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SMALLZ. · 04-06-2010, 06:59 PM

I know that Aretha wasn't at Motown but I have a question

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Originally Posted by ~YD~ * In 2003, her second oldest son, Edward Franklin, was under investigationfor setting fire to one of her mansions in Bloomfield township, MI when police discovered him smelling of smoke and found traces of flame acclerant on his clothing close the scene of the crime. The arson charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence and because Aretha, her friend/employee/former fire chief, and Edward's lover George West wouldn't cooperate with the police and prosecutors. It is a well-known rumor that Edward is strung out on drugs and alcohol, openly gay and infected with AIDS and has resented his mother for years because he was molested by her ex-husband, actor Glynn Turman, when he was younger.

this glynn turman???

from a different world??? I cannot believe he molested Aretha's son!!!!

BBC420 · 04-06-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by OffTheWall

My favorite album by Marvin is "I Want You" and Janis was the inspiration behind the entire album, so kudos to Janice.

Smokey Robinson was a womanizer too.

I love vintage tea.

Smokey Robinson was a huge druggie also...

SMALLZ. · 04-06-2010, 07:04 PM

oh my god Marvin had serious issues!!!

AnnaMae Bullock · 07:37 PM

double post

AnnaMae Bullock · 04-06-2010, 07:06 PM

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The World Closes In

During the 1970s, he toured only to pay off mounting debts—including a $2 million tax bill for failing to give the government its share of record advances.
A divorce lawsuit filed by Anna brought new financial pressures after a judge ordered him to pay her $5,500 per month in the interim before settlement.
Gaye was earning $20,000 a month in 1975, according to biographer Steve Turner, and his production company earned a profit of $1.2 million that year from the singer's national tour.
Yet Gaye could not come up with $5,500 a month for his wife and adopted son because he was blowing his cash on cocaine and other indulgences.
He bought his parents a neo-Tudor mansion in L.A.'s Crenshaw district. He bought himself a 5-acre estate in Hidden Hills, complete with a full-sized basketball court and elaborate horse stables, even though he had no interest in horses. He bought an interest in the New Orleans Jazz NBA franchise.
He bought oceanfront property in Jamaica. He bought 14 cars, including a Rolls Royce, a Jaguar and several Mercedes Benzes. He bought a speedboat, a small yacht, an RV and a couple of tractors.
He bought financial interests in a series of professional boxers—paying their expenses in anticipation of future earnings. None ever panned out.
He built an elaborate recording studio on Sunset Boulevard in L.A., complete with a suite with a king-size waterbed and a hot tub large enough to accommodate a harem.
After seeking $1 million, Anna Gordy Gaye agreed to settle the divorce for a lump-sum payment of $600,000, money that Marvin expected to earn by recording an album for that single purpose.
The 1978 record, cattily entitled "Here, My Dear," was a critical and commercial flop, with its self-centered themes and titles such as "Anger" and "You Can Leave, but It's Going to Cost You," a reference to Anna's warning that the "young girl" Hunter would cost Gaye a fortune.
But the payment to Anna resolved only one small part of his debt woes.
An ex-manager claimed Gaye owed him $2 million. Four musicians had successfully sued Gaye for $200,000 in back pay, and California authorities shuttered his studio for nonpayment of taxes.
His last gasp at regaining financial footing came on September 28, 1979, when a fighter he owned, Andy Price, took on welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard.
"If Price could win, I was looking at millions of dollars in future revenues," Gaye said. "With one blow I could... clean up my whole financial mess."
Leonard knocked out Gaye's man in the first round.

veman96054 · 04-06-2010, 07:09 PM

Read Rayonma Berry's book

That is Berry's 1st wife. She started Motown with him

Mary Wilson's book is good as well.

lacienega · 04-06-2010, 07:13 PM

This Marvin stuff is deep. Wow.

Soul2Keep · 04-06-2010, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by smarthigh

Well, rumor has it and this is something that's been floating around for years:

Rumor has it that Diana left Motown of RCA not entirely for contractual or Monetary reasons but because of a fling with a certain former child star turned pop icon with a popular moniker that's intials are K.O.P.

It's not certified or even hot tea but it's a rumor that's been out there. I'm not saying nothing but just roll with it.

Another rumor is Diana and Berry had a threesome with a popular white Motown act.

She's also rumored to have slept with Lionel Richie but who knows how true that is.

That wasn't a threesome. Berry was holed up in his hotel room with a white singer...Chris Clark. Diana came to his room and he made Chris hide in the closet...all night long...while he and Diana made love.

mosaic · 04-06-2010, 07:16 PM

Did Janice ever talk about Marvin wanting her to sleep with other men?

Soul2Keep · 04-06-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by incogneato

Billy Dee Williams and Marvin Gaye despised of Diana Ross. Marvin Gaye and many other Motown acts always felt that they were more talented than Diana and if Barry would have invested more time into them that they would be just as successful.

Marvin and Diane recorded a whole album of duets...but they recorded separately...Marvin couldn't stand Diane.

RHIANNON. · 04-06-2010, 07:20 PM

i love motown. that's all my parents played when i was growing up. is there any tea on the temptations? did paul williams really shoot himself or was he killed? i read somewhere a few years ago that his family didn't believe he killed himself. it was something about the gun being in the wrong hand when his body was found.

blackwidow85 · 04-06-2010, 07:22 PM

Anybody know how to get the lyrics to Scantified Lady???

Fucking nobody knows the damn words

I've sworn I heard "some girls suck dick" when i last heard it(I be listening hard)

ProcessNDuRags · 04-06-2010, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by smarthigh

I don't know if they ever clashed about but I heard Gladys was less than please to put it kindly. It was another example of Berry extending his hand to help Diana branch out into a solo career. It was clear that Berry played favorites with Diana, Michael, and Smokey. He liked to groom solo stars and push them into the limelight and eventually give them the platform to become huge through their respected groups. Not for any reason but business. Make no mistake, Michael tried to get the publishing and royalties for his work for the Jackson 5 but he never could. His percentage rate from Motown was 2.7%. It's kind of ironic, given the way he was able to manuever other publishing rights but he couldn't get it from Motown.

He mainly did that because it is cheaper to have a solo artist versus a group because less money to pay out in terms of record sales and what not. Unfortunately he never let Diana or Michael own their masters or write/produce their music.