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Madeline Bell's songs don't sound ANYTHING like Motown to me. They sound like those heavily orchestrated New York arrangements like Don Costa.
The Evie Sands version sounds a little more like Motown [[at least the beat does).
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Madeline Bell's songs don't sound ANYTHING like Motown to me. They sound like those heavily orchestrated New York arrangements like Don Costa.
The Evie Sands version sounds a little more like Motown [[at least the beat does).
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This is the only later song I remember that actually sounds something like classic '60s Motown [[more than 1 different element):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhgY4Te0uFs
The Devonnes - "I'm Gonna Pick Up My Toys [[And Go Home)"
[[Thanks to bricomaligno for uploading to YouTube)
https://youtu.be/l0RHyPPXCoQ
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So many of the Barrett Strong and Sonny SAnders collaborations for Carl Davis, in Chicago sound very "Motownish":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhquJX0gJuw&list=RDxhquJX0gJuw&sta rt_radio =1
To me, it's "My Man, A Sweet Man" by Millie Jackson. Sounds like it was recorded in the Snake Pit with the Funks and the Detroit Symphony string section.
Also her prior hit, "Ask Me What You Want" had a Motown feel with an intro similiar to You Keep Me Hangin' On
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All of Joe Hunter's and [[Mailman) Fred Brown's productions with Mickay's/Ring and later labels, sound very "Motownish":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81nzHMbf1I
This one not only features The Funk Brothers, but also Martha and The Vandellas.
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Just about every recording Darrell Banks made sounded like Motown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROHcDjdKneY
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Here's another Strong/Sanders collaboration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x6311yiF9k
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Here's another Joe Hunter/Fred Brown production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT9DAiKd94E
Orthea/Ortheia is J.J.'s Sister.
This great unreleased gem from Aretha gives me Motown vibes. SO SOON https://youtu.be/G3oRlXoZlmM
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I'm pretty sure this was recorded by Ollie McLaughlin in early 1962, while renting Motown's Snakepit, and using The Funk Brothers on instrumentals, and The Andantes as the background singers. It sounds EXACTLY like The Marvelettes singing a song written for them in early 1962:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhmnFqrV4Y&list=OLAK5uy_mWE6-SfChq-Uj9xqED0ttWhXpVi-YPRkU&index=3
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Here's an L.A. production from 1966 that sounds something like Brenda Holloway singing a Jobete Music reject song, being produced for lease to an L.A. independent label. Cousins Chester and Gary Pipkin, producers at Jobete Music L.A. produced this - so maybe it is her, or Patrice? It sounds something like an L.A. Jobete production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNW8Mue_nws
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Here's another Don Davis & George McGregor production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9oTeE_cOYc
The Wooden Nickels were Brenda & Patrice Holloway and Pat Hunt.
Robb-k.....what wonderful tracks you have posted..absolute gems each and every one...thank you.
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The backup voices sound to me like men. I don't hear any female voices in the background.
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Here's another Thelma cut that sounds pure Motown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OtISHEEyMI
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Chicago's Ric Williams sent Chicago's Ruby Stackhouse [[Andrews) to Detroit to have Bridges, Knight & Eaton record her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS0NGOPvpok
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This Willie Jones and The Chimes cut sounds like 1959 Miracles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamcwfzxR08
The flute solo sounds like Motown's Beans Bowles. In 1959 most of Motown's workers were not on salary, but paid for the individual tasks they performed.
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Here's one from Van McCoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYO0dGXBrtE
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Here's Yvonne Vernee[[Allen)'s group, The Donays, recording for Wilbur Golden's Correc-Tone Records, produced by ex-Motowner, Robert Bateman, arranged by ex-Motowner Popcorn Wylie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Z1x0tS0wY
It sounds like a 1962 Marvelettes' song.
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Here's one produced by Gene Redd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPVi1HR7VI
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Here's another Don Davis production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8j1nKFeMXI
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Here's Detroit's Gwen Owens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZAwPnGOJPE
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Here's another great Thelma cut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8fuK7TvR-Q
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Here's another Harry Balk Volhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lgrchLZ4ccumes' cut:
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An obvious one-but should be here, anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFhGyBxqGDo
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Another great Detroit "Off-Motown" cut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abw4DpyZ_u0
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Here's yet another of ex-Motowner, Don Davis' productions, by fellow ex-Motowner, Clyde Wilson [[AKA Steve Mancha) released by a Mike Hanks label-no less!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgteoUZdloI
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Here's another by New York Jobete Music Office's Gene Redd-recorded at Golden World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQRmlRJXrpM
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Another great L.A. Jobete staff production by Marc Gordon and Frank Wilson, by Mary Love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9f2SLin_Q
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Here's yet another L.A. Jobete staff production by Gordon & Wilson, sung by Frank, himself, disguised as "Eddie" Wilson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H9wbtHedAA
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Another great cut by an ex-L.A. Jobete producer, Ed Cobb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2OCNQIAocY
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And another Ed Cobb production of a song written originally to sell to Jobete music, but produced on an independent label, after Cobb and Berry Gordy had a falling out over Cobb's not getting producer credit for Brenda Holloway's "Every Little Bit Hurts"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIUeFdAMVQ
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Here's Ron Banks' Dramatics. I can hear The Temptations singing this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LusloOYHp5c
Attachment 15087Here's ex-Motowner, Herman Griffin, singing another Van McCoy song, produced by ex-Motowner, Andre Williams, and arranged by Motown arranger, Dale Warren:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGd5sbjjlkc
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Another great Darrell Banks cut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swzWiQciIFw
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Here's backgrounds produced in Detroit by ex-Motowner, Dave Hamilton, used by Chicago producer, Maurice Jackson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oSAvA7hfN8