CREDITS AND SOURCES

THE INTERNET

Thanks to:

Various Members of the Supremes One-List, especially:

David Powner

Marvin Taylor

MUSIC BOOKS

BILLBOARD BOOK OF #1 RHYTHM & BLUES HITS

Adam White and Fred Bronson (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, a division of BPI Communications, L.P., 1515 Broadway, New York, NY  10036, Copyright 1993)  Dedicated to James Jamerson, Benny Benjamin, and Earl Van Dyke.

BILLBOARD TOP 40 HITS

Joel Whitburn (6th Edition, Billboard Publications, Inc. Copyright 1996) Dedicated to Top 40 radio format of days passed...

Diana Ross Library  Back to the Top

Secrets of a Sparrow  by Diana Ross

• (Villard Books)

Black Americans of Achievement: Diana Ross  by John Wyeth, Jr.

• (Chelsea House Publishers)

Call Her Miss Ross  by J. Randy Taraborrelli

• (Birch Lane Press)

Diana Ross  by Patricia Mulrooney Eldred

• (Creative Education)

Diana Ross  by Leoncre K. Itzkowitz

• (Random House)

Diana Ross:  An Illustrated Biography

• (Sidgwick & Jackson)

Diana Ross: Supreme Lady  by Connie Berman

• (Popular Library)

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me: The Story of Diana Ross   by James Haskins

• (Dial Press)

Lady Sings The Blues  by Billie Holiday w/William Duffy

• (Lancer Books Inc)

Originally published in 1965 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. - Biography of Billy Holiday w/photos from movie)

Soulful Divas  by David Naughton

• Billboard Books, 1999

 Insightful treatment of legendary divas with chapters devoted to subjects.  A wonderful book.  Recommended.

THE SUPREMES

The Motown Library    Back to the Top

A THOUSAND HONEY CREEKS LATER by Preston Love

• The University Press of New England, 1997

Autobiography by a former  backup player for many Motown acts in the 60's. He has a chapter on his period with Motown and there are some interesting insights into some of the artists.  Plaudits go to Gladys Knight & The Pips and Marvin Gaye while (no surprise) Diana Ross strikes a sourer note. There are also some nice pics of  The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in performance.

MOTOWN & THE ARRIVAL OF BLACK MUSIC by David Morse

• Studio Vista, UK, 1971

JUST MY SOUL RESPONDING: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness, and Race Relations  by Bryan Ward

• Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998

A large part deals with Motown.

TROUBLE MAN: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye by Steve Turner

• London:  Michael Joseph, 1998

Some interesting new revelations about Marvin's personal life, but little new insights on his music.

ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE:  Motown & American Culture by Gerald Early

• Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press, 1995