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April 14, 2015

Maxine Powell’s Motown Charm School

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I opened in 1964 a finishing school, Motown Finishing School, and the first thing we worked with was – who are you?
And, what makes you tick? I don’t teach singing. So I also told the artists that, ah, they would, this department would groom and polish them so that they could appear in number one places around the country and even before the king and queen. Of course the youngsters, you know they came from humble beginning and some were rude and crude from the street and the projects. But with me, it isn’t where you come from, it is where you’re going. - Flashbak Flashbak

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 14, 2015 8:25 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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This was a great article, but sadly these days people think that kind of thing is repressive and "too white."

Posted by: Christopher Taylor [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 14, 2015 11:02 AM

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