CLASSIC ROCK

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1967

After six hits in1967 and 1968, all penned by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, Tammi Terrells health deteriorated rapidly.In fact, many of the vocals on the last Gaye-Terrell album, Easy were sung by Simpson. Terrell's illness and death had a profound impact on Gaye and he later admitted: "My heart was broken. My own marriage to Anna [Goody] had proven to be a lie. I could no longer pretend to sing love songs for people. I couldn't perform. When Tammi became ill, I refused to sing in public.

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Let's live for today

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1967

1967 was a banner year for Motown as the company produced 14 top 10 hits (the most in its history), it was also a year of significant change.

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1967

The Happening would be the Supremes last chart topper written by Holland-Dozier-Holland (who soon left Motown) and their final record as the Supremes.

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1967

The switch to "Diana Ross and The Supremes" was the first step toward Ross's eventual departure for a solo career.

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1967

Martha and the Vandellas' Jimmie Mack would be the last big hit for Martha Reeves, who many believe was unjustly ignored by Berry Goody Jr. in favor of his pet project, Diana Ross.

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Soul Man

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One constant at Motown was Stevie Wonder's continuing artistic maturation. His breathlessly urgent vocal on I Was Made to Love Her resulted in perhaps his most exciting single of the 60's.

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1967

Norman Whitfield came up with another top 10-hit You're My Everything song for the Temptations by effectively contrasting Eddie Kendrick's silky falsetto with David Ruffin's leathery hoareness. Ruffin, now anxious for a bigger paycheck and more recognition, wanted the group billed as "David Ruffin and the Temptations," a demand that led to his split from the Temps in 1968.

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Brow Eyed Girl

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Your Precious Love

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1967

1967 was the year that "soul" became a permanent part of our cultural lexicon. Isaac Hayes and David Porter outlined its essence in Soul Man, Sam and Dave delievered the song with gritty authenticity, and white and black music fans alike found the groove irresistible.

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Carrie-Ann

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1967

In 1967, a revue of soul acts associated with the Stax label in Memphis (Sam and Dave and Otis Redding, among others) took England by Storm. The Beatles, then in the midst of recording Sgt. Peppers even sent a Limo to pick up the stars after they landed in London.

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1967

In 1979, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi of Saturday Night Live formed the Blues Brothers and released a hit remake of Soul Man, a version Sam Moore refused to take seroiusly. "I looked at it the way you look at the Coasters. It was a parody from a comedy team."

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Jimmy Mack

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1967

The Memphis soul sound was heavily dependent on studio musicians operating primarily in Memphis but also out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

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nashville cats

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1967

When Aretha Frnklin recorded You make me Feel Like-A Natural Woman in New York City, Atlantic Records flew in the Muscle Shoals band to make sure the record had that down-home flavor.

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Mercy, Mercy, Mercy