The Satintones
The Satintones were an R&B vocal group that joined a select group of Motown pioneers. The group had four members:...
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Motown: The Pioneers
Marv Johnson was born in Detroit in 1938. He grew up listening to Blues and Gospel music, but his first...
Smiley Lewis: Smiling But Not Very Lucky
For every winner, there are usually quite a few losers. We all know the winners, but the losers are generally...
The Marvelettes: A Missed Opportunity
The Marvelettes were reduced to a quartet when Juanita Cowart decided to leave at the start of the year. A...
The Marvelettes: The Early Years
The Marvelettes were formed in 1960 by five schoolgirls at Inkster High School in Michigan: Gladys Horton, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita...
Barrett Strong: Just One Hit
Barrett Strong was born in West Point, Mississippi, in 1941. He was one of the first singers to join Tamla...
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: The Early Years
William Robinson, the lead singer of the Miracles, was born into a poor family in the North End area of Detroit in...
The Supremes: The Early Years
The Supremes were formed in Detroit in 1959, when four girls from the Brewster-Douglass public housing project decided to set...
The Signature Sound of New Orleans
When Roy Brown recorded his song “Good Rockin’ Tonight” for DeLuxe records in 1947, he was no doubt dreaming that...
Session Musicians in New Orleans
As Allen Toussaint took over as leading producer in New Orleans, the initial wave of session men from Dave Bartholomew’s...
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