[REMOVE ADS]




Results 1 to 48 of 48
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    2,098
    Rep Power
    253

    Producer Frank Wilson has died

    Just announced, Frank has died of cancer. So very sorry to hear this

  2. #2
    RIP Frank

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    43,221
    Rep Power
    600
    I have always enjoyed his work. He was a tremendously talented man. Great job Frank! Thanks and rest in peace.

    Marv

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    21,797
    Rep Power
    460
    A huge blow to the memory of Motown.

    He is on Facebook as well.

    Deepest sympathy to his family.

  5. #5
    Rest in peace, Mr. Wilson. I am so thankful for his musical legacy. He was an extraordinary talent.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    2,098
    Rep Power
    253
    He had been in remission for prostate cancer for a good while so we were all hoping. He was raised in my hometown of Baton Rouge. His work on the Supremes, Tops and Eddie K will always be standouts. He has gone Up The Ladder To The Roof

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    3,741
    Rep Power
    204
    Sad news indeed .. here is his classic recording .. "Do I Love You [[Indeed I do)"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvpeYiQwss

    RIP Frank and thanks for the music .....

    Roger

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    6,340
    Rep Power
    346
    My prayers and best wishes go out to the family of Motown legend Mr. Frank Wilson.

    As the bible rightly states "God will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away and he will live in forever in eternal glory with our Heavenly Father."

    Mr. Wilson is now free of pain in living in that Mansion in the Kingdom called Heaven.

    Roberta

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    507
    Rep Power
    163
    Name:  I Mortality.jpg
Views: 1363
Size:  96.6 KB

    Come with me
    And we shall run across the sky
    And illuminate the night
    O-h-h-h, I will try and guide you
    To better times and brighter days
    Don't be afraid...
    Come up the ladder to the roof
    Where we can see heaven much better
    Come up the ladder to the roof
    Where we can be [[where we can be) mmm...
    [[where we can be)...closer to heaven
    Last edited by R. Mark Desjardins; 09-27-2012 at 08:50 PM.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    6,340
    Rep Power
    346
    Quote Originally Posted by R. Mark Desjardins View Post
    Name:  I Mortality.jpg
Views: 1363
Size:  96.6 KB

    Come with me
    And we shall run across the sky
    And illuminate the night
    O-h-h-h, I will try and guide you
    To better times and brighter days
    Don't be afraid...
    Come up the ladder to the roof
    Where we can see heaven much better
    Come up the ladder to the roof
    Where we can be [[where we can be) mmm...
    [[where we can be)...closer to heaven
    Beautiful R. Mark Desjardins. Just real beautiful. May I print this out and frame it for my Motown wall at home?

    Yours with every good wish.

    Roberta

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    13,337
    Rep Power
    100
    I'm sorry to learn of this. Frank was a good friend to me many years ago and remains one of my brother's favorite producers to work with .

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    43,221
    Rep Power
    600
    I remember reading that Frank and his wife Bunnie had become Ministers or Evangilists some years ago?

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Posts
    441
    Rep Power
    171
    I am saddened to hear this bit of news. As a writer/producer Mr. Wilson leaves behind an impressive body of work. I have been reborn recently, however whenever I heard Mr. Wilsons lyrics from way back, I would connect with his lyrics on a very spiritual level. A Man of Faith, who I understand walked away from the secular into what was a more enriching life, he truly blessed us with his time on this earth.

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    388
    Rep Power
    177
    From front to back, the LPs "Still Waters Run Deep," "Changing Times," and "Nature Planned It" are responsible for a lot of joy, comfort, and change in my life. For years, "Nature Planned It" has stood as my favorite song. I didn't know Mr. Wilson, but I feel his loss. RIP....


  15. #15
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    13,337
    Rep Power
    100
    Marv,
    I believe Frank became an ordained minister. All this probably happened during his Gospel production years.

