He also coached his sister-in-law, Florence Griffith-Joyner, to Olympic gold and world-record fame as a sprinter.
Reader, who wants it when you can have recorded fame instead?
Observers looking for evidence that science is the new rock'n'roll should note that the book jacket is designed by Peter Saville of Factory Records fame.
Trading in the formality cultivated under its former owner, Chris Blackwell (of Island Records fame), for a friendlier vibe, the new general manager, Skip Scully, welcomes nonguests to take a dip in the private cove.
It has always bounced back, rescuing and restoring its beautiful old concert hall, enjoying moments of critical acclaim and recording fame, and becoming a leader in efforts to bring blacks into the symphony world (although it still has only three black players).
From the Birmingham via Berlin techno sounds of Sandwell District, to the deep house of Patrice Scott and Vakula, some guests fit so well that return invites are a dead cert, like the one given to Friday's guest Ron Morelli of L.I.E.S. Records fame.
The books are beautiful and indulgent, more a record of fame than an analysis of it — none of Jay-Z's "Decoded -style exegesis here.
But there is abundant evidence that the spectacular record and fame of Tiger Woods and his efforts to promote golf in minority communities also popularized the game among black Americans between 1996 and the early 2000s.
Sportsmen and women know what dream they're pursuing: the brief burst of athletic endeavour that leads to eternal glory, their name in the record books, fame beyond their lifetime.
Jimmy Hughes, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander recorded at Fame; later in the 1960s, Aretha Franklin would also record in the area.
An impression of invincibility has been a big part of the Gaga brand over the last 2.5 records – The Fame (2008), The Fame Monster EP (2009) and Born This Way.
