Amazing photo - what a scoop.
Here's yet another photo of Mike & The Modifiers - this time lying down on the job. It's from the CD "Mixed Groups Of The Motorcity". ...
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Amazing photo - what a scoop.
Here's yet another photo of Mike & The Modifiers - this time lying down on the job. It's from the CD "Mixed Groups Of The Motorcity". ...
Finally opened and listened and it's a great set of recordings. Marvellous Marv Johnson, Gladys and The Pips, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas what a blast. And that Showstoppers tune is...
Good to see you back on here Shaun - wishing you a belated Happy Birthday for 6th May.
The Ben version . . . . .
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookephotography/albums/72157693284679000/
Cheers Paul.
I thought he'd changed his name to Theboyfromxtown
That's what I think too - but it's a great thread.
More from The Hit Pack . . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9ScpxobgpPo
And a nice list of Helen and Kay Lewis songs - I never realised how far back they went.
https://sevenleggedelvis.com/lewiscredits1.htm
it'll perhaps be moved over to the DRATS forum where it now belongs.
Great or the vinyl fans but wouldn't Motown fans already have the proper releases?
As it's all to be vinyl, I won't be interested in buying.
Here you can hear a 46 second clip of Brenda's version of "Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart" from an acetate - and there's a pic of the label too. I assume that's the acetate Paul refers to...
Martha [[and The Vandellas) will be on tour in the UK in September - along with the Four Tops [[Duke) and The Tavares.
Also of interest may be the Charly album "Motor City Magic Volume 2" which has a track by The Motor City Runners which seems to be an instrumental Hornets band track version of "Watch Your Step...
On the LP "Exposed" by Valerie Simpson, track 9 lists as "World Without Sunshine".
On the CDs "The Best Of" and "The Collection" it's listed as "World Without Sunlight" as it is in DFTMC. On...
According to the website Allmusic "Clarence Paul [[Five Royales) was assigned to produce Valvano; he cut two solo albums that never left the shelf."
Ralph - Mike seems to be everywhere and yet nowhere since there are not many photos of him or that much information either. According to the Motown Encyclopedia, Mike died following a stroke on 10...
I have another photo of Mike Valvano, this time with "The Modifiers" during the Motorcity era. It's from The Motorcity Sound Of Detroit Volume 6 and appears on the inside cover. In order to better...
And - why not - Volume 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bummzn1NOg
Volume 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubd0Pw1AXVU
Motown Deep Cuts to thank for these videos [[The Songs Of Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXwF29FW9n8
If not recorded elsewhere Kay Lewis [[Miller) Smith is deceased according to The Lewis Sisters web site.
Would be great if a CD collection could be produced of The Lewis Sisters songs recorded by others as well as tracks recorded by The Lewis Sisters for Motown - and maybe, dare I say it, Motorcity -...
There's a nice photo on the front of the "Blue Eyed Soul" CD [[and Leeza Miller, P.J. and The Lewis Sisters) which might be worth looking out for - oh and not forgetting the tracks recorded by Mike...
Sorry I don't get the connection between Richard Perry's production of Diana Ross and the success or otherwise of Martha's album.