Fontella Bass had a very productive career after her tenure with Chess. She was married to trumpeter Lester Bowie of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago which is considered a very innovative avant-garde jazz...
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Fontella Bass had a very productive career after her tenure with Chess. She was married to trumpeter Lester Bowie of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago which is considered a very innovative avant-garde jazz...
This isn't Harry but...
But I'd love to see a deluxe edition of Trouble Man. I've always wondered what other instrumentals were recorded but unused. And did he record any other songs?
I'm...
Generally I'm not a huge fan of Motown Live albums but I agree with a lot of people who think The Temptations "Live" is pretty fantastic.
Does anyone have an opinion about Smokey Robinson & The...
Robb: Actually I think I remember them singing that song. It would have been back around 1966. I live in Western NYS and the syndicated show around here at the time was the Jerry Blavatt Show....
No. IIRC the follow up to Tears was I Don't Blame You At All in the US. Tears was released in the fall of 1970 and lasted on the charts a long time. The follow up came out in the spring of 71.
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One of my fondest Motown memories was from 1965. I know this wasn't a BIG Motown moment but it was for me because this was centered around one of my favorite records of the time. [[Actually still is...
Gee thanks. I've been debating on whether or not I really need this one. Everyone has raved but still I've hesitated. But I don't need everything? Do I? Why in Tammi's case, yes I do! And at this...
Whoops! A correction to my earlier email. Last night I pulled out Essential to listen to and realized "It's A Crying Shame" is not on it. The flip side "Out To Get You" is. Either way, both are...
Confession time: Back in the late 60s, I always relegated Shorty Long to the novelty pile after "Here Comes The Judge". [[Yeah, I knew Function At The Junction but I thought that was an aberration.)...
I've been obsessing over "Just To Keep You Satisfied". Never realized that song went so far back.
I knew that Marvin had produced two Originals singles but didn't realize there were 4 other...
There's a hundred of 'em. You hear the same 20-30 songs all the time on oldies stations.
Somewhat related:Saturday, my wife and I were picking up subs at a local store and they always have oldies...
A couple of duets I wished had happened:
Mary Wells & Smokey - I know I Want You Around but wish there had been more. I'm totally happy with Mary and Marvin but she and Smokey had such a special...
Hi folks,
I've been lurking on this site for a while and this is my first post. It's a great bunch of people here and I like the discussions, especially re: Motown.
It's crazy because there a...