  16. #16
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    43,221
    Rep Power
    600
    Quote Originally Posted by ralpht View Post
    Marv,
    I believe Frank became an ordained minister. All this probably happened during his Gospel production years.
    Ralph, I believe you are right. When you think about it, look back at some of Frank's most memorable work. It had a spiritualness about it. For example "Stoned Love" a soulful hymn if I ever heard one. "That's the Way Nature Planned It" with definite spirtual overtones, "Still Waters [[Love)! Forget about it. That was Gospel Rock/Soul all the way. I personally did not know Frank, but people I know that knew him said he was a real good guy. A good man.

  17. #17
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    507
    Rep Power
    163
    Roberta;
    Yes you may reproduce this. You share lot on this board, and I am only too pleased to give back to you. Some background - the photo was taken on the lower east side of Vancouver, Canada on the outside wall of a social service "drop in center" for the homeless. Someone painted this and I had previously posted it on my Facebook page to honor a recently deceased friend. I now see just how appropriate it is for Frank Wilson. His loving "Touch" to the work of the later day Supremes will live on!

  18. #18
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    43,221
    Rep Power
    600
    A Frank Wilson master production! "Stoned Love" y'all....


  19. #19
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,346
    Rep Power
    186
    My brother Bruce informed me that he visited Frank just yesterday at The City Of Hope. Bruce did a lot of work with Frank out here in the 70's and always held Frank in the highest esteem. Bruce ran into Stevie Wonder as he was leaving the hospital. Nice that they both got to see their old friend before he passed.

  20. #20
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    6,340
    Rep Power
    346
    Quote Originally Posted by R. Mark Desjardins View Post
    Roberta;
    Yes you may reproduce this. You share lot on this board, and I am only too pleased to give back to you. Some background - the photo was taken on the lower east side of Vancouver, Canada on the outside wall of a social service "drop in center" for the homeless. Someone painted this and I had previously posted it on my Facebook page to honor a recently deceased friend. I now see just how appropriate it is for Frank Wilson. His loving "Touch" to the work of the later day Supremes will live on!
    I thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to use this beautiful artwork R. Mark Desjardins. I'll frame it and place it on my Motown wall and every time I look at it I shall think of Frank Wison and you and I'll pray for the homeless that seek refuge in the shelter for Jesus said to them:

    “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

    Thank God the homeless in Vancouver have this place to lay their heads.

    God bless you.

    Roberta

  21. #21
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,127
    Rep Power
    184
    Yes, he DID become an ordained minister...a number of folks on Facebook referred to him as 'Pastor Wilson'.

    I just found out about this via FB...very sad news indeed. RIP, Pastor Wilson, and thank you for the great music...

    Best,

    Mark

  22. #22
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Posts
    1,092
    Rep Power
    199
    RIP Frank! You may have left us, but your music will never die!

  23. #23
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    2,749
    Rep Power
    211
    So sad. A remarkable talent indeed. He took the Motown sound and spirit, and took it up and away with his work with the Supremes, Tops and Eddie, and many others, in the Seventies.

    This record was the first time I ever saw his name on a Motown label...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoypnyD-v-U

  24. #24
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,523
    Rep Power
    191
    I was so saddened to hear this news early yesterday evening from Ian Levine in the UK, Frank was another who became a real Hero in the UK, Ian may have his critics but he stayed loyal to many artists when no other record company would release material.

    It is sad to lose another great Artist but he has left us such warm musical memories, Thanks Frank, May You Rest in Peace!

  25. #25
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    567
    Rep Power
    158
    I didn't fully appreciate Mr. Wilson's contribution to the Motown legacy until much later. Now that I have a better understanding of his work, I commend him. This is sad to hear. And a reminder that we are all getting older. But his work will be forever immortalized. R.I.P. Mr. Wilson.

  26. #26
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    2,167
    Rep Power
    188
    Very sorry to hear this. Loved his work with The Supremes and Eddie Kendricks. RIP Frank Wilson.

