Originally Posted by
WaitingWatchingLookingForAChance
For what it's worth...
I've read a lot of books and articles over the years on Motown and I don't believe [and I stress, this is just my belief] Motown had to resort to anything quite as blunt as Baylor. I also don't believe Motown had to resort to such tactics because Berry Gordy was incredibly blessed to have people just drop out of the sky, into his life, who were extremely experienced in what they did. Barney Ales was probably THE key person who made the Motown Promotion Machine work as efficiently and effectively as it did. Ales had a lot of experience before coming to Motown in 1960. He had worked at Capitol records and had formed a lot of important contacts in radio and distribution. People don't realize that you can't just put out good records, make a few calls and have hits. As they say, it's all in who you know, and Barney knew all the right folks.
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