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| Topic subject | i think 'cause stevie understood and added to the motown sound |
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2524872, i think 'cause stevie understood and added to the motown sound
Posted by mwasi kitoko, Mon Mar-14-11 11:46 AM
he grew with it whereas the jackson 5 grew up on it (stevie being ten years into the game already by the time they arrived)
with the jackson five he (gordy) seemed skeptical of them beyond michael
and packaged them very rigidly to fill (and dominate) a certain niche in the market.
they were the novelty act that actually had talent.
at least that's how it seems to me
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