Session Percussionists at Motown: Jack Ashford
Jack Ashford was born in 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended the Granhof School of Music, following in the...
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Session Guitarists at Motown: The Early Years
Larry Veeder was a member of the Joe Hunter Band that played on the early Tamla recordings. He played on...
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price was born on March 9th 1933 in Kenner, Louisiana, not far from New Orleans. He was the eighth of...
Kim Weston
Kim Weston was born Agatha Westonin Detroit in 1939. She started performing in church at a very young age and...
Martha & the Vandellas: Top in 1963
The Vandellas joined Motown in 1962 and sang backing vocals on two singles that year, with two different lead female...
The Satintones
The Satintones were an R&B vocal group that joined a select group of Motown pioneers. The group had four members:...
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...
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