Originally Posted by
masterblaster
Its always been known that the Beatles were heavily influenced by the Motown Sound, in fact there second album here in the U.K. " With The Beatles" contained three Motown covers, 'Please Mr Postman', 'You've Really Got A Hold On Me' and 'Money' although these tracks were not included on the equivalent U.S. release, "Meet The Beatles", possibly due to copyright restrictions.
I remember early interviews when John Lennon applauding the Motown Sound, never any mention of The Shirelles or The Chiffons and of course Mary Wells was invited to tour with the Beatles in the U.K. in 1964 and Brenda Holloway in the U.S. in 1965.
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