Another article
https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/20/stax-records-story-otis-redding-isaac-hayes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Another article
https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/20/stax-records-story-otis-redding-isaac-hayes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGX08c9d0iY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77UUA5HR5M
when I first heard lonely lover, desperate situation and love starved heart I thought “how in the hell were these not released??!!”
from the few times i've heard him sing in documentaries the answer is no, he could not sing
What are some of your favorite lesser known songs by Marvin?
Lesser known is the key - so no Grapevine, What's Going on, Ain't No Mountain or Let's Get It On
What are some of your fave Marvin...
April 1st 1984
Terrible tragedy
I was only 7 at the time and don't remember anything about it at the time, i don't recall parents or teacher talking about
When I was in high school and...
I know when Smokey was really sick with the flu the Miracles still went on tour with Claudette singing lead
Are there any recordings or videos of this?
If so, I'd be very curious to see/hear...
When I saw this thread pop up I was hoping it meant that it had been resurrected and there were new releases on the horizon
loved hip o select
some CDs I skipped that I wish I had gotten at...
The GOAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUhvkXZufbg
When I say "saved" I mean could that have stayed a relevant as they were in the 60s? Was there any way that the company could have released dozens more hit Top 10- Top 20 songs that became...
Whenever I'm reminded of what Atlantic did to Stax it makes me mad. Totally screwed them over, and Wexler later claiming he had no idea what was done
If there was a "Could Stax have been saved"...
Thanks I thought so
Does anyone know if Marvin also recorded the whole song on his own and the producers decided how they wanted to edit it together?
If so, I would love to hear Marvin's solo...
My understanding is that Ain’t No Mountain High Enough was a completed Tammi Terrell song that Marvin came in afterwards and recorded his vocals and was edited into a duet
is that right?
Does anyone know if Berry either publicly or privately expressed any regret moving Motown from Detroit or said what he may have done differently?
I think that the common narrative about Motown is that it was a cultural and generational powerhouse and phenomenon in the 1960s
Once the company moved to Los Angeles in the early 70s the magic...
I imagine that getting the rights for everything would be a bit of a nightmare but it would be a great and unique box set
Depends on who you talk to
Some say he absolutely was living in a van
Others say that's not entirely true. He always had a house he just liked to stay in the van sometimes, I've read people say...
Miracles Box Set - Depend on Me - their early Motown albums and Mary Wells Lost and Found
In 2019, Sly Stone’s doctors presented him with a stark ultimatum. An addiction to crack that stretched back decades had ravaged his body, potentially to the point of no return. “They told me that if...
I know it's mid 90s but I recently listened to the Conversation Peace album for the first time in a long time, and I liked it more than I remember at the time
Not going to say it's as strong as...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tbS73I1N-I
Every time I hear this come on the radio, for a second or two I always think it's an 80s Stevie song
Just has that sound to it
a lot of really great songs in this thread
really could/should be a motown sound copycats box set
I'd buy it
Sad article
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Lisa Simone doesn’t sugarcoat her relationship with her mother, the legendary singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone.
“On my 16th birthday, she sent me a card and it...