{"product_id":"shop-around-growing-up-with-motown-in-a-sinatra-household-paperback","title":"Shop Around: Growing Up with Motown in a Sinatra Household - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Jenkins was twelve years old, living in Malibu with his parents, when he heard the original \"Shop Around\" single, by \"The Miracles featuring Bill 'Smokey' Robinson,\" the first Billboard No. 1 R\u0026amp;B single for Motown's Tamla label. Released nationally in October 1960, the single would ultimately make it into the Grammy Hall of Fame, but for young Bruce, the first times he heard the song were a revelation. Jenkins grew up surrounded by music. His father, Gordon Jenkins, was a composer and arranger who worked with artists from Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash, but was best known for his close collaboration with Frank Sinatra. His mother, Beverly, was a singer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Bruce, \"Shop Around\" ushered him into a new world of loving Motown. In \u003ci\u003eShop Around\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings to life the first thrill of having the music claim him, provides the back story of the recording (and rerecording) of the hit single, shares sketches from his life with his father and mother, and traces how his love of music has grown and evolved over the years and how he still loves driving around San Francisco with Motown cranked up on his car stereo.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e sportswriter since 1973, and a sports columnist since 1989, \u003cb\u003eBruce Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e has covered twenty-seven World Series and nineteen Wimbledons. In 1999 he was named one of the nation's top ten columnists in the Associated Press Sports Editors awards and has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His previous books include Goodbye: \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Gordon Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e, about his father, \u003ci\u003eA Good Man: The Pete Newell Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorth Shore Chronicles: Big-Wave Surfing in Hawaii\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Montara, CA, with his wife and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772793880864,"sku":"9780986189814","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f357e58b27a44ec0cf3b98c8a3f8ddbd.webp?v=1780414478","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shop-around-growing-up-with-motown-in-a-sinatra-household-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}