The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal

by Mark Ribowsky

Book Overview

Biographer of Phil Spector (He's a Rebel), among others, Ribowsky takes a dishy, insider look at Berry Gordy's making of the Supremes, with some nasty swipes at Diana Ross while elevating Flo Ballard as the trio's martyr. In his detailed look at how Berry engineered his Motown empire, thanks to his smart sisters and a lot of luck and fortuitous pairing of talent, Ribowsky nicely intersperses some hindsight reflections by the main players, such as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306815869
• ISBN13: 9780306815867
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"