Jamie - Eddie Holland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcgXK9DVRZY But back to 1958 and the early days of Motown. When Berry Gordy and the gamg were recording...
I'll Pick a Rose for my Rose - Marv Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzqJ9SdvDPw However in 1965, when Marv's contract with United Artists expired, to be fair to Berry Gordy,...
Come To Me - Marv Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL40AepUtPs From the songwriting proceeds of "Lonely Teardrops" and other Jackie Wilson hits Berry Gordy...
Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6S6G6-3MNQ Jackie Wilson's first release after leaving Billy Ward and his Dominoes was "Reet Petite" a...
Love Me Now or Let Me Go - Billy Ward and his Dominoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWprYLDiwVY In 1953 Clyde McPhatter left the Dominoes to form his own group, the Drifters. He was fed up...
That's What You're Doing to Me - Billy Ward and his Dominoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eomEhC4Q7cY The last post by the Contours has prompted a series of questions about the origins of Motown....
It's Growing - the Contours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2OckTAWsWM Some pretty good Smokey lyrics were better known as hits by other Motown artists, most...
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Week No 9: After All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMQiNTG-Bg4 Claudette Rogers was one of the original Miracles in 1958, joining them just before they...
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Week No 8: The Tracks of my Tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNS6D4hSQdA I know I haven't posted for a week, and I know that we've already had a whole week of Smokey...
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Week No 7: Mickey's Monkey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpLVyZVRw3w Back in the eighties, the first time I ever tipped up at the legendary Camden Palace, I was...
