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Marvin Earl Johnson (October 15, 1938 [1] – May 16, 1993) [2] was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. He was influential in the development of the Motown style of music, primarily for the song "Come to Me," which was the first record issued by Tamla Records, the precursor to the famous label.
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In the fall of 1937, Jesse returned from the Stamps-Baxter Music School in Dallas, Texas, where he was inspired by the emerging Gospel music of the day. [3] He became a teacher of shape note music. [3] His first students were his children, at the time 10, 9, and 7 years old respectively. [2] They began to sing at family reunions and churches. [4]
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.
"Come to Me" (Berry Gordy, Jr. and Marv Johnson) "Whisper" (Gordy and Johnson) Marv Johnson: Tamla 101 United States "I Can't Concentrate" (Wade Jones) "Insane" (Gordy and William Robinson) Wade Jones: Rayber RA 1001 United States February 1959 "Merry-Go-Round" "It Moves Me" Eddie Holland: Tamla 102 United States April 1959 "Let's Rock" "Do the ...
The song was originally written in 1944 by music teacher Donald Yvette Gardner, who later admitted, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country." 5. "I Want ...
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.
17. “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens. Release Year: 1970 Genre: Folk Like most of Cat Stevens’ music, this touching tune about fathers and sons is sappy in the best way possible.