Went to the all nighter to see the 2 singers.
Got Brenda to sign my Tamla tee shirt, now proudly hung up in my den.
A great night...they used the original Motown backing tracks on some numbers.
I think the DJ who compiled the 2 Motown/ Northern Soul CDs for Debutante had access to Motown tracks. He had a hand in this tour I'm sure.
Chris King I believe.
Going slightly off topic, I'm sure theboyfromxtown mentioned a while back that during that project, he didn't endear himself to Harry Weinger, [[and Universal Music's reissue department), after their kind decision to let him work on the above projects!
Anyway, thanks marv for posting that interview.
Cheers
Paul
Yes Chris King is correct.
Can't believe how the years have flown...distinctly remember leaving my wife in the pub with some friends who couldn't understand why I was going to see them at 3am.
The Temptations appeared on the 1965 TV show to promote the launch of Tamla Motown in the UK.
I don't think I saw them on UK TV until 1971 ..."I can't get next to you" .
I could be wrong of course, but you had to be a Motown fan to know the group.
Discos [[ with a soul inclination) in the late 60s played Motown and Stax/Atlantic artists but also Major Lance, Olympics, Jackie Lee, Doris Troy, Jackie Wilson , Chuck Jackson and many more..but you had to be on that scene to hear this stuff.
It's a shame they both ended up being "ladies in waiting" at Hitsville.
With the right material, production and promotion, both could have been major stars there. It certainly wasn't for lack of talent.
Well of course we saw them more often here and perhaps even more than the rest of the country being from Detroit. With just about every release they would make a television appearance. I wasn't old enough to got to clubs/Discos in the 60s, but I sure went in the late 70s LOl! All of those other artists you mentioned are favorites of mine as well.
BigAl, that is probably the best way to put it. With their vocal talents, poise, personalities and looks, they should have been huge in their own rights. They each should have been on the level of a say, Dionne Warwick or someone of that caliber. Motown, at least they way it's been explained, just did not have the resources to devote to all of their very talented acts.
Thanks Marv. Great to hear that Interview with these two great ladies!!
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