Hitsville U.S.A.'s Hidden Voices Finally Get Amplified

MSN.com highlighted a piece on some of the hidden figures in Motown's storied history. 

It included a mention of Sylvia Moy, who became the label's first female in-house songwriter and producer during the early '60s. She earned the multi-hyphenate title in 1965, a year after she arrived at Motown, when she co-wrote and produced Stevie Wonder's hit song Uptight (Everything's Alright). Though she received the songwriter credit, she was not given the producer credit. Only her male colleagues, Henry "Hank" Cosby and William "Mickey" Stevenson, were listed as producers. 

As a result of Moy's production credit exclusion, Valerie Simpson, who arrived at Motown in 1966 with her husband, Nick Ashford, has often been credited as the first female songwriter/producer. This omission is finally being corrected with the release of It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy. 

To find out others featured by MSN, view the following: "Motown's hidden voices finally get heard": https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/music/motown-s-hidden-voices-finally-get-heard/ss-AA2enpeZ

It's No Wonder is available everywhere books are sold.