The Motorcity All-Stars

[TomatoTom123]

I know I posted this recently, but I realised it was on a Supremes thread which some people might avoid for health reasons [[LOL), and it is really a must-see video!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VyVF3XDuLk

This, a live rendition of The Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself", was recorded by "The Motorcity All-Stars", an ensemble group made from as many ex-Motown acts as British producer Ian Levine could gather. Joe Stubbs called his brother Levi Stubbs [[lead singer of The Four Tops) and Levi came down to the studio [[the United Sound studio in Detroit) to lend his support [[and vocals) to all his fellow Motown artists. It was recorded in 1989 and released as a 12" single on Ian's Motorcity Records label [[as MOTC 6) that same year.

Quite excellently put by Ian Levine himself, it is "a wonderful, priceless moment in time, and never, ever to be repeated in history"

[TomatoTom123]

Here is a list of who's who:

In order of their singing:
Levi Stubbs
C.P. Spencer
Marv Johnson
Sammy Ward
Joe Stubbs
Cal Gill
Pat Lewis and Carolyn Crawford

Other people:
Kim Weston [[in sparkly purple dress)
Raynoma Gordy Singleton [[in all-black at the front)
The Elgins [[in all-white, at the left)
Norma Barbee [[in white top, blue jeans, at the front)
Maxine Powell [[in sparkly black, seen to the left of Levi at about 0:12)
Ronnie McNeir [[playing the piano)

I think...
Saundra Mallett Edwards [[seen to the left of Levi at about 1:07)
Bobby Rogers [[tall guy with glasses, at the back)
Clay McMurray [[tall guy with glasses, at the back)
Bertha Barbee [[to the very right of Kim Weston at about 3:06)

[TomatoTom123]

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"I Can't Help Myself" by The Motorcity All-Stars, 12" single