The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal by Mark Ribowsky
Author:Mark Ribowsky [Ribowsky, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Supremes (Musical Group), Women Singers, History & Criticism, Soul & R 'N B, Composers & Musicians, General, United States, Biography & Autobiography, Pop Vocal, Music, Vocal Groups, Women Singers - United States, Da Capo Press, 0306818736 9780306818738 0306815869 9780306815867, Genres & Styles, Cultural Heritage, Biography, Women
ISBN: 9780306818738
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2009-01-02T08:00:00+00:00
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THE SUPREMES
There was the Berry who ârelated to meâ and who âcould see himself in me,â a man who inspired her to such inane cosmic jive as âthe greatest connection between Berry and me was our powerful life energy.â And there was the Berry who âbehaved like a tyrant . . . heavily judgmental . . . discouraging,â who was âvery hard on us.â She also had no problem granting herself absolution for her pariah statusâby pinning the blame for it on Gordy. âHe played favorites,â she wrote, âand
[that] set up an unhealthy internal climate.â She remembered hearing him harpooning other Motown artists by using her as the poison tip, going into tirades like âWhy canât you be more like Diana? She makes her plans, she works really hard, she rehearses all day long, she records all night. Why canât you be like her?â
The assumption, naturally, was that he was merely repeating what she had told him, and she could never convince Motown denizens otherwise. But she maintained her innocence. âComparing is a terrible thing to do in a family situation,â she concluded. âIt produces crippling sibling rivalry [and] it became a very difficult situation for me.â Those who couldnât measure up to herâmeaning, everybodyâsubsequently âturned not only on Berry but on his chosen one.â
Missing from Rossâs self-pitying tale of woe, of course, is that thereâs no room for her pre-success presumptions in which she, in effect, put the company on notice that no one would be like her. Gordy only held her to itâwithout objection from her, at the time. But in the nuclear-driven Gordy, she had the cover she needed for plausible deniability. âI am quite clear,â she stressed, âthat I am not responsible for anybody elseâs success or failure.â
Not that the lesser Motown mortals had much sympathy; theyâd never heard a word suggesting that Diana cared a whit about anyone elseâs fate. But Ross from here on in began to, as she recalled, âlive under constant stress,â manifestations of which would soon become evident. Without pause, however, the beat went on.
The next song from HDH was âBack in My Arms Again,â early tracks for which were cut in late December 1964 and completed with the girlsâ vocals in late February. Cutting it in the same quarter- and eight-note beats as âStop! In the Name of Love,â but with a freer, bluesier gait, HDHâletâs say with the Funk Brothersâmade Studio A rever-berate, buffing up a melody that was driven by a simultaneous line of 0306815867_ribowsky:6.125 x 9.25 4/22/09 11:06 AM Page 215
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Earl Van Dykeâs nifty honky-tonk piano riffs and Ashfordâs vibes, which in turn played off Mike Terryâs honking sax, blaring trombones, and thunderous drum and bass lines.
Eddie Hollandâs lyrics had Ross going beyond her usual pining, yearning, and burning; now she could strut triumphant and smug, ignoring pleas to âbreak away from the boy I loveâ and risk suffering the
âheartache heâll bring one day.â Having âlost him onceâ
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