It's a family affair.....

[marybrewster]

Besides the obvious family groups, such as the Jackson 5, The Pointer Sisters and DeBarge, can you think of any "siblings" that were signed at Motown?

I can come up with:

Vernessa Mitchell and Barbara Mitchell [[High Inergy)
Martha Reeves and Lois Reeves [[Vandellas)
Brenda Holloway and Patrice Holloway

[ralpht]

My brother and me as producers.

[jsmith]

G C Cameron & David Cameron [[oh thats wrong, David Cameron asked Barack to get him signed to Motown but Barack had more sense than to follow through).

[reese]

David Ruffin and Jimmy Ruffin.

Diana Ross and T-Boy Ross.

Cal Gill and Mildred Gill.

Gladys Knight and Bubba Knight.

Levi Stubbs and Joe Stubbs.

[Ngroove]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgwOsp3z9jk
Guinn - the original "Dreamin'".

[Ngroove]

Brenda and Patrice Holloway [[ [[He Is) Ther Boy of My Dreams), A Touch of Venus)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQ4hGE6T5E

Oh wait, that's on original post...

[Ngroove]

Claudette, and more prominently, probably even today, still a Miracle, Bobby Rogers [[OK, last I seen, Claudette was back too, but there was a LONG peroid she wasn't).

[marybrewster]

My brother and me as producers.

Where is the *like* button? :)

[marybrewster]

David Ruffin and Jimmy Ruffin.

Diana Ross and T-Boy Ross.

Cal Gill and Mildred Gill.

Gladys Knight and Bubba Knight.

Levi Stubbs and Joe Stubbs.

Great list; totally forgot about Gladys and Bubba.

[marybrewster]

Claudette, and more prominently, probably even today, still a Miracle, Bobby Rogers [[OK, last I seen, Claudette was back too, but there was a LONG peroid she wasn't).

Good one. Forgot about them, too.

[reese]

Good one. Forgot about them, too.

Claudette and Bobby are cousins, not siblings.

[blueskies]

Holland brothers

[Hotspurman]

The Allens [[Mitzi, Larry, Gary, Ronny and Tony Allen)
The Emotions [[Jeanette, Wanda and Sheila Hutchinson)
Lewis Sisters [[Helen and Kay)
Rhett and Sinden Cellier of PAL
Isley Brothers
Dalton Boys [[Dan, Jack and Wally Dalton)
The Cats [[Piet Veerman and Cees Veerman)
Dazz Band [[Michael and Ike Wiley)
Dynamic Superiors [[Tony and Michael Washington)
Fantastic Four [[Ralph and Joseph Pruitt)
Festivals [[Vaughan and Woody Price)
Danny Hernandez & The Ones [[Kerry and Kevin Nicholoff)
Lodi [[Robert qand John Carlos Cecchino - later adopting the names Beau Charles and John Charles)
Stylers [[Tony and Lewis Colombo)
Switch [[see DeBarge)

[Ngroove]

The Boys [[Khiry, Hakeem, Tahj, and Bilal Abdulsamad )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnefCa1gFXU

[MotownLover]

The Boone Family [[Pat Boone's family)...

[Ngroove]

Kerry & Kennedy Gordy

[marv2]

Both of Smokey's nephews. I forget their names at the moment but I believe they were Keith and Darrell. They performed as a group.

[marv2]

Keith Larnell Burston and Darrell Littlejohn are Smokey Robinson's nephews, but
the bloodline didn't help the duo become successful recording artists. Robinson
decided to produce his nephews as well as his backing singers, Quiet Storm, but
Motown treated both projects as communicable diseases. The first Keith & Darrell
single, "Feel the Fever" b/w "Things You're Made Of," was scheduled for release
in late 1979, but only promo copies resulted, and the company backed away from
the Burston/Littlejohn/Dwight Thomas tune.

Now if you really know your Motown/Detroit history, their last names should sound somewhat familiar to you..........

[Ngroove]

GOOD GOSH, I will never understand why this never made it


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76PU8KuS9ZQ


...But have plans to add it to my 12-inch vinyl wishlist someday.

[marv2]

GOOD GOSH, I will never understand why this never made it


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76PU8KuS9ZQ


...But have plans to add it to my 12-inch vinyl wishlist someday.

I don't know. They made one guest appearance on Soul Train with Smokey and one on our local television dance show...."The Scene" in Detroit and that was it! Smokey was promoting them almost as hard as he is this group "Human Nature" from Australia.

[roger]

Was BERRY GORDY ever "signed" to Motown?

If so we would have to include him and his brother Robert .. a.k.a. BOB KAYLI ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH7HGi5vlPo

:)

Roger

[luke]

Stevie and his mom?

[marv2]

Was BERRY GORDY ever "signed" to Motown?

If so we would have to include him and his brother Robert .. a.k.a. BOB KAYLI ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH7HGi5vlPo

:)

Roger


Roger, you're good! I was thinking about mentioning Robert Gordy the other day! LOL!!!

[marv2]

Stevie and his mom?

Hmmmm....that's a tough one. I know Mrs. Hardaway was a songwriter and co-wrote I Was Made to Love Her, but I think Marybrewster meant siblings, but sure.

[luke]

ooops :[[

[144man]

Both of Smokey's nephews. I forget their names at the moment but I believe they were Keith and Darrell. They performed as a group.

Keith and Darrell's 1981 Tamla release "You're My Gardener" is a classic Smokey Robinson composition.

[bradsupremes]

I don't think this can apply, but....

Freda Payne and Scherrie Payne

Even though Freda wasn't signed to Motown, she did record several demos [["Save Me A Star" being one) under the guidance of Berry Gordy in the early days of Motown.

[carlo]

It does apply, Bradsupremes. Didn't you know Freda Payne was in The Supremes? Shantel Baker replaced her. ;)

[bradsupremes]

Oh that's right! How could be so foolish to forget that Freda was replaced by Shantel?

[Motown Eddie]

And don't forget The Lewis Sisters. Also, Kay Lewis' daughter Lisa Lewis [[aka Little Lisa).

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

Wow nobody mentioned Isley Bros.
Hey Hotspurman, The Emotions wasn't Motown

[marv2]

Wow nobody mentioned Isley Bros.
Hey Hotspurman, The Emotions wasn't Motown

Of course the Isley Brothers! That's strange that they were overlooked.

[theboyfromxtown]

Wow nobody mentioned Isley Bros.
Hey Hotspurman, The Emotions wasn't Motown

See Hotspurman's post number 13 for mention of the Isley Brothers

[Hotspurman]

Wow nobody mentioned Isley Bros.
Hey Hotspurman, The Emotions wasn't Motown

The Emotions joined Motown in 1985 and recorded the album If I Only Knew - the line-up at this time was Sheila and Wanda Hutchinson with Adrianna Harris. Two singles were lifted off the album - Miss Your Love and If I Only Knew Then [[What I Know Now).

[P-Shark: The Revenge]

See Hotspurman's post number 13 for mention of the Isley BrothersMy bad

The Emotions joined Motown in 1985 and recorded the album If I Only Knew - the line-up at this time was Sheila and Wanda Hutchinson with Adrianna Harris. Two singles were lifted off the album - Miss Your Love and If I Only Knew Then [[What I Know Now).Really? I never knew about that, thx.

[luke]

Were the Lollipops related? :)