When Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1968 the team needed new hitmakers. They found them in 100 PROOF.
The Miracles
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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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Ken Shane
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Stevie Wonder broke new artistic ground with a trio of classic albums
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Ken Shane
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The Contours were one of the most high-energy acts ever signed to Motown
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Michael Parr
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It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
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Ken Shane
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Florence Ballard was part of one last hit before she was brutally dismissed from the Supremes
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Ken Shane
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1961 was a big year for the Shirelles, and many other artists
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Ken Shane
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Martha & the Vandellas had their first hit with their second Gordy single
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Ken Shane
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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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Popdose Staff
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There’s no denying the stone-cold classics found in this week’s edition of AM Gold.
Popdose Staff
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We wrap up our look at Time-Life’s AM Gold: 1962 compilation this week, and learn just how popular death songs were back then.
Something Else! Reviews
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The 1970s weren’t all shag carpeting and plaid pants. OK, they were. But not all of it sucked. Really.
Ken Shane
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Levi Stubbs never left. While Diana Ross split from the Supremes, Smokey Robinson migrated from his Miracles, and David Ruffin took off from the Temptations (ok, technically he was fired,…
Ken Shane
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The famous story goes that T.A.M.I. Show (Shout Factory) Executive Producer Bill Sargent wanted the Rolling Stones to close the show. The Stones, however, had seen James Brown’s act, and…
Jon Cummings
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Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series celebrating songs that fell excruciatingly short of ascending to the top of BillboardÁ¢€â„¢s pop singles chart. In the course of compiling…
Ken Shane
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Today is a very important day in the history of popular music. It was on this day in 1959 that Motown was born. An auto worker by the name of…
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