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Soul Serenade: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, “The Tears Of A Clown”
Believe it or not, the Miracles only had one #1 hit while Smokey Robinson was their singer. Ken Shane recalls "The Tears of a Clown."
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Greatest Un-Hits: The Slits’ “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1979)
The Slits’ cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” should have been that one song from the weird, still-breaking genre of punk that got some radio play and introduced the mainstream to something
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Soul Serenade: Brenda Holloway, “Every Little Bit Hurts”
Brenda Holloway isn't often included in the discussion of great female Motown vocalists. Ken Shane tells us why she deserves to be
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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 15
There's no denying the stone-cold classics found in this week's edition of AM Gold
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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 11
Another Wednesday, another batch of AM Gold for your listening pleasure. This week rolls on with the third installment from
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AM Gold: 1964 beckons! Enjoy the Supremes and the Zombies! Make it through Gene Pitney!
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The Marvelettes were Motown's first successful female group, and they scored the company's first number one pop hit. In all they scored 21 hits in eight years
Read More »Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 1
Popdose breaks down the first five songs from Time-Life Music's AM Gold: 1962 compilation album, and takes time to enjoy a classic 1980s Dom DeLuise commercial
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