The Horn Section at Motown
The horn section slowly gained in strength over the first three years, as Motown expanded its operation. Seventeen horn players...
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Percussion Session Musicians at Motown
Eddie “Bongo” Brown was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1932. He grew up in Memphis, where he learned to play...
Vocal Harmony Groups at Vee-Jay
In the early fifties, vocal harmony groups were among the most popular performers. The first group signed to Vee-Jay Records...
The Staple Singers at Vee-Jay
In 1936, Roebuck "Pops" Staples moved with his wife Oceola from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago , where he continued...
Four Lesser-Known Soul Singers in Chicago
Jamo Thomas was born in the Bahamas. He came to Chicago in the early sixties and made his first recording...
Eddie Floyd at Stax
Edward Lee Floyd was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1937. In 1955, in Detroit, where he grew up, he was...
The Four Tops: Four Fantastic Singles from 1966
The Four Tops were now in the limelight at Motown, having achieved their double number one hit in 1965. They...
Shorty Long
Shorty Long was one of Fuqua’s Tri-Phi/Harvey artists, who came over to Motown’s Soul label in 1963. His first Soul...
The Spinners at Motown
The Spinners came on to the Motown roster when Berry Gordy bought Tri-Phi Records from Harvey Fuqua. They had enjoyed...
Martha & the Vandellas: Dancing in the Street
Building on their successes in 1963, Martha & the Vandellas’ January 1964 release was “Live Wire”, continuing the fashion for...
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