  27. #27
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    43,221
    Rep Power
    600
    Here is a little reminder of SOME of Frank Wilson's productions and songs written:

    1963: "Stevie" - Patrice Holloway
    1965: "Castles In the Sand" - Stevie Wonder
    1965: "Somebody Else Somewhere Needs Me" - Tina Turner
    1965: "I'm So Thankful" - Ikettes
    1965: "Do I Love You [[Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
    1966: "Do I Love You [[Indeed I Do)" - Chris Clark
    1966: "Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart [[Since I Met You)" - The Miracles
    1966: "It's Easy to Fall in Love With a Guy Like You" - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
    1966: "McArthur Park" - Four Tops
    1967: "You've Made Me So Very Happy" - Brenda Holloway, later covered by Blood, Sweat & Tears
    1967: "All I Need" - The Temptations
    1967: "I Can't Turn Around" - The Marvelettes
    1968: "All Because I Love You" - The Isley Brothers
    1967: "Chained" - Marvin Gaye
    1967: "Every Now and Then" - Marvin Gaye
    1967: "Temptations in a Mellow Mood" - The Temptations
    1968: "Love Child" - Diana Ross & the Supremes
    1969: "Diana Ross and the Supremes Join the Temptations" _ Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations
    1969: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" - Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations
    1969: "I'm Livin' in Shame" - Diana Ross & the Supremes
    1970: "Up the Ladder to the Roof" - The Supremes
    1970: "Everybody's Got The Right To Love" - The Supremes
    1970: "Still Water [[Love)" - Four Tops
    1970: "Stoned Love" - The Supremes
    1970: "It's Time to Break Down" - The Supremes
    1970: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - The Supremes
    1971: "It's the Way Nature Planned It" - Four Tops
    1971: "Nathan Jones" - The Supremes
    1971: "Touch" - The Supremes [[Mary Wilson shared vocals with lead singer Jean Terrell)
    1971: "This Is The Story" - The Supremes
    1971: "Here Comes The Sunrise" - [[The Supremes - Written by Clifton Davis)
    1971: "Can I" - Eddie Kendricks
    1971: "If You Let Me" - Eddie Kendricks
    1972: "Girl You Need A Change of Mind"- Eddie Kendricks
    1973: "Love Train" - The Supremes
    1973: "Come Back Home" - Eddie Kendricks
    1973: "Keep on Truckin'" - Eddie Kendricks
    1974: "Boogie Down" - Eddie Kendricks
    1975: "Going Down to Lovetown" - The Originals
    1977: "If I Didn't Have You" - Lakeside
    1977: "I'll Be There Knocking" - Lakeside
    1977: "It Must Be Love"-Alton McClain & Destiny
    1978: "Anatole`" - Frank Wilson
    1977: "Deeper" - New Birth
    1977: "Choosing You" - Lenny Williams
    1977: "Love Magnet" - Freda Payne
    1978: "Cause I Love You" - Lenny Williams
    1978: "Stare & Whisper"-Renee Geyer
    1978: "Be There in the Morning" Renee Geyer
    1978: "You Got Me Running" - Lenny Williams
    1978: "When I'm Dancing" - Lenny Williams
    1977: "The Two of Us" - CD Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
    1994: "Motown Comes Home" - CD Various Artists
    2002: "Lights, Action, Camera" - Mr. Cheeks
    2006: "Each Day Gets Better" - John Legend

  28. #28
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    5,917
    Rep Power
    241
    He was one of my all time favorite writers. I'm very sorry to hear this. RIP, Frank...

  29. #29
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Posts
    3,944
    Rep Power
    436
    So very sorry to hear about Frank Wilson. Thanks for the news.

  30. #30
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    4,207
    Rep Power
    209
    Frank Wilson was one of the best producers around, what a great talent he was. I listen to his work more times than I can count, and most importantly, NEVER get tired of it!

  31. #31
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,358
    Rep Power
    181
    Sad news R.I.P Frank Wilson,you will alway be remembered as a supreme talent

  32. #32
    honest man Guest
    Frank was such a big part of the Motown Machine,will never tire of his productions especillially DRATS-TEMPTATIONS COMBO,4 tops ,The Supremes and Eddie's beautiful CAN I, A wonderful man, God Bless Frank.

  33. #33
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,866
    Rep Power
    227
    So much of what Mr. Wilson [[Pastor Wilson) recorded on The Supremes after Diana left and the Four Tops really spoke to me, and still does. He did some amazing work and offered so much of himself through the music he made. Thank you, RIP.

