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    I love Junior's covers of other Motown tunes /...

    I love Junior's covers of other Motown tunes / artists, including "Why Can't We Be Lovers" from Hot Shot:


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JFy5aVXpU
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    I have been trying in vain for the last several...

    I have been trying in vain for the last several years to generate interest in a complete Junior Walker box set that includes all his Motown albums [[the majority of which are out of print and were...
  3. I give you Jermaine Jackson's long-lost "son" Gepetto!

    I got a good laugh out of this local news story...apparently a con man has been passing himself off as MJ's nephew / Jermaine's son "Gepetto" Jackson in several states.

    "A search of the Internet...
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    The Platters also had a hit version of "I'll...

    The Platters also had a hit version of "I'll Never Smile Again" in 1961:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl1ftD6yWk4
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    This is a REAL blast from the past, but one of my...

    This is a REAL blast from the past, but one of my favorite WWII-era songs is the haunting "I'll Never Smile Again," written in 1939 by Canadian Ruth Lowe. Ruth was only 24 when she lost her husband...
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    Ollie and the Nightingales, "A Smile Can't Hide...

    Ollie and the Nightingales, "A Smile Can't Hide a Broken Heart":
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeMx_AV-ymQ
  7. And I'm generally not a huge fan of post-Motown...

    And I'm generally not a huge fan of post-Motown Isley Brothers, but
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2sOqbIcaM strongly reminds me of their Motown sides.
  8. For me my ultimate Isley Brothers Motown track...

    For me my ultimate Isley Brothers Motown track [[besides This Old Heart of Mine) is
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHA-4sa-Mk.
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    To me, ALL the XM channels sound "tinny" in my...

    To me, ALL the XM channels sound "tinny" in my car [[but not on my Sirius Internet - go figure!). The worst I've heard is the Korean channel...sounds like they're yelling into tin cans!

    I did write...
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    Sirius XM Soul Town jingles

    I've had Sirius XM for a couple of years, and I'm constantly tuned in to Soul Town [[Channel 49), which plays Motown and classic soul. There are a lot of short Soul Town jingles using classic tunes by...
  11. Ross, I found out about it a couple of years ago...

    Ross, I found out about it a couple of years ago shortly before it was rereleased on CD. It's okay, but not one of my absolute favorites. Junior actually had one additional album on Motown, Blow The...
  12. *Awesome* live Junior Walker performance / any news on a Junior Walker box set?

    I just discovered the awesome Ram Club vid over on http://forum.saxontheweb.net/archive/index.php/t-186112.html...there's also some great personal stories about encounters with Junior by other...
  13. Ross, I know that Whiplash was released on the...

    Ross, I know that Whiplash was released on the Road Runner / Home Cookin' twofer and that it was previouly unreleased. Can anyone provide additional info on this track?
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    Am wondering the same thing...Hip-O's website now...

    Am wondering the same thing...Hip-O's website now says "SITE SHIP DATE: 11/27/2012 **please note new ship date."
  15. What are your favorite out-of-print Junior Walker tracks?

    I LOVE Junior's cover of "Love Hangover" from "Motown Sings Motown Superstars" from 1983.

    I also love his "You Are The Sunshine of My Life" from Whopper Bopper Show Stopper [[1976), "All In Love...
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    In the words of James Brown, please, please,...

    In the words of James Brown, please, please, PLEASE show some love for Junior Walker next year! I own all his twofers, Nothing But Soul, and most of the one-disc compilations, but I REALLY want to...
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    I love the jazzy arrangements on the...

    I love the jazzy arrangements on the standards...not quite as "wow" as Brenda Holloway's "Summertime" [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2a8qtH9eBk), but a fun listen nonetheless [[and I love the...
  18. Wow, this is literally in my backyard! Majestic...

    Wow, this is literally in my backyard! Majestic Theater is supposed to be gorgeous...I've never been to a concert there.
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    I just preordered my copy today. Thank you, HW...

    I just preordered my copy today. Thank you, HW and Hip-O Select! Now how about that Junior Walker box set with his unreleased '70s albums? ;-)
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    Human Nature? They have several Motown cover...

    Human Nature? They have several Motown cover albums; their third Motown album "Get Ready" features guest appearances by Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, and Martha...
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    Soul and Motown soundalikes

    I know some these have been mentioned before, like the Isley Brothers' " This Old Heart of Mine" and The Impressions' "Can't Satisfy ." [[Hover over the song titles for the YouTube links)

    I was...
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    I kind of got that impression from reading the...

    I kind of got that impression from reading the article...
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    I recently e-mailed HW and tweeted Hip-O Select...

    I recently e-mailed HW and tweeted Hip-O Select inquiring as to the status of a Junior Walker box set...if/when I receive a response, I'll post it.
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    Thanks for the heads-up on the book! I grew up in...

    Thanks for the heads-up on the book! I grew up in Battle Creek, MI and went to high school with one of Junior's grandsons, so I would love to read it.

    Here is an interview with Derek about the...
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    In addition to Junior's '70s albums, it would be...

    In addition to Junior's '70s albums, it would be great to see his rarities [[Love Hangover, Killing Me Softly, the Cellarful tracks) on CD as well [[maybe as the last CD in the box set[[s).
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