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Johnson remained with Motown, working on sales and promotion, in the 1970s. [1] He also wrote songs for Tyrone Davis and Johnnie Taylor. [6] He co-wrote the Dells’ R&B hit "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation", which peaked at number 3 on the R&B chart and number 34 on the Hot 100 in 1973. Johnson continued to write songs at Motown way into the ...
After discovering Johnson, he convinced him to sign with Tamla and in February 1959, the 20-year-old Johnson co-wrote and recorded the song, "Come to Me". Gordy assembled several musicians, including bassist James Jamerson and drummer Benny Benjamin, and background vocalists the Rayber Voices, to contribute to the song with Johnson.
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Ironically, while Everybody's Got to Pay Some Dues was one of The Miracles' best early hits, it is also one of the least acclaimed: only one cover version is known...by fellow Motown artist, Marv Johnson, who recorded a version in 1967. It wasn't even included in the group's first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits from the Beginning.
"You Got What It Takes" is a 1959 single by Marv Johnson. In the US it reached number 2 on the Black Singles chart, and number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1960. [2] [3] In the UK Singles Chart it reached a high of number 7. [4] The original recording of "You Got What It Takes" was by Bobby Parker on Vee-Jay 279 in 1958. Parker claims ...
A Cellarful of Motown! is a series of compilation albums of Motown rarities, containing versions of known songs by alternative artists, as well as demos of songs that were not released at the time, but had been shelved for various reasons. Compiled by Paul Nixon the series ran for 4 volumes before being cancelled by Universal Records.
Susie Coughlin was concerned when her daughter struggled with reading skills at her public school. The mom of two was disappointed her district didn't teach phonics as part of its literacy program.
Dicky Doo & The Don'ts released a version of the song on their 1960 album Teen Scene. [5] Mary Wells released a version of the song on her 1961 album Bye Bye Baby I Don't Want to Take a Chance. Millie released a version of the song as a single in 1964 in the UK, but it did not chart. [6]