Best Motown Books

1.
Temptations
Temptations 4.18 avg rating — 320 ratings
2.
Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power
Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power 3.92 avg rating — 331 ratings
2.
Where Did Our Love Go? the Rise and Fall of The Motown Sound
Where Did Our Love Go? the Rise and Fall of The Motown Sound 3.93 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye
Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye 4.11 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
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Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound 3.93 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar
Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar 3.63 avg rating — 136 ratings
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Ain't Too Proud To Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of The Temptations
Ain't Too Proud To Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of The Temptations 4.05 avg rating — 126 ratings
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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Life And Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Life And Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson
by: Dr. Licks
4.53 avg rating — 303 ratings
9.
The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard
The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard 3.86 avg rating — 232 ratings
10.
Smokey: Inside My Life
Smokey: Inside My Life 3.78 avg rating — 97 ratings
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After the Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye
After the Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye
by: Jan Gaye
3.97 avg rating — 946 ratings
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Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson 4.59 avg rating — 576 ratings
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How Sweet It Is (with "Reimagination" CD): A Songwriter's Reflections on Music, Motown and the Mystery of the Muse
How Sweet It Is (with "Reimagination" CD): A Songwriter's Reflections on Music, Motown and the Mystery of the Muse 4.29 avg rating — 52 ratings
14.
Come and Get These Memories: The Genius of Holland–Dozier–Holland, Motown's Incomparable Songwriters
Come and Get These Memories: The Genius of Holland–Dozier–Holland, Motown's Incomparable Songwriters 3.92 avg rating — 106 ratings
15.
Motown Encyclopedia
Motown Encyclopedia 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings
15.
Supreme Glamour
Supreme Glamour 4.50 avg rating — 102 ratings
17.
Calling Out Around the World: A Motown Reader
Calling Out Around the World: A Motown Reader 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
18.
The Story Of Motown
The Story Of Motown 3.47 avg rating — 143 ratings
18.
Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music
Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music 4.16 avg rating — 190 ratings
20.
Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story
Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story 4.07 avg rating — 140 ratings
21.
Berry, Me, and Motown: The Untold Story
Berry, Me, and Motown: The Untold Story 4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings
22.
Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye
Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye 3.69 avg rating — 294 ratings
22.
To Be Loved
To Be Loved 3.97 avg rating — 406 ratings
24.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder 3.65 avg rating — 118 ratings
25.
Diana Ross: Going Back
Diana Ross: Going Back 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
26.
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues
The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartache Blues 3.94 avg rating — 1,402 ratings
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Ready for a Brand New Beat: How Dancing in the Street Became the Anthem for a Changing America
Ready for a Brand New Beat: How Dancing in the Street Became the Anthem for a Changing America 3.67 avg rating — 312 ratings
28.
Motown: The Sound Of Young America
Motown: The Sound Of Young America 4.32 avg rating — 74 ratings
29.
Shop Around: Growing Up With Motown in a Sinatra Household
Shop Around: Growing Up With Motown in a Sinatra Household 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings
30.
One Nation Under A Groove: Motown & American Culture
One Nation Under A Groove: Motown & American Culture 3.60 avg rating — 68 ratings
31.
Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King
Michael Jackson: Rewind: The Life and Legacy of Pop Music's King 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings
32.
MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson
MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson 3.88 avg rating — 268 ratings
33.
1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music 3.84 avg rating — 507 ratings
34.
Once In A Great City: A Detroit Story
Once In A Great City: A Detroit Story 3.79 avg rating — 1,865 ratings
35.
The Detroit Riot of 1967 (Great Lakes Books)
The Detroit Riot of 1967 (Great Lakes Books) 3.53 avg rating — 62 ratings
36.
Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination
Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination
by: Herb Boyd
3.76 avg rating — 335 ratings
37.
Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age
Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age
by: Jon Milan
3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
38.
Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul
Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul 4.08 avg rating — 91 ratings
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Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It
Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It 3.46 avg rating — 1,519 ratings
40.
The Motown Album: The Sound of Young America
The Motown Album: The Sound of Young America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
41.
The Heart Of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
The Heart Of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made 4.23 avg rating — 354 ratings