Originally Posted by
midnightman
Motown acts that performed and/or appeared on ST [[while on the label as opposed to when they left, like DR):
Gladys Knight & the Pips [[October 2, 1971, March 4, 1972 and September 23, 1972)*
Eddie Kendricks [[October 2, 1971, September 30, 1972, December 22, 1973, April 27, 1974, April 26, 1975, September 27, 1975 and March 13, 1976)$
The Undisputed Truth [[January 15, 1972, October 14, 1972 and April 13, 1974)
The Jackson 5 [[October 7, 1972, November 3, 1973, October 7, 1974 [[MJ solo with the J5 act MDLT and January 24, 1976+)**
Diana Ross [[as a guest interviewee, April 7, 1973)
Stevie Wonder [[January 13, 1973, September 15, 1979 [[Minnie Riperton tribute), December 18, 1982 [[music video, not actual appearance), September 21, 1991 and June 17, 1995)
Marvin Gaye [[February 16, 1974 and May 7, 1977)***
Jermaine Jackson [[save for the 1972 show with the J5; October 9, 1976, August 27, 1977, May 10, 1980, June 6, 1981 and October 30, 1982)#
Martha and the Vandellas [[November 13, 1971)
The Supremes [[May 12, 1973, August 23, 1975, March 27, 1976 and January 1, 1977)
The Temptations [[November 18, 1972, December 1, 1973, January 10, 1976, May 31, 1980, June 4, 1983, January 5, 1985 and January 27, 1990)^^
David Ruffin [[April 21, 1973, January 25, 1975, December 13, 1975 and October 2, 1976)$
Smokey Robinson [[November 24, 1973, June 14, 1975, April 30, 1977, October 15, 1977, November 17, 1979, December 1, 1979 [[salute to Aretha Franklin episode), April 24, 1982 and January 16, 1988)
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars [[December 4, 1971 and September 22, 1973)
Switch [[August 27, 1977, December 23, 1978 and October 6, 1979)
Tata Vega [[October 9, 1976, September 24, 1977 and September 24, 1979)
Bonnie Pointer [[October 6, 1979)
Billy Preston [[April 7, 1979)
Syreeta Wright [[April 7, 1979)
Rick James [[November 18, 1978, October 20, 1979, October 11, 1980, June 13, 1981 and October 17, 1981)
Teena Marie [[October 20, 1979, October 18, 1980 and April 18, 1981)^
DeBarge [[October 30, 1982 and December 10, 1983)
Bunny DeBarge [[April 18, 1987)
Chico DeBarge [[March 21, 1987, October 17, 1987 and June 13, 1998)
El DeBarge [[March 11, 1989)
Georgio [[April 29, 1989)
Stacy Lattisaw [[April 28, 1990)
Johnny Gill [[May 5, 1990, March 9, 1991,
Today [[March 25, 1989 and June 23, 1990)
The Good Girls [[November 4, 1989, June 23, 1990 and April 3, 1993)
The Boys [[November 3, 1990 and June 13, 1992)
Gerald Alston [[March 9, 1991)
Shanice Wilson [[January 18, 1992 and January 23, 1993)
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* - Gladys & the Pips of course appear on it on May 4, 1974 singing "On & On" and "Neither One of Us". Their other appearances were on May 17, 1980 [[salute to Gladys Knight & the Pips) and April 9, 1988. Gladys Knight appeared in one more episode afterwards [[October 5, 1991 - tribute to Gladys Knight; three days to the day she and the Pips performed on the show's first episode on October 2, 1971).
** - The Jackson 5 performed as the Jacksons on February 3, 1979 releasing the "Destiny" album on Epic Records.
*** - Marvin appeared one last time on May 11, 1983 [["Tribute to Marvin Gaye") after the release of "Midnight Love".
# - Jermaine showed up again in 1989.
$$ - Ruffin & Kendricks performed together in the late 1980s [[I'm not gonna search the date, okay?)
Teena Marie performed on the show numerous times after leaving Motown into the final episodes.
^^ The Temptations performed on December 30, 1978 during their brief Atlantic Records tenure with Louis Price.
The Four Tops were the only Motown group to show up AFTER leaving Motown. I think they performed during their return to Motown, I forget the year though.
Of course we know of Diana's appearance/performance in 1981.
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