Call Her Miss Ross: The Unauthorized Biography Of Diana Ross - Hardcover

Taraborrelli, J. Randy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0283999683 ISBN 13: 9780283999680

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1989

Synopsis

Diana Ross is the biggest-selling female recording artists in history, topping the charts for thirty years since she ran and began The Supremes. She is a figure of enormous press attention and fanfare; a woman of immense and undeniable talents. "Call Her Miss Ross" is the result of research into the life, personality and vision of the woman who calls herself "Miss Ross". J Randy Taraborrelli has compiled a hard-hitting and critical biography - filled with anecdotes and explosive revelations - which unravels the public and private lives of the woman who came out of Detroit to bridge the gap eventually between the black and white worlds. Her triumphs, tragedies, virtue and vices are told in a frank style by a writer who has studied her for more than 20 years. Based on hundreds of interviews with family members, friends and colleagues, "Call Her Miss Ross" describes her tempestuous romances with Smokey Robinson, Ryan O'Neal, Gene Simmons and, of course, Berry Gordy; her two marriages, the first to a white public relations man she hardly knew, the most recent to Arne Naess, one of the world's richest men; her peculiar, on-again-off-again relationship with Michael Jackson; the antagonistic rivalry engendered among the other Motown artists who felt she unscrupulously clawed her way to the top; the purported Mafia affiliations of Motown, for whom she recorded; how devastated she was when she lost the Best Actress Oscar for "Lady Sings the Blues"; and her eccentric behaviour, as recounted by those who have borne the brunt of it. J. Randy Taraborrelli "discovered" Diana Ross when he was a child, organizing the first international fan club for the Supremes aged eleven. This passion eventually led to a career in writing about music personalities for a variety of magazines. He is the author of four books including "Motown", "Cher" and "Laughing Till It Hurts: The Complete Life and Career of Carol Burnett". He is the former publisher and editor-in-chief of "Soul" magazine.

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wn's brightest star, the one with guts enough and ambition enough to make her dreams come true, no matter where they took her. Rules that apply to others have never applied to Diana Ross. She won't let them.
CALL HER MISS ROSS goes behind the footlights and stage facade, behind the broad smile and beautiful voice, for an exclusive look at the real Diana. J. Randy Taraborrelli has interviewed over 400 people and uncovered stories that have never been told before. The ultimate control maven, she became the star of The Supremes without giving Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard a second throught, but also gave them both money when they ended up broke; self-centered, she dated newlywed Smokey Robinson on the sly in order to get more work at Motown; fiercely devoted mother of five, she gives her children anything they desire; impossible employer, she insists that everyone call her "Miss Ross"; insecure star, she demands complete control over every record, every movie, and every performance, no

Edition details

• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0283999683
• ISBN 13: 9780283999680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350