Esther Gordy Edwards Centre for Excellance announcement

This was just announced --- 5 days before her birthday of April 25.


https://www.freep.com/story/entertai...e/83095953007/

I was this-weekend years old when I learned [from a Questlove podcast] that the germ of Sly & The Family Stone's "Hot Fun in the Summertime" was a slam towards what Stone felt was Norman Whitfield's incursion into Stone's psychedelic-soul fiefdom after the massive success of "Cloud Nine."
The lyrics "I cloud nine when I want to" and "boo-boo-boo-boo-boo when I want to" [think Dennis's famous ad-libs at the end] make all the sense in the world now.

And one of Motown's greatest mysteries is solved: In true proto-hip-hop-battle fashion, Norman and The Tempts responded with "Superstar [Remember How You Got Where You Are]." Yes, it's not about David or anyone else but Sly. Wild. Thoughts?

From online sources

"Native Syracusan Jennifer Lambert and husband Mickey Gentile release Marvin Gaye single on Motown
Published: Mar. 31, 2009, 4:00 p.m.


This nugget comes in from proud daughter, Syracuse singer-songwriter Lisa Gentile.

The wife-and-husband team of Jennifer Lambert and Mickey Gentile have a single coming out today on Motown, exclusively on online.

The title is "Soulie," from the EP "Then and Now." It was written and performed by Lambert, Gentile and Gaye. Gentile also arranged and performed the song. They collaborated on the song in 1966, and it's never been released before this."

Mickey Gentile passed away July 5, 2019 [[born September 4, 1932). His name crops up a fair bit in Motown history yet there doesn't seem to be an awful lot written about him. He doesn't even get a mention in Graham Betts excellent Motown Encyclopedia.

Welcome Home...



...hope it does well...!

Grape :)

It's the first ever Vinyl LP to carry the Cellarful brand and the first new collection on LP of Motown material for [[please don't shoot me if I'm wrong) over 30 years



WEST GRAND DEBUT LP - LIMITED EDITION ADVANCE PROMOTION COPY
A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! ..A NORTHERN SOUL LOVE AFFAIR
16 TRACK 12Inch VINYL LP
UNDER LICENCE FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC/MOTOWN,
Mastered from the original Motown masters.
Many thanks to Paul Nixon, the creator of the groundbreaking A CELLARFUL OF MOTOWN! CD series for allowing us to come up with the very first Vinyl version of his much loved invention.
Full track listing is below. The album will be released at the end of May. In the meantime we are making available limited edition ADVANCE PROMOTION copies.
This contains exactly the same 16 tracks as the regular version.
Label design below. It will come in white stickered sleeve and a unique “vintage” press release.
Copies are £30 plus £5 delivery.
Stock due in the next 14 to 21 days.Attachment 21938Attachment 21939

Anyone ever hear of this group?

JOY - High Life [[1981)

RPM, PVBL9002
Producers: Patric van Blerk, Fransua Roos & Greg Cutler
Engineer: Greg Cutler
Recorded at: RPM Studios

Made up of the late Anneline Malebo, Felicia Marion and Thoka Ndlozi, Joy pre-empted the bubblegum era with their commercially appealing sound and image, crafted by producer Patric van Blerk [[Victory, Margaret Singana), one of the first to forge a multiracial crossover sound influenced by American soul and R&B. As South Africa's answer to the Supremes, Joy supported touring acts like Lamont Dozier, Clarence Carter, Dobie Gray and Leo Sayer. They were undoubtedly best known for the massive crossover hit 'Paradise Road' in 1980, which helped them earn two Saries Awards for Best Vocal Group and Best English LP of the Year in 1980 [[a landmark moment in the ethnically divided industry) and even led to a tour of the UK. High Life followed in 1981, but lacked a hit to take the trio further. They broke up in 1983, the year that Brenda Fassie, who had once filled in for Malebo in the Joy line-up, ushered in the bubblegum era with 'Weekend Special'. Although their sound was less fresh and funky that the bubblegum acts that followed in the footsteps, Joy's contribution to the local industry should never be forgotten.