Post by janebse on Jul 30, 2006 19:38:16 GMT -5
The following posting was on Soulful Detroit. Your heart will be touched if you go to the website and read Whitall's story. They asked a boy if he could sing, and out came a young David Ruffin voice. On the wall is a picture of The Temptations.
Motown magic: Berry Gordy is giving back to Detroit with his after-school program …"
by Susan Whitall
"For Jontash Green, the assembly last winter at Southeastern High School was just another excuse for adults to talk, and for kids to tune out.
The visitors were from Berry Gordy Jr.'s Motown Center, but to a 15-year-old Detroiter in 2006, the name Motown has a faded, old-school ring to it.
Doubtful teenage faces glowered from underneath hooded sweat shirts as the students listened to Tanya Heidelberg-Yopp and Brian Stevenson of Motown Center as they gave their pitch.
The plan was for an after-school program with veteran Motown producers like Brian and Eddie Holland and Clay McMurray giving inspirational talks. A staff of young producers would lead the kids through the process of recording a CD.
Even given Motown's history molding teenagers into recording stars and producers, what happened at Southeastern over the next few months surprised everybody.
..."
Full story at: www.detnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=/20060728/E NT01/607280337
Motown magic: Berry Gordy is giving back to Detroit with his after-school program …"
by Susan Whitall
"For Jontash Green, the assembly last winter at Southeastern High School was just another excuse for adults to talk, and for kids to tune out.
The visitors were from Berry Gordy Jr.'s Motown Center, but to a 15-year-old Detroiter in 2006, the name Motown has a faded, old-school ring to it.
Doubtful teenage faces glowered from underneath hooded sweat shirts as the students listened to Tanya Heidelberg-Yopp and Brian Stevenson of Motown Center as they gave their pitch.
The plan was for an after-school program with veteran Motown producers like Brian and Eddie Holland and Clay McMurray giving inspirational talks. A staff of young producers would lead the kids through the process of recording a CD.
Even given Motown's history molding teenagers into recording stars and producers, what happened at Southeastern over the next few months surprised everybody.
..."
Full story at: www.detnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=/20060728/E NT01/607280337