Motown 1968: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles started the year in style with their 1967 hit single “I Second That Emotion” at...
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Motown 1968: Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye started 1968 still looking for that big hit that other Motown acts had already achieved. Actually, he had...
Motown 1968: The Temptations
The Temptations had another good year, with the release of four albums (two with the Supremes) and five singles. The...
Barry Beckett Master of the Groove
Barry Edward Beckett was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1943. He first met Jimmy Johnson and Roger Hawkins while he...
Jimmy Johnson: The Pulse of Muscle Shoals
Jimmy Ray Johnson was born in 1943 in Sheffield, Alabama. He took up the guitar as a youngster and, at...
David Hood The Quiet Genius of the Bass
David Hood was born in Sheffield, in the Shoals area, in 1943. He learned to play a variety of instruments...
Roger Hawkins The Subtle Architect of Groove
Roger Hawkins was born in 1945 in Mishawaka, Indiana. He grew up in a town called Greenhill in Alabama, around...
Fritz McIntyre’s Creative Contribution Part 5: “Life” (1995)
While Mick Hucknall took on the lion’s share of songwriting by this stage, McIntyre’s role remained evident in the arrangements...
Fritz McIntyre’s Creative Contribution Part 4: “Stars” (1991)
By the early 1990s, Simply Red had firmly established themselves as one of Britain’s most successful Soul-Pop exports. Their fourth...
Fritz McIntyre’s Creative Contribution Part 3: “A New Flame” (1989)
By 1989, Simply Red had established themselves as one of the leading acts in British Pop and Soul, building on...
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