I've not seen this before.
https://themobmuseum.org/blog/slayin...ry-since-1976/
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I've not seen this before.
https://themobmuseum.org/blog/slayin...ry-since-1976/
I remember reading about it in JET.
great read ! So Rick Manzie's brother left to buy "groceries" at 4 AM , and then four - five hours later returned to find him dead.:rolleyes:
[[ great wedding cake!!!)
Barbara McNair must have departed Motown on less then friendly terms in 1969?? I see that same year she began her own variety show [[overlapping with Motown, or after?), that ran until 1972, but of the guests mentioned in wiki, nary a one from Motown.
A missed promotional outlet on Motown's part.
Love the way she lived out her later years , playing tennis and skiing. Fits her public persona perfectly.
I was about to say, I remember that story from JET.Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
I have vague remembrances of her show. I remember Freda Payne being on there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boogiedown
Both the Four Tops: June 21. 1970 with "This Guy`s In Love With You" and the Supremes March 15. 1970. appeared.
Wow, I had no idea about this. Honestly it sounds like some sort of film. Fascinating.
I don't recall Motown promoting any of her records. Back then I had heard that Barbara McNair was "mobbed up" and then a lot of people thought Motown was controlled by the "mob".
thanks for remembering that marybrewster.Quote:
Originally Posted by marybrewster
This supports my suspicion that things did not go well between McNair and Motown. Too bad. I bet when she secured a weekly tv show , there were regrets a new contract hadn't been secured or at least there hadn't been bad blood created.
Come to think of it , did Motown ever pitch a variety show of their own??
Now that smacks of missed opportunity. Imagine each week rotating the hosting to feature various Motown names.
Motown signed a number of very well known variety artists and then did nothing with them. Remember Lola Falana? They also caused themselves a LOT of hard feelings among these artists in later years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boogiedown
It's possible to get The Barbara McNair Show on DVD as in this example -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/BARBARA-MCN...ra+mcnair+show
They had a series in 1985, THE MOTOWN REVUE STARRING SMOKEY ROBINSON. Most of the guests had Motown connections, like Diana Ross, the Four Tops, Mary Wells, etc. but some non-Motown performers like Ray Charles and Chaka Khan appeared as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boogiedown
I bought this a while back. There are many great performances on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
Interesting .Kind of retro by that date. The time to do that would've been best when they were a new name in Hollywood when variety shows were a common concept.Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
Yes I remember that. I also remember that Lily Tomlin [[also from Detroit) was scheduled to appear. She wanted to participate in a skit/segment with Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong. Suzanne DePasse refused to have the Supreme ladies on the show and with that Lily cancelled her appearance.Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
wow would love to know what the concept of that skit was. Surely it was to feature Lily as the other Supreme.Quote:
Originally Posted by marv2