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Yes agreed, Tavares released some fine songs. Also before they were known as Tavares, they recorded as The Turnpikes, and Chubby & The Turnpikes. Nice harmonies! A few of my favorites...
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Bill Gardner is also a wealth of history and information on Los Angeles soul. He recommends a few record stores in the...
Texas Soul... Reuben & the Chains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOQUx0xlJS0
So many later soul groups were inspired by The Dells. I think my favorites of their long career were the late 60s material on Cadet like Nadine, their own remakes of Stay In My Corner and Oh What A...
Is this a waltz?
Temptations - Love Woke Me Up This Morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t1V7V_A7tE
Marvin & Tammi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWvzPmljTAs
In Martha Reeves' book, Dancing In The Street: Confessions of A Motown Diva, she says;
There are actually no Vandellas on " My Baby Loves Me." We had the Andantes and the Four Tops singing...
The beginning of Still Water [[Love) has a retro Doo-Wop/Group Harmony vibe, with the fingersnaps & tight harmonies. I think the Four Tops were always seen as seasoned professionals who didn't need...
Still Water was a big hit in California in the Fall of 1970.
Released on Aug 6th, it zoomed to #8 by Sept 15th in San Francisco [[KSOL).
And #2 in late Oct. in L.A. [[KHJ).
KSOL - San Francisco...
Good Post! Thank You!
Clip My Wings - Four Tops
Try It, You'll Like It - Marvin Gaye
I'm Gonna Give You Respect - Marvin Gaye
Baby I'm For Real [[The Bells) - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
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Haha, Marv...This CD is likely a bootleg compiled by fanatics of the song & genre. Definitely not something that would be marketed to the general consumer, lol!
I think I picked it up when I...
The Cadillacs version--with the great Earl Carroll effortlessly slipping in and out of falsetto--seems to be the definitive version attempted by numerous other groups since 1954. Some of them are...
It was an ordinary day. Even a bit dull.
Then I put this on the turntable...!
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I hope it's at least historically correct. I know Hollywood likes to make things up, but in Brown's case the early struggles he had with Sid Nathan over getting his songs released his way are vital...
Many theaters having preview shows tonight [[Thursday) at 8pm. I'm there!
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bobby-womack-dead-at-70-20140627
Rest in Peace, Bobby Womack...
I know I'm forgetting some too Robb. Once everyone contributes, I'm going to print out the lists.
Out Of Sight, You're Still Out Of Sight - James Brown
Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman
Tarnished Angel - Anita May & Interstate 5
Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
It Won't Hurt No More -...
Wow, thanks Roger! Ordered! I thought I had it on one of the 'Cellarful' CDs, was just looking for it last week to no avail.
Great, thanks!
Marv, do you know where I can find "The Bells" on CD? I think it may have been prev unissued.
From my collection
And I love that 2-CD Bobby Taylor set, which really shows his versatility. One of my favorites off that set is his marvelous take on "In Other Words[[Fly Me To The Moon)". The only song I'm missing...
I recently saw Malinda posted on fb by someone who called it "unknown Motown", haha, I guess it's relative to time/place because it was well-known and frequently heard in the SF Bay Area, as were...
Thanks for sharing that wonderful memory Ceasar. I would have loved to been at that show!