Word: fame
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...about instinct and impulse and a decision at the last minute," she admits. But it was also a savvy move that built on her two biggest assets: fame and a familiarity with the city. Her platform was simple to the point of seeming simplistic: cut crime and promote Detroit as a tourist attraction for music. But after four decades as lead singer of Martha and the Vandellas, Reeves knew how to move a crowd. She campaigned almost as easily as she had once made hits like Heat Wave and Dancing in the Streets. And she won her seat...
Reeves credits her ability to make the transition to politicking from performing to advice she got from Maxine Powell, the famed etiquette coach at Motown. Powell, who trained artists like Reeves, Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross in skills ranging from dealing with the media to knowing which fork to use at a formal dinner, emphasized the importance of being able to cope with change. "One thing Maxine always taught us," Reeves recalls, "is that you have to have a life outside of music. Invest in yourself some other way, she said, because you can lose the money and the fame...
...Party's Over). "A lot of people don't believe this," she said of the duo's working process, "but at the end of the day, we usually don't remember who thought up what." After a slew of Tony Awards and induction into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, Comden reluctantly retired in 2002--the year Green died...
...recently. When his wife, Diane, saw her husband’s shirt, she made fun of him “trying to be intelligent.” So Diane aligned herself with Yale and together they decided to venture North for the game. Their trip has brought them local fame and for Diane, a ring. When Diane saw a ring she liked at a Charles Street antique store, Tom agreed to buy it if her team won. “I lost the bet,” said Tom, in an interview yesterday morning before the couple left Boston. Right...
...route. In the Prince model, you write a piece of music that people love so much, they seek it out, download it and turn up the radio whenever it comes on. The Hill sisters model is trickier; they composed the melody for Happy Birthday to You. They achieved their fame by writing a tune that people don't listen to so much as sing...