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Soul Serenade: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, “If I Could Build My Whole World Around You”

Ken Shane August 12, 2010 6

The story of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell is one that ends tragically, but begins in glory. Together they stormed the charts in 1967 with a series of indelible soul pop classics that retain

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Soul Serenade: The Moonglows, “Sincerely”

Ken Shane July 8, 2010 0

Harvey Fuqua died on Tuesday. He was 80 years-old. Fuqua was from Louisville, KY, where in 1951 he founded a group called the Crazy Sounds. After the members of the group moved to Cleveland,

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 85

Dave Steed January 6, 2010 57

Ssssssssssssstop the relentless surge of Bottom Feeders songs by artists whose names begin with the letter S, you say? Never! Here are more singles that charted below #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 10

Dave Steed June 4, 2008 45

Welcome to double digits! This marks the tenth week of posting every song from the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s that peaked at #41 and beyond. I have to say that I’ve been

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