Each of its episodes will be oriented around classic Motown hitsIn 2019, Motown will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding with numerous additional presentations and eventsIntroduction by Greil MarcusPromotion to music publications like Rolling Stone and PastePeter was a journalist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Detroit Free PressOutreach 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.