Motown Records
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Ken Shane
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The Chairmen of the Board teamed up with Motown legends Holland-Dozier-Holland to create a Beach Music classic
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One year ago in this column, I featured Ruby and the Romantics and their 1963 smash hit “Our Day Will Come.” The record was so big that it cemented the…
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The New Birth was an ever-shifting assemblage that scored a big hit in 1974
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When Dennis Edwards replaced David Ruffin in the Temptations their sound changed but the hits kept coming
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Two classic versions of one classic song. Which is your favorite?
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The Radiants were a Chicago group that deserved more success than they had
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The Commodores scored hit after hit in the ’70s and ’80s
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Barrett Strong had an early hit but found real success as a Motown songwriter
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Known primarily as background singers, the Originals got some help from Marvin Gaye and had their own hits
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Legendary studio guitarist Dennis Coffey had a hit of his own in ’71
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Willie Hutch was a producer, songwriter, arranger, and hit-maker with 1975’s “Love Power”
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When the world was waiting for another Mary Wells hit Jackie Ross stepped up
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A splendid new visual history of the legendary soul label
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Johnny Bristol had already had an amazing career when he scored his biggest hit
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Best known as a songwriter/producer, Lamont Dozier also had hits on his own
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A career of brilliant variety came to an end when Wilton Felder died this week
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The one single that Frank Wilson released is one of the most collectible records in history
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Norman Whitfield and the Velvelettes were a match made in soul music heaven
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Rare Earth scored big with two Temptations covers, and more
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The 5th Dimension had one of their biggest hits with a Bacharach-David classic
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“Will It Go Round In Circles” was one of the biggest hits in a legendary career
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“That Lady” was a crowning moment in a legendary career
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The Contours were one of the most high-energy acts ever signed to Motown
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Kim Weston – a Motown legend who could have had more
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Shorty Long’s should-have-been smash from 1966
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David Ruffin was not the only Temptation who went on to solo success
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Jimmy Ruffin’s biggest hit is a Motown classic
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