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3/25/2005:  - The mid 60's gave us the "Motown Sound" from Detroit - hit after hit, after number one hit.  I put together some success formulas from my Motown experience and from my post-Motown career. A MUST read.

Bob's Top Ten List - Part 1
A MUSIC SUCCESS FORMULA
By Bob Dennis

     I hope you readers don't get tired of hearing my Motown stories, because there's a big reason I kept coming back to the subject; the reason can be summed up in one word, $UCCE$$.  In the mid sixties Motown put out more hit singles than the Beatles - quite a feat.  But as the Beatles broke up in the early seventies Motown continued to crank out number 1 hits for at least another half-decade.  How could they do this?  They had $uccess formulas that they used, which still apply today.  Some of their procedures need to stay in the past, but it's surprising how many should be a part of a successful business plan in the music field today, some 40 years later.  From, both my Motown roots and my professional experience I suggest the following success formula for today's music field.

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