Displaying items by tag: Motown
The Ram Jam Club
It wasn't just the record business that thrived in the sixties, the live music scene was lively, to say the least, and not just in Central London.
A Brief Biog of The Four Tops
The Four Tops came from Detroit and started as a high school band called The Four Aims (1954). The lineup was lead singer and Jackie Wilson‘s cousin, Levi Stubbs (1936 -2008) , Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1936 – 2005), and Lawrence Payton (1938 – 1997) and signed to Chess Records in 1956.
Motown: -The Temptations -The 1961 - 1978 Years
The Temptations formed in 1961 and were made up of singers from several doo-wop groups. The Cavaliers (1955-57), The Primes (1957 -1960), The Siberians/The El Domingoes (1958 -1959), Otis Williams & The Distants (1959 -1960), and The Elgins (1959 - 1960). The Elgins re-christen themselves, The Temptations before signing with Miracle Records, a subsidiary of Motown Records in 1961.
A Short Bio of Dusty Springfield (1939 – 1999)
Dusty Springfield was born in 1939 and christened Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien. She came from Scottish Irish descent and her brother Tom, and Tim Filed made up a folk trio called The Springfield’s.
A Short Biog of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Martha Rose Reeves was born in 1941. in Eufaula, Alabama. The oldest of 11 children to Elijah Reeves and Ruby Lee Reeves, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan,
Absolute Beginners
Carry the News – A Quirky Interview and Review with The Stone Foundation.
There is one thing that shines through when you meet Stone Foundation’s lead singer and that is his undying love for the music that this band from the Midlands are producing at this point in their career.
Marvin Gaye Remembered (1939 – 1984)
A Short History of Holland, Dozier and Holland (1962-67) on ZANI
Otis Ray Redding, Jr (1941 - 1967)