Originally Posted by
BigAl
If a tally were kept on who diddled whom at Hitsville between 1960 and 1980, it would probably require several reams of legal-sized paper. Gordy wanted to keep illicit couplings [[and thus possible public scandals) inside the "corral" at it were — probably because gossip might be easier to monitor and control that way. He got very upset about Mary and Tom Jones, not so much because it was happening but because she was venturing outside the confines of the company. Reportedly, he made a very crude remark, which I won't repeat verbatim, to the effect that she could certainly have found what she wanted at Motown. I also remember reading that he got angry at Betty Kelley because she was dating a member of Little Anthony & The Imperials rather than someone at Hitsville.
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