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...
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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...
The Supremes: Adding to their Number One Hits
The Supremes were the top act at Motown at the start of 1965. They had built a good understanding with...
The Temptations: Double Platinum!
The Temptations went to number one with “My Girl” in January 1965. Two more singles and two albums followed during...
Swing Time Records
In 1947, Jack Lauderdale founded Down Beat Records in Los Angeles. Two years later, the company name was changed to...
Rethinking the Supremes’ Sound in 1968
Diana Ross & the Supremes were still leading the way at Motown. Six of Motown’s thirty-one albums issued during 1968...
Keen Records
Keen Records was founded in April 1957 by two brothers, John and Alex Siamas. John ran a business manufacturing parts...
Al Abrams: Tamla’s First White Employee
Al Abrams was one of the very first employees that Berry Gordy hired in 1959 and the first White staff...
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