When the Lovelight starts Shining through his Eyes - the Supremes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_sQpmu8j4 Before December 1963, the Supremes had released a string of unsuccessful singles on Motown...
It's the Same Old Song - the Four Tops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvEoR4QywgE The degree to which Motown Records swiftly became a corporation can be seen from the in-house...
Baby I need your Loving - the Four Tops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEVCRdTBeYc In many different ways, the Four Tops were the most successful of all Motown groups: they had...
Money - Barrett Strong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeVx1C73o8k Eddie Holland's brother Brian was also a singer, but signed onto Berry Gordy's nascent Motown...
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....
