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Soul Serenade: Martha & The Vandellas, “Come And Get These Memories”
Martha & the Vandellas had their first hit with their second Gordy single
Read More »American Idol Season 12 – And Then There Were 8
We're down to 8 on American Idol. Will Lazaro be rightfully eliminated or is he Teflon
Read More »The Friday Five: January 18, 2013
Working for the weekend? How about a quick break to play along with this week's Friday Five
Read More »Book Review: Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar
An interesting new book takes a look at the life, successes and troubles of Motown's first "First Lady," Mary Wells
Read More »Soul Serenade: Eddie Holman, “Hey There Lonely Girl”
Eddie Holman is primarily remembered for one song, but what a song it was
Read More »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."
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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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