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She formed some teen groups, trying to break into the professional soul scene in Detroit. Martha Reeves (1941–) was born in Alabama and raised in Detroit (ever hear that one before?). One of the most emblematic examples of that sound, one of the proudest icons of those 110, was Martha and The Vandellas’ ‘ (Love is Like a) Heat Wave’, which we’re more than tickled to bring you as our Song of The Week. He made more number one hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis, and the Beatles co mbined? Think about that. Giddup owyo sea tn daynce! Black music for white kids, drenched in beer and choking on hormones.īerry Gordy found a formula that worked better than Darwin’s and Einstein’s. Orchestral strings, charted horns, finely honed background vocals using a gospel-based call and response. The Funk Brothers are those guys in the studio who created The Motown Sound – simple but memorable melodies, distinctive chord structures, a thick overdubbed sound (two drums, three or four guitars) a very prominent tambourine to accent the back beat, a melodic line on the electric bass. The band were chronicled in a fine 2002 documentary, “Standing in the Shadow of Motown” ( promo teaser, opening scene). Berry Gordy’s floating house band at Motown Records, the hit factory from Detroit, which from 1961 to 1971 charted an amazing 110 Top Ten hits. What group of musicians played on more number one hits than the Beach Boys, t he Rolling Stones, Elvis, and the Beatles combined?īack? Nope, not Sinatra. Rules: You’re going to read this question and go think, alright? No peeking. Okay, all you hot-shot trivia fans out there, here’s one for you.
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