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...capitalizing on its initial novelty as roots rock n' roll, it was flying on wings of social activism and psychedelic drugs. Liberal white people could listen to the blues and feel they were understanding Black culture, even after the centers of Black music had moved to Soul and Motown...
When he awoke amidst the rubble of lab benches Dewitt's eyes were greeted by a strange sight. It was hard to describe...sort of like a cross between Motown, Saturday Night Live and low-budget horror films. Consulting his dog-eared copy of Halliwell's Film Guide, Dewitt quickly identified the unknown quantity...
...three-foot hoagie. They may stand up and sing The Name Game ("Sarah, Sarah, bo barah, bonana fanna fo farah, fee fi mo marah . . . Sarah!"). They wallow in Lesley Gore's perky petulance ("It's my party and I'll cry if I want to") and sway to the Motown philosophizing of the Supremes ("Baby, baby, where did our love go?"). They thrill again to the eloquent plaint of the Shangri-Las ("Remember, walkin' in the sand") and the sly taunts of the Angels ("My boyfriend's back, he's gonna save my reputation/ If I were...
...largest corporation in the rankings for the third year in a row is Chicago's Johnson Publishing (1985 revenues: $154.8 million), which owns Ebony and Jet magazines, manufactures cosmetics and produces TV shows. The next largest are Motown Industries ($149 million), the entertainment company now based in Los Angeles, and H.J. Russell Construction ($118 million), an Atlanta developer...
...major difference in the groups is the type of the type of music they sing. While the Pitchesand Kroks tend to do swing, blues, '20s, '30s, and'50s, according to members, Johnson said theOpportunes do "Motown, jazzy, upbeat music...