Guitars, Bars, and Motown Sup CB Book

Unlike the solo stars whose names appeared on the albums, Motown studio musicians usually stood in the shadows. Berry Gordy held a tight rein on his musicians, forbidding them from playing for other record companies, and leaving their names off the credits.In Guitars, Bars, and Motown Superstars, author and guitarist Dennis Coffey tells how he slipped Gordy's draconian rules, going on to success as both a Motown musician and a million-selling solo artist. He offers a fascinating backstage look at the Detroit, L.A., and New York music scenes in the '60s and '70s, with side trips to some of the smokiest clubs and funkiest studios where the Motown sound was born. Coffey is credited with creating a lot of that sound, including the famous guitar intro to the Temptations' classic "Cloud Nine." He played on hundreds of Motown albums, and introduced such innovations as the WahWah pedal into the Motown recording studio. Most recently, he appeared on the documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown.Dennis Coffey is a guitarist, record producer, and writer. He played guitar on countless hit records during the 60s and 70s, and also played with the famous Motown studio band the Funk Brothers.Read More