Ben Fong-Torres An American rock journalist, author, and broadcaster best known for his work with

In Short: Fiction: Hitsville, USA

Date of Review: 
02/10/1991
Subject of Review (write-in): 
The Motown Album: The Sound of Young America
Reviewer: 
Anita M. Samuels
Source: 
The New York Times

Review Excerpt:

At the age of 30, with $800 borrowed from his parents, [Berry] Gordy started Hitsville, USA. The company was soon renamed Motown; [Smokey] Robinson’s group was renamed the Miracles—and the rest, of course, is music history, a history well told by the journalist Ben Fong-Torres.