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In late 1963, she was invited by Davis to a deejay's party which Motown CEO Berry Gordy Jr. was attending, [1] and lip-synced to Mary Wells' hit "You Beat Me to the Punch". Gordy was impressed by Holloway's looks, and subsequently by her vocal power, and opted to sign her to Motown. Holloway was 17 at the time, and was Motown's first West Coast ...
There’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” — the 1966 Marvin Gaye-Tammi Terrell version — whose instrumental bed was deployed 40 years later by Amy Winehouse.
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) [1] was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, which earned him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. [1]
“This year’s show is a lively comparison of Stax and Motown,” said Stax Music Academy Executive Director Isaac Daniel. “Think of it as the best of both worlds of music from the 1960s and ...
"I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues (Part 1)" "I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues (Part 2)" Little Stevie Wonder: Tamla T 54061 United States June 1962 "Sleep (Little One)" "Uptight" Herman Griffin: Motown M 1028 United States "Dearest One" "Fortune Teller (Tell Me)" Lamont Dozier: Mel-o-dy 102
"This year's show is a lively comparison of Stax and Motown," said Stax Music Academy Executive Director Isaac Daniel. "Think of it as the best of both worlds of music from the 1960s and 1970s."