  34. #34
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Posts
    2,570
    Rep Power
    239
    The only video of Frank performing....... RIP

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkpenzFNbpk



    And an interesting demo of Frank with the Miracles....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-G5-TZbYM
    Last edited by MIKEW-UK; 09-28-2012 at 02:23 PM.

  35. #35
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,756
    Rep Power
    184
    Another legend gone,frank wilson was tha man with so many great productions...r.i.p.

  36. #36
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    3,190
    Rep Power
    198
    RIP, Frank Wilson

    We likes a genre of music whose most important artists, musicians, producers, etc. are sadly aged around 70-90 years old and, subsequently, we should to learn one sad notice after another... It is a "law of life" [[or not!), but ever is so sad.

    I don't have here my vynils, but i'm almost sure that one of my all time favorites, The Mighty Clods Of Joy's "Truth Is The Power" is writed and /or produced by Frank.

  37. #37
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    2,661
    Rep Power
    241
    A good article on Frank Wilson published on the BBC website. It's a shame that the BBC used the wrong Supremes' picture.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19757439

  38. #38
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Posts
    4,300
    Rep Power
    334
    Wilson seemed like a beautiful person, and was such a talented producer. He brought out great things in the Supremes, the Tops, Kendricks and others at critical times in their respective careers. He was one of the first producers whose work I would recognize and seek out even as a teenager hearing much of the music for the first time. It had a definite sound and feel, just as did Smokey Robinson's and Ivy Jo Hunter's. What a great talent.

    I love the painting, also. Very beautifully rendered.

  39. #39
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Posts
    2,098
    Rep Power
    253
    As I recall Frank Wilson was named Producer of the Year by Billboard Magazine more than once. He had consecutive major hit records on various Motown artists from 69-73. If memory serves me, only Eddie's Keep On Truckin' made it to No. 1. [[I'm Gonna Make You Love Me was No. 1 Cashbox).

    He did a great track post-Motown on Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. called Look What You've Done To My Heart. He also did a good lp for Motown toward the end of his days there on a still rather unknown singer called Kathe Green. Her Love City single still rocks

  40. #40
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    4,282
    Rep Power
    349
    I am so sad to hear of Frank's passing. Frank was one of my favorite producers with Motown and his productions were top-notch. I still feel that his recording of "Do I Love You [[Indeed I Do)" is one of the top 5 Motown songs ever recorded. I understand that Frank wanted to focus on writing and producing instead of becoming a singing artist, but Motown should have released the single regardless. To me, it was the biggest mistake Motown ever did in not releasing a song.

    I feel that the 70's Supremes would not have been as successful on the charts if they didn't have Frank behind them. I think that he was the group's 2nd best writer/producer [[the 1st being Holland-Dozier-Holland). His work on Still Waters Run Deep, New Ways But Loves Stays, and Nature Planned It contain some of the best work Motown ever put out.

    He will sorely missed...

  41. #41
    I'm sorry to hear of the passing of Frank Wilson.

    A truly talented individual, who surely must rank as one of Motown's top writers and producers.

    And he wasn't too bad a singer either!

    Cheers

    Paul

  42. #42
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    485
    Rep Power
    171
    A very nice man!

    Our best and prayers to Frank's family.

  43. #43
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    21,797
    Rep Power
    460

  44. #44
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    2,749
    Rep Power
    211
    An interesting, thorough read. Thanks for posting jobeterob.

  45. #45
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Posts
    47
    Rep Power
    153
    Frank was an affable man with both a generous heart and a Motown soul. My heartfelt condolences to his wife, Bunny, and his children. His music lives on ,,, throw a record on an old stereo and give it a spin as a tribute to a gentleman.

  46. #46
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    21,797
    Rep Power
    460
    Frank Wilson's Chart Legacy: From the Supremes and Marvin Gaye to the Miracles & Stevie Wonder [[Videos)
    October 01, 2012 | By Fred Bronson, Los Angeles



    Motown producer/songwriter/artist Frank Wilson, who died on Sept. 27 after a long battle with prostate cancer, is one of the label's unsung heroes, having produced hits for almost every major Motown artist, including Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Eddie Kendricks and Stevie Wonder. During his tenure with the label he also worked with Martha & the Vandellas, the Marvelettes, Brenda Holloway and the Originals.

    'Motown: The Musical' to Open on Broadway in April

    Wilson was born Dec. 5, 1940, in Houston, Texas and moved to Baton Rouge, La., to attend college but only stayed one year before relocating to Los Angeles, where he met independent label owners Hal Davis and Marc Gordon. They were interested in recording Wilson's wife, Barbara, and discovered that Frank was in a group called the Gospel Harps and was also a songwriter. When Berry Gordy asked Davis and Gordon to head-up a new Motown west coast office, they duo recruited Wilson to be part of their team. They collaborated on a track for a 1964 Stevie Wonder album titled "Stevie at the Beach." Released as a single, "Castles in the Sand" gave Wilson his first berth on the Hot 100.





    "Not long after 'Castles in the Sand,' Berry asked me if I would move to Detroit," Wilson told Billboard in 2005. "When I got there - I mean literally I dropped my bags at the hotel and went right to Motown - Eddie Holland said there was a push on Smokey Robinson because Berry said we've got to have a hit. He asked me if I had anything and I had this little chord running through my mind and he said, 'Sing a little bit of it.' So I sang, 'Whole Lotta Shakin' in My Heart.' He said, 'I like that. How long is it going to take you to finish writing it?' Within two days I had a meeting with Smokey and I went over the verses with him. I didn't have the chords yet. Didn't have the bridge. I told him I'd have that that night. And so we rehearsed. We recorded the song the next day. Recorded Smokey's vocals the day after that and it became a single."





    Wilson then worked with one of Motown's west coast artists, Brenda Holloway, producing and co-writing "Just Look What You've Done" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy," which was even more successful when covered by Blood, Sweat and Tears.







    More hits followed, including "All I Need" for the Temptations and "Chained" for Marvin Gaye. The former gave Wilson his first top 10 hit on the Hot 100, but the latter stalled for an unusual reason. Wilson recalled: "'Chained' was doing great and then they dropped the album. There was another track on the LP that everybody went on it right away and killed 'Chained.'" That other track was "I Heard It Through the Grapevine."


    >br />>

    Next up was an album teaming Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations. Motown executive Suzanne de Passe brought Wilson a song written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Ross. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" had already been recorded by Dee Dee Warwick and Madeline Bell, but Wilson's production had far more success, peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100.





    At the same time, Gordy wanted to return Diana Ross & the Supremes to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart. "Berry told us to go away for a weekend and not come out until we had a hit for Diane. And so we went to a suite at the Pontchartrain Hotel and got cocktails and didn't sleep. We just kept coming up with ideas and thoughts," said Wilson, who was in the suite with R. Dean Taylor, Pam Sawyer, Deke Richards and Henry Cosby. They came up with "Love Child," which returned Motown's leading femme trio to pole position.





    When Ross exited the Supremes for a solo career, Wilson was charged with producing the first album with replacement vocalist, Jean Terrell. Wilson: "The pressure was on to make certain that the asset that the Supremes represented was not diminished because they lost their lead. The idea was to take advantage of the name and see how much mileage we can get out of it if we put out a great song."





    Wilson discovered a talented songwriter in New York named Vincent DiMirco. "He was writing with a guitar and most of our stuff had been done with a piano," Wilson said in the Billboard interview. "I liked the idea of a song that was more influenced by guitar. So I flew to New York, visited him at his house with his family and we just wrote." It only took them one day to compose "Up the Ladder to the Roof," which became the first post-Ross Supremes single. It soared to No. 10 on the Hot 100 and was followed by a string of Wilson-produced hits: "Everybody's Got the Right to Love," "Stoned Love" and "Nathan Jones."





    In 1973, Wilson returned to the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 when he worked with Eddie Kendricks, who stepped out of the Temptations for a solo career. "Keep On Truckin' [[Part 1)" occupied the penthouse for two weeks. A year later, Kendricks' "Boogie Down" peaked at No. 2. Wilson also produced the Four Tops and the Originals in the '70s.

    While Wilson will be remembered for being a producer and a songwriter, he was also briefly a Motown artist. His single, "Do I Love You [[Indeed I Do)" is an important part of Motown history, but not for being a hit. The legend is that only 250 promo copies were pressed and then, when Gordy decided not to release it, destroyed. But a few copies survived, and in 2009 one of those rare singles sold in the U.K. for £25,742 [[about $41, 575).

    Wilson became a born-again Christian and left the music industry in 1976, until he met a vocal group, Lakeside, in Bible studies, and produced them along with Freda Payne, New Birth, Lenny Williams from Tower of Power and Billy Davis, Jr. & Marilyn McCoo. In 1979, Wilson had a hit with Alton McClain & Destiny. "But the passion wasn't the same," Wilson admitted. "Before, I'd stay up all night and the idea was to have a number one record. If it wasn't a number one record, I'd throw it away. This time, it wasn't the same and I knew it."

    Wilson almost returned to the music business one more time. "I came back to do a project for Motown because I thought there were a lot of artists who worked in the church who would love to express themselves musically. I convinced [then president and CEO] Jheryl Busby of it and he agreed. But other than that I don't even have the desire. In terms of writing, I would probably be a far better writer today because I have a greater understanding of songwriting," Wilson said during that 2005 Billboard interview. "Back then, the songwriting was driven by production. I would think production and writing almost simultaneously. Now I only think of a great song."

    Below is a list of Frank Wilson's top 20 Hot 100 hits as a producer. The ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.

    FRANK WILSON'S TOP 20 HITS AS A PRODUCER ON THE HOT 100
    [[Position-Title-Artist-Peak Position on Hot 100-Year)

    1 Keep On Truckin' [[Part 1), Eddie Kendricks, No. 1 for 2 weeks [[1973)
    2 Love Child, Diana Ross & the Supremes, No. 1 for 2 weeks [[1968)
    3 Boogie Down, Eddie Kendricks, No. 2 [[1974)
    4 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me, Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations, No. 2 [[1969)
    5 Stoned Love, The Supremes, No. 7 [[1970)
    6 All I Need, the Temptations, No. 8 [[1967)
    7 Up the Ladder to the Roof, the Supremes, No. 10 [[1969)
    8 Shoeshine Boy, Eddie Kendricks, No. 18 [[1975)
    9 Still Water [[Love), Four Tops, No. 11 [[1970)
    10 I'm Livin' in Shame, Diana Ross & the Supremes, No. 10 [[1968)
    11 Nathan Jones, the Supremes, No. 16 [[1971)
    12 Everybody's Got the Right to Love, the Supremes, No. 21 [[1970)
    13 It Must Be Love, Alton McClain & Destiny, No. 32 [[1979)
    14 Chained, Marvin Gaye, No. 32 [[1968)
    15 MacArthur Park [[Part II), Four Tops, No. 38 [[1971)
    16 You've Made Me So Very Happy, Brenda Holloway, No. 39 [[1967)
    17 Down to Love Town, the Originals, No. 47 [[1976)
    18 [[It's the Way) Nature Planned It, Four Tops, No. 53 [[1972)
    19 Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart [[Since I Met You), the Miracles, No. 46 [[1966)
    20 Castles in the Sand, Little Stevie Wonder, No. 52 [[1964)







    Read more at http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...3Yj6yd4MqYT.99

  47. #47
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    1,346
    Rep Power
    186
    Heard from Bruce who attended Frank Wilsons funeral today. He tells me that the service was jam packed. Saw many west coast music personalities, many of them he hasn't seen in years. Yes, Rev Wilson will be missed.

  48. #48
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Posts
    343
    Rep Power
    170
    RIP Frank Wilson, thank you for all the wonderful music.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

[REMOVE ADS]

Ralph Terrana
MODERATOR

Welcome to Soulful Detroit! Kindly Consider Turning Off Your Ad BlockingX
Soulful Detroit is a free service that relies on revenue from ad display [regrettably] and donations. We notice that you are using an ad-blocking program that prevents us from earning revenue during your visit.
Ads are REMOVED for Members who donate to Soulful Detroit. [You must be logged in for ads to disappear]
DONATE HERE »
And have Ads removed.