REWIND - Motown Records: Pimps, Prostitutes, the Detroit Mafia and the Sound of Teenage America

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Motown Records is one of the most successful musical industry endeavors of all time. The music and the megastars Motown produced, like Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and the Jackson 5, defined a generation. But that success is marred by rumors – rumors that the record label and its innovative owner were controlled by the "black hand" of the white American mob. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. This episode was originally published on October 8, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Double Elvis.
0:05.0	While you're listening to this podcast, I'm causing this chief.
0:12.0	Like creeping past sleepy granddad to sneak a pot of Petty Faloo from the fridge.
0:19.0	Because Petty Faloo fuels the mischief.
0:22.0	Boom!
0:23.0	Moo!
0:24.0	Mom says that Pety Foulou is made with calcium and vitamin D for healthy bones.
0:31.0	She knows best, most of the time.
0:35.0	Fueling mischief with petty flu.
0:39.1	Disgrace land is brought to you by Disgrace Land All Access.
0:42.8	Disgrace Land All Access membership is your chance to support the show and get ad-free
0:47.4	listening, an exclusive scripted episode every month, an exclusive bonus content every week,
0:53.3	plus access to an always on chat with me and your fellow discos.
0:57.3	Visit disgraceland pod.com slash membership,
1:00.7	or just click on the link in the show notes
1:02.3	for this episode.
1:04.0	Disgraysand is a production of Double Elvis. The stories about the rise of Motown Records are insane.
1:26.3	The record labels founder Barry Gordy was once a pimp.
1:30.3	Star Singer Martha Reeves was once held at gunpoint.
1:33.4	Star Singing Group, the Four Tops, patrolled the stage of their concerts in the Jim Crow South
1:38.4	with loaded pistols for protection.
1:40.9	And the record label's success was believed by many to be a direct result of an illicit partnership with the Motor City mafia.
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