The Hit Factory

The Hit Factory

At last, the real story behind the amazing rise and fall of Motown Records. How did Berry Gordy create the greatest hit factory in popular music from a rundown two-story house in central Detroit? What really took place during the years when the charts were filled with Motown stars - Stevie Wonder. The Supremes. Marvin Gaye. Diana Ross. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. The Temptations. The Jackson Five. The Four Tops. Stars who helped create a sound that defined a generation. What really went on behind the scenes, and what finally led to its unraveling? Swirling around the political upheaval of the 1960s, the emergence of black entrepreneurship, and the decline of some American cities, and filled with more intrigue than any soap opera writer could conjure, The Hit Factory promises to provide a fascinating inside look at this unique slice of American social history.