One of the bluesier singers
in the Motown roster,
Holloway recorded the
original version of "You've
Made Me So Very Happy."
The Temptations'
best-known singer, Ruffin
found only modest solo
success outside the
confines of his band. Sing...
Motown's preeminent Girl
Group, the Supremes
earned five consecutive No.
1 hits in 1964-65, bridging
Soul and Pop. Mary Wilson...
She's the robust voice
behind "Midnight