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Gladys Knight & the Pips joined the Motown Records roster in 1966 (while the band had no “sure hit”), and, although initially regarded as a second-string act by the label, scored several major hit singles, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1967) (released later by Marvin Gaye), “Take Me in Your Arms and Love […]
Read More “Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” Gladys Knight & the PipsWritten and produced by Motown’s main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song’s fast tempo accompanies a somber lyric which delves into the feelings of depression which can set in after a breakup; instrumentally, this is showcased with a Storm and Stress musical arrangement, in tow with the trend of baroque pop during the mid-1960s. “My […]
Read More The Supremes “My World Is Empty Without You”The Temptations are an American vocal group who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s; their work with producer Norman Whitfield, which started with the Top 10 hit single “Cloud Nine” in October 1968, pioneered psychedelic soul, and was significant in the evolution of R&B and […]
Read More “My Girl by The Temptations!”“Ribbon in the Sky” is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder. The ballad was first featured on the 1982 greatest hits album, Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium I, and charted at No. 54 pop and No. 10 R&B in the US when it was released. In February 1983, Wonder was nominated for a Grammy Award […]
Read More Stevie Wonder “Ribbon In The Sky”“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” was the debut solo single of Motown singer Diana Ross, released in April 1970. Ross, having just left The Supremes after a decade of serving as that group’s lead singer, went through a difficult situation trying to piece a solo album together. With Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson writing […]
Read More Diana Ross “Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand)”The Marvelettes was an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early- to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who was replaced by Wanda Young prior to the group signing their first deal. They were the first major successful act of […]
Read More The Marvelettes “Playboy”“Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day” is a 1968 single released by American and Motown recording artist Stevie Wonder. The song, co-written by Wonder and produced by the late Henry Cosby and late Sylvia Moy, was the first to showcase Wonder’s talents at the clavinet and was one of his first successful co-written tracks during his 1960s Motown period. The […]
Read More “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da Day” Stevie WonderA huge number of 1960s songs were forgotten, because that period met with many cultural and political changes. The result was a rush which shuffled minds, memories,values and traditions. But, this wave of extraordinary events would pave the way into a new era that would impact music in many unexpected ways. Black music talents recruited […]
Read More The Supremes “Let me go the right way”Between all the touring The Marvelettes were doing, they were able to record one of their best songs thus far. “Don’t Mess With Bill”, with Wanda Young Rogers as lead, scored impressive marks on the Pop Charts.
Read More The Marvelettes “Don’t Mess With Bill” (Nov. 1965)