Originally Posted by
BayouMotownMan
Many years ago, like in the 1990s, a fan saw him performing in a small NY club and asked if he was the same Vince Dimirco. He said he was, was somewhat bitter about his Motown connection. Apparently Up The Ladder was to be a solo recording on him. He claimed he composed the entire song and Frank Wilson put his name on it. In any event those are his guitar licks during the musical break on the Supremes recording and throughout the track. I have not heard a thing on him since then.
He also explained to the fan that Up The Ladder was not a song about peace and heaven, it was the story of Romeo and Juliet. When I heard that, the lyrics suddenly made sense.
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