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“peter benjaminson”

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  • The Lost Supreme

    The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard

    by Peter Benjaminson ...
    In the months before she died, Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history—the Supremes—told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape, Flo shed light on all areas of her life, including the surprising identity of the man by whom she was raped prior to her entering the music business, the details of her love-hate relationship with Motown ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mary Wells

    The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar

    by Peter Benjaminson ...
    Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased and unpublicized deathbed interviews with Wells, this account delves deeply into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Super Freak

    The Life of Rick James

    by Peter Benjaminson ...
    Rick James played with Neil Young, self-produced his first album (later picked up by Motown), crossed rock and funk to come up with one of the best-selling albums of the 1980s, became one of the biggest pop stars of the era, turned a young white woman named Teena Marie into an R&B superstar, displayed an outrageously sex- and drug-filled lifestyle, was tried and found guilty of assaulting and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Life and Times of Betty Boop

    The 100-Year History of an Animated Icon

    by Peter Benjaminson ...
    From the moment she uttered her first “boop-oop-a-doop!” in 1930, Betty Boop secured her place in history and in the hearts of countless fans. Whether spreading joy during the Depression, thwarting Hitler, running for US president, or flaunting sexual mores, Betty has always been a true American original, embodying and commenting on the culture and attitudes of her time for nearly a century.The ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Crazy Man, Crazy

    The Bill Haley Story

    by Bill Haley Jr., Peter Benjaminson ...
    Bill Haley – the man who brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream. His song “Crazy Man, Crazy” was the first rock 'n' roll song to break the Billboard Top 20 in 1953 and was followed by his evergreen “We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock ” the first song of its kind to hit #1. His success made him an idol not only in the US but throughout the world, from Canada to the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Story of Motown

    by Peter Benjaminson ...
    "Re-release of the first book ever published in America about the legendary Motown Record Company, with a new foreword by legendary music journalist Greil Marcus! In January 1959 Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and founded the Detroit-based record company that in less than a decade was to become the largest black-owned business in the United States. It also became one of the most ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Crazy Man, Crazy

    The Bill Haley Story

    by Bill Haley Jr., Peter Benjaminson ...
    Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    Bloomsbury presents Crazy Man, Crazy by Bill Haley Jr. and Peter Benjaminson, read by Paul Woodson.Bill Haley – the man who brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream. His song “Crazy Man, Crazy” was the first rock 'n' roll song to break the Billboard Top 20 in 1953 and was followed by his evergreen “We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock ” the first song of its kind to hit #1. His success made him an ... Read more

    $27.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Story of Motown

    by Peter Benjaminson ...
    Narrated by Sean Crisden ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 26 min

    In January 1959 Berry Gordy borrowed $800 from his family and founded the Detroit-based record company that in less than a decade was to become the largest black-owned business in the United States. It also became one of the most productive and influential producers of popular music anywhere in the world.The Story of Motown is the story of Berry Gordy's triumph over powerful, established financial ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations

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    The first and only definitive biography of legendary Motown group, the TemptationsThe Temptations are an incomparable soul group, with dozens of chart-topping hits such as My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin Stone. From the sharp suits, stylish choreography, and distinctive vocals that epitomized their onstage triumphs to the personal failings and psycho-dramas that played out behind the scenes, Ain't ... Read more

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  • Moonwalk

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