Nice article about Berry Gordy the founder of “Hitsville, USA”, with great photos, in the December “Vanity Fair Magazine”. Those performers that he touched are interviewed and give their take on his influence on music, the world, etc.
A friend said to me,“who would’ve thought that we’d still be talking about “our” music after all these years?” I guess if “Doo Wop” can still thrive on PBS, also “ours”, why shouldn’t the music of Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, & the Miracles, and Martha Reeves?
Vanity Fair Magazine, December issue
BTW: The picture is of the “The Temptations” at their peak, “left to right, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, David Ruffin, and Eddie Kendricks) prepare for the Gettin’ Ready cover shoot, 1966. By Frank Dandridge/courtesy of Motown Museum” (We loved to see what color suits they wore on stage – they were always sharp! No baggy pants here.)