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Fame without Fortune - The Al Cleveland Story (Paperback)
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Fame without Fortune - The Al Cleveland Story (Paperback)
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List price R568
Loot Price R483
Discovery Miles 4 830
You Save R85 (15%)
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This is a fascinating inside story about one prolific songwriter's
experience working for the famed Motown Records and directly with
Motown's founder Berry Gordy. It is an interesting look into the
actual contracts between Mr. Gordy and his talented "family" of
musicians told by one of the most famous songwriters of his time.
If Motown didn't grow to be the success it is today, Motown's
royalty contract-work-for-hire-compensation would be fair under the
circumstances. The difficulty comes when Mr. Gordy's success as a
businessman exceeds every possible prediction. The FAME WITHOUT
FORTUNE story begins in 1959 with Al Cleveland as a young man who
makes the hard choice to leave his wife and children behind in
order to chase his dreams of being a singer and a songwriter. It
follows him through the trials of New York City and putting up with
discrimination on the "Chitlin' Circuit." There he has an
adulterous affair sending the final blow to his marriage. A short
time later, he marries his second wife and Al's big break seemed to
come when he signed up with Motown Records under Berry Gordy. He
was writing number-one songs for stars such as Smokey Robinson and
Marvin Gaye. All along his fame grew, but he was not receiving pay
for them. Instead he received headaches, heartaches, excuses, and
IRS raids. He left Motown and toured with famous artists, but
during that time, there was little room for a black songwriter to
make a living. Al had to return to Motown to stay in the business.
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