Glory Days---R-n-R

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:49 am

The blaring Motown sound was equal parts black and white,gospel and secular, clean and gritty, a combination that helped the singles immediately cross over from the R & B to the pop charts. president Berry Gordy's Detroit labels added up to the most sucessful black-owned record company ever.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:47 am

Berry Gordy kicked around several jobs before he entered the music business writing songs for Jackie Wilson. He co-wrote Wilson's first six hits in the three years before the singer left Detroit for New York in 1957.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:23 am

Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:07 am

These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:29 am

Doggin Around came in 1960,its brassy,cabaret-meetsblues approach confirmed that Jackie Wilson and Berry Gordy was still on the same aesthetic wavelength.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:06 pm

The Story Of My Life - Marty Robbins

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:21 am

Indian Reservation - The Raiders

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:13 pm

This magic moment----The Drifters

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:13 pm

You Got What it takes---Marv Johnson

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:54 am

Berry Gordy had turned his attension to producing Marv Johnson,whom he discovered singing atop a parade float. Johnson's first single was released regionally on Gordy's Tamla label before it was quickly snapped up by United Artists.

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:36 pm

A Rockin' Good Way

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:32 pm

You Got What it Takes, was Berry Gordy and Marv Johnson's third single together. This became Gordy'd first top-10 production.

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:25 pm

If you need me

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:16 pm

treasure of Love

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:01 pm

After Marv Johnson's recording career ended, he went to work in Motown's accounts department .

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:48 pm

Money..thats what I want

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:24 pm

I Cried a Tear

LaVern Baker

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:47 am

Session pianist and background singer Barrett Strong's Money (That's What I Want) grew out of a bluesy piano lick he came up with during a studio jam and proved his only hit as a performer (though he wrote many more).

mustang_lvr · Post by **mustang_lvr** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:50 pm

Walking to New Orleans

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:55 pm

The Miracles' Shop Around was Motowns first million-seller