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    The Motorcity All-Stars

    I know I posted this recently, but I realised it was on a Supremes thread which some people might avoid for health reasons [[LOL), and it is really a must-see video!



    This, a live rendition of The Four Tops' "I Can't Help Myself", was recorded by "The Motorcity All-Stars", an ensemble group made from as many ex-Motown acts as British producer Ian Levine could gather. Joe Stubbs called his brother Levi Stubbs [[lead singer of The Four Tops) and Levi came down to the studio [[the United Sound studio in Detroit) to lend his support [[and vocals) to all his fellow Motown artists. It was recorded in 1989 and released as a 12" single on Ian's Motorcity Records label [[as MOTC 6) that same year.

    Quite excellently put by Ian Levine himself, it is "a wonderful, priceless moment in time, and never, ever to be repeated in history"

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    Here is a list of who's who:

    In order of their singing:
    Levi Stubbs
    C.P. Spencer
    Marv Johnson
    Sammy Ward
    Joe Stubbs
    Cal Gill
    Pat Lewis and Carolyn Crawford

    Other people:
    Kim Weston [[in sparkly purple dress)
    Raynoma Gordy Singleton [[in all-black at the front)
    The Elgins [[in all-white, at the left)
    Norma Barbee [[in white top, blue jeans, at the front)
    Maxine Powell [[in sparkly black, seen to the left of Levi at about 0:12)
    Ronnie McNeir [[playing the piano)

    I think...
    Saundra Mallett Edwards [[seen to the left of Levi at about 1:07)
    Bobby Rogers [[tall guy with glasses, at the back)
    Clay McMurray [[tall guy with glasses, at the back)
    Bertha Barbee [[to the very right of Kim Weston at about 3:06)

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    "I Can't Help Myself" by The Motorcity All-Stars, 12" single

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