The collection consists primarily of materials collected during research for Nelson George's book Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound (St. Martin's Press, 1985). This includes interviews (audiocassettes and transcripts), photographs, newspaper clippings, magazines, photocopies of legal documents, manuscripts, and correspondence.
Creators:
Frazier, Skipper Lee
Dates:
approximately 1970s-1980s
Repository/Collector:
Archives of African American Music and Culture
Repository/Collector Type:
College or university
City:
Bloomington
State:
Indiana
Country:
United States
Collection ID:
SC 133
Extent:
8 document cases (5 linear ft.), including 137 photographs + 24 audiocassettes
Content types:
Spoken word, Still image, and Text
Formats:
Analog audiocassette, Text document, and Photographic print
Carrier types:
Audiocassette and Sheet
Indexing terms:
Ballard, Florence, 1943-1976, Bell, Al, 1940-, Blackmon, Larry, 1956-, Bowen, Ruth Jean, Byrd, Gary (Vocalist), Clark, Dave, Cleveland, Al, Eldridge, Sheila R., Gaye, Marvin, Gibson, Jack, Gordy, Berry, Gordy, Fuller, Singleton, Raynoma Gordy, 1937-, Holloway, Brenda, Scott-Heron, Gil, 1949-2011, Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009, Kendricks, Eddie, Manning, Steve (Stephen Derek Bernard), McRae, Joyce, Mtume, O'Jay, Eddie, Perren, Freddie, Reeves, Martha, Richie, Lionel, Ritz, David, Robinson, Smokey, 1940-, Ross, Diana, 1944-, Rott, Sheldon, Stevenson, William "Mickey", Swedien, Bruce, Van Dyke, Earl, Walter, Norby, Webb, Bruce, Wells, Mary, 1943-1992, Wonder, Stevie, Commodores (Musical group), Ashford & Simpson (Musical group), DeBarge (Musical group), Detroit (Musical group), Funk Brothers, Holland & Dozier (Musical group), Jackson 5, Motown Record Corporation, Stax Records, Supremes (Musical group), Temptations (Musical group), Miracles Musical group, African American authors, African American jazz musicians., African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism., African American musicians, and Interviews (Sound recordings)
Languages:
English
Access statement:
This collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials may require the creation of listening and/or viewing copies. Advance notice of your visit is highly recommended to ensure that requested materials will be ready for use upon your arrival. Contact the AAAMC staff for more details.
Usage statement:
All requests for copying and publishing materials must be submitted in writing to the Archives of African American Music and Culture. Some publication requests may also require the written permission of the interviewer, interviewees, and/or performers.