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While the ‘Summer of Love’ provided the impetus for cultural change, it also had a profound effect on popular music. Motown was not exactly in the eye of ...read more
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As we continue our in depth coverage of Motown and all its subsidiary labels, we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of 1967, with the ‘Summer of Love’ ...read more
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From just about any perspective, 1967 was a volatile year. Ever since 1962, when Motown first broke on pop radio, a whole new world market opened up for ...read more
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In many ways, 1966 provided the perfect environment for a label like Motown. Pop music was at its peak, and Motown was certainly the country’s most ...read more
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When we started this series in the Spring of ’08 (my goodness, has it been that long already?), I envisioned each show to be like today’s show; an hour ...read more
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As Spring turned into Summer 1966, Motown was at the forefront of the popular music scene. This show focuses on all of the label’s 45-RPM releases from ...read more
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1966 was an interesting year for pop music. By definition, that means it was also a very interesting year for Motown, as it was the most consistently ...read more
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In some ways this is the quintessential Motown program from our series. In other ways, they are ALL quintessential, but this is the first show that ...read more
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Our 28th episode dedicated to playing the ‘A’ side of every Motown 45 RPM single finds us at the end of 1965, a banner year for the label by any ...read more
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The 27th episode of our extensive Motown coverage finds the label at the peak of its powers.
In 1965, Motown sold more records than any other label. ...read more
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