My Sister Tommie - The Real Tammi Terrell
by Ludie Montgomery, Vickie Wright
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Author: Ludie Montgomery, Vickie WrightEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-01
ISBN: 1904408168
Number of pages: 276
Publisher: Bank House Books
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Book Review: The Double Life of Tammi Terrell that Ludie didn't know about!
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a huge fan of Tammi Terrell, a bigger fan because a relative of mine knew Tammi when Tammi lived in Detroit. I brought the book to pay honor to Tammi and I hoped to learn more about her personal life. For so many years there has been rumors and heresay so I hope the book would tell the real story. The book gave us a little insight but not much. You know us fans are nosy and want to know every detail of her favorite singers life so we can know the person behind the music. I, and other fans, certainly would have liked to hear more about Tammi's relationship with men. Why were they so abusive? Why was she attracted to the bad boy types? Like others have stated it seems Ludie wasn't around Tammi when the real action was going on in Tammi's life. She writes like a sister only telling what she wants. Maybe Tammi lived a double life, was one way around her family and another way when by herself (like most performers). It seems there are a lot of things Ludie don't know and besides a lot of people Tammi was involved with are deceased so they couldn't tell their sides. I think if someone else would have written on Tammi, that person would had interviewed all kinds of people, and included all sides of Tammi in the book, maybe some people didn't want to reveal certain things about Tammi because they didn't want to hurt Ludie or maybe Ludie never want to include what others had to say because she wanted to pain her sister in the best light and she probably felt no one knew Tammi better then her. Motown legend Kim Weston once described Tammi as wild, raw, and beautiful. Was Tammi wild and raw? Another Motowner, Brenda Holloway basically said Tammi was promisicous, sleeping with men the first night she met them. Many Motowners didn't describe Tammi in a positive way in the Marvin Gaye books that include Tammi. I'm not one of those fans who think their favorite singers are perfect. I accept the good, the bad, and the ugly, it makes them a better artist to me.
I wonder if Ludie ever read what others wrote about Tammi? David Ruffin's wife/girlfriend wrote a book and devoted a chapter to trashing Tammi Terrell, Ludie should have read it and in her book she could have cleared up the rumors if they were false. Ludie should have read what was out there already because she would have been able to clear up the rumors if they are rumors and if they were not. Maybe Ludie could have told us why Tammi did some of things she did. I was told Tammi was raped or molested as a teen, was that the reason for her supposed promiscuity? Did she ever heal from that terrible experience? I think not. Most of all rape victims act out sexually. If she wasn't acting out sexually then was Tammi a woman ahead of her time who wasn't ashame of enjoying premarital sex? If Tammi was in fact, the wild, bad girl type, people definitely wouldn't have looked down upon her. People, including me, would have found her more interesting that she was different from the norm. I hate the fake goody-good hypocritical type. Tammi definitely wasn't the only wild one at Motown, the only difference is others try to act like they were goody-goody when they weren't. It seems Tammi wasn't hypocritical. I have heard Tammi was cool, down to earth, smart, a modern day type of woman, I would have liked to know more about her and more about her as a person, her influences, her values, her regrets, her ups, and downs. I also wonder why was Tammi out there so young trying to start a singing career? Her mother should have been with her, maybe she wouldn't have gotten with the wrong men. A young girl needs a guardian in the world of entertainment. Of course, I wasn't expecting a novel, since Tammi only lived 24 years but I hear she did more in her life then most who lived longer. Maybe the book will be revised in the future or maybe someone else will write a book on Tammi. I'm glad however to see a book on a Motowner besides Marvin Gaye, Florence Ballard, and Diana Ross. Tammi Terrell, Brenda Holloway, and Patti Drew, were three beautiful soul sisters of the 60's, today female performers can't compete.
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