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By 1970, the material coming out of Motown was a hit-or-miss affair, even in the literal sense; There were still a few incredibly great hits emanating from ...read more
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This show brings on a new decade for Motown. The glorious success that came with the 1960’s now turned into a challenge for the label.
Times brought on ...read more
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In the wake of the Jackson 5’s remarkable debut, Motown seemed to be reinvigorated with the energy that comes from an injection of new blood.
In Berry ...read more
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In mid-1969, music fans may have considered Motown’s glory years to be well behind them. The unity that made their hits from 1965-1968 sound so special had ...read more
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As we get deeper into the year 1969, we can see Motown getting deeper into funky sounds, while attempting to broaden its palette of sounds and artists. The ...read more
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Coincidentally, today’s Motown program coincides with the time period we are covering during our Wednesday ‘American Hit Radio’ program.
The Spring of ...read more
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Our 45th episode covering every Motown 45 RPM A-side kicks off at the start of 1969, and a label hell bent on reinventing itself as relevant to its time as ...read more
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For all the struggling that we spoke of regarding Motown’s near-fanatical attempt to stay on top after the departure of the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, ...read more
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Our 43rd episode covering every Motown 45 RPM A-Side finds the label in recovery mode, doing their best to deal with the absence of their ace songwriting ...read more
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The year 1968 was not Motown’s strongest year, as can be determined by this show. That’s not to say that the music is bad (it isn’t), but only that the ...read more
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