Mickey Stevenson on The Detroit Riots of 1967

[marv2]

https://theundefeated.com/features/motown-1967-detroit-riots/

[phil]

Great article, thanks Marv !

Btw, did you read Stuart Cosgrove book "Detroit '67" ?

[snakepit]

I'm pretty sure that by July 1967, Mickey had left Motown.
I've no doubt he was in Detroit but still at the Motown studio?..not sure about that.

There was a forum discussion about his leaving:
Version 1: Berry Gordy promoted Eddie Holland above him, to run A&R. [[ Mickey's version).
Version 2: MGM tempted him away by offering lots of money and his own labels.

[marv2]

Great article, thanks Marv !

Btw, did you read Stuart Cosgrove book "Detroit '67" ?

You're welcome Phil. I haven't read it yet. My plan is to gather as much of the 50th Anniversary material for reading this Fall.

[snakepit]

Whilst web based articles are sometimes misleading, or plain wrong, this supports version 2
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-mickey-stevenson-mn0000680191/biography

[snakepit]

http://www.45cat.com/record/k13720

Date April 1967....Mickey had well and truly left Motown by July 1967.

[marv2]

http://www.45cat.com/record/k13720

Date April 1967....Mickey had well and truly left Motown by July 1967.

Thank you Snakepit as always.

[TomatoTom123]

Thanks for clarifying things snakepit!

Also...


Whilst web based articles are sometimes misleading, or plain wrong, this supports version 2
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-mickey-stevenson-mn0000680191/biography

Slightly irrelevant but the biography mentions an album on which Mickey collaborated with Smokey Robinson called Sang, Sista, Sang... I didn't know about this, and cannot find anything about it online... anyone know?

[marv2]

Thanks for clarifying things snakepit!

Also...



Slightly irrelevant but the biography mentions an album on which Mickey collaborated with Smokey Robinson called Sang, Sista, Sang... I didn't know about this, and cannot find anything about it online... anyone know?


I never heard that song before.

[TomatoTom123]

I never heard that song before.

Hey Marv, I think it may have actually been a film... I found this... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/variety.com/1993/legit/reviews/sang-sista-sang-1200432767/amp/

[marv2]

Hey Marv, I think it may have actually been a film... I found this... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/variety.com/1993/legit/reviews/sang-sista-sang-1200432767/amp/

Thank you Tom.

[snakepit]

Thank you Snakepit as always.

Mickey's departure from Motown is covered in Detroit 67 book in the first chapter - January 1967.