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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.
A contemporary cover version by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates entered the UK charts the same week in 1960 as Marv Johnson's version and reached number 25. A 1967 cover of the song by the Dave Clark Five reached number 7 in the United States and number 28 in the UK. A rock and roll cover by Showaddywaddy reached number 2 in the UK in 1977.
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.
Learn about 11 most popular rose color meanings and what the colors symbolize before you send a bouquet, from bright red to maroon, pink, white, and yellow.
"Come to Me" (Marv Johnson song), 1959 "Come to Me" (Ricky Martin song), 2002 ... "Come to Me", by Damien Leith from Night of My Life, 2006 "Come to Me", ...
The traditional red rose is known to signify love and romance. This may have started with Greek and Roman mythology—it was told that the red rose was created by the goddess of love, Aphrodite.
"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" is a 1950s song written by Clyde Otis and Murray Stein. Originally titled "You've Got What It Takes", the song was first recorded by Brook Benton's sister, [1] Dorothy Pay, in 1958, as the B-side of her single "Strollin' with My Baby" on Mercury 71277.
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