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8 Feb 2023 Conversations with Tyler Glenn Loury on the Cover Story and the Real Story
“There were other R&B studio dynamics that were going on, and they haven’t all fared as well as Motown has done, and I agree with that.”
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- 8 Feb 2023
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Everyone still knows Diana Ross, the Supremes. Otis Redding is somewhat known, but a lot of the Stax sound was maybe too gritty or not polished in the right way. It’s not played in Muzak as often, I think. That’s my impression. Yes, or just Smokey Robinson or some of these others, but I don’t know. This is beyond my knowledge. I wanted to credit the organizational and marketing genius of Berry Gordy at Motown as part of the story, but it might be that it was too gritty. What about the Sound of Philadelphia, since we’re going back? There were other R&B studio dynamics that were going on, and they haven’t all fared as well as Motown has done, and I agree with that. I’m not sure why. Al Green still turns up in movie soundtracks, I noticed, but a lot of the rest of it — maybe not.…
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