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Motown Era
April 05, 2010, 10:07:12 PM
I am hoping to put this in the right place as it relates to Michael Jackson and
his life story.   I grew up with Motown because of the love of this music by my parents.

Many Motown greats were very young when they signed on, but Michael & brothers
were the youngest.  Basically, the babies at Motown.
After reading MANY articles and this one referenced, I can now understand more about
Michael and his life.   I can see from the start, the separation from the main-stream, and
yes, the control of these stars once they signed on.  The jealousy, competition within
this music business, the EARLY deaths, and the despair.  We only heard the greatness.
If you have time, please read the following article.  It references Diana Ross and Michael
Jackson and the Jackson 5.  It references a young Kerry Gordy, Kennedy Gordy and several others.

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In 1969, when the Jackson Five first arrived in Los Angeles to record for Motown. While Michael's father and brothers were shuffled from one hotel to another. Michael moved in with Diana Ross. "It was a calculated thing, I wanted him to be around her," Berry Gordy once said.
Michael, at age 11, was terribly lonely living in the Ross home for the month he stayed there; he missed his mother a great deal and talked to her on the telephone incessantly, running up Diana's phone bill. Berry Gordy allegedly told Diana, "Don't worry, I'll pay the bills and charge their royalty account when they finally have a hit."
According to author J. Randy Taraborrelli, Katherine was troubled by Michael's life in the Ross household. She was concerned about Diana's Hollywood lifestyle and how it might influence her son.
Allegedly, it also bothered Katherine that Diana seemed reluctant to talk to her directly. When Katherine would telephone to check in on her 11-year-old son, she would have to allegedly talk to one of the household staff if Michael wasn't available. Diana would usually not come to the phone to talk to Katherine. Of course, Diana did not yet have any children of her own, so she could not relate to a mother's concern.
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Re: Motown Era
April 05, 2010, 11:11:18 PM
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It may have been a deal breaker since Berry had this planned but my 11 yr child would  have been living in my home with me.  :lol:
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Re: Motown Era
April 05, 2010, 11:29:46 PM
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See if it work this time?    :oops:
If not type in Motown Era on Google and then the link to panachereport?
It is a loong article, but very informative.   But takes on an understanding.
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Re: Motown Era
April 06, 2010, 12:14:29 AM
Okay that site was scandalous and hilarious at the same time. Forget about soap operas like All My Children or General Hospital. This record label had it's own cast of characters and enough steaminess to last a lifetime. I wonder what stories they held back on and couldn't reveal.  :lol:
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Re: Motown Era
April 06, 2010, 12:42:29 AM
:geek:
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Re: Motown Era
April 06, 2010, 12:44:17 AM
Little Michael was a player. So cute!  :lol:
But what about it?
 :)
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Michael, we\'ll never stop loving you.
We\'re all wishing you well, and wishing you home.

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Re: Motown Era
April 06, 2010, 01:19:29 AM
I've heard bits and pieces about some of the scandals going on at Motown during it's heyday, but my GOD - my head is spinning from all of the drama I just read about! Beautiful, tragic, magical, dark and downright hilarious! I'm going to get all of those books mentioned  :)
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