When Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1968 the team needed new hitmakers. They found them in 100 PROOF.
Berry Gordy Jr
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Ken Shane
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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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Barrett Strong had an early hit but found real success as a Motown songwriter
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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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Best known as a songwriter/producer, Lamont Dozier also had hits on his own
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Stevie Wonder broke new artistic ground with a trio of classic albums
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The Undisputed Truth’s hit was one of many in the storied career of producer Norman Whitfield
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Rare Earth scored big with two Temptations covers, and more
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Shorty Long’s should-have-been smash from 1966
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A Motown immortal is celebrated in recent reissues
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Before “War” Edwin Starr hit it big with “25 Miles”
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Brenda Holloway hit it big. A year later BS&T hit it bigger.
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The Elgins revived a name at Motown that the Temptations had discarded
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Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1967 and started their own label. One of their best signings was singer Freda Payne.
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Jackie Wilson was a superstar in the ’50s and ’60s. His signature song was the the 1958 smash “Lonely Teardrops.”
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Gladys Knight & the Pips were one of the biggest acts of the ’70s. They reached their Motown peak with a Jim Weatherly penned hit in 1973.
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Brenda Holloway isn’t often included in the discussion of great female Motown vocalists. Ken Shane tells us why she deserves to be.
Ken Shane
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May 21 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye’s landmark album What’s Going On. Ken Shane has an appreciation.
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