That's exactly what I was thinking - "Yeah, but they had Jamerson". Today Motown is primarily remembered for its stars and craftsmen. However, what attracted a

That's exactly what I was thinking - "Yeah, but they had Jamerson". Today Motown is primarily remembered for its stars and craftsmen. However, what attracted all those musicians was a working system and that was put in place by some very creative businessmen. And in a lot of ways it's the exact opposite of what we read about here on HN, which is "throw something out there fast to create traction and then grow from there." At Motown is was a centrally planned and fully encapsulated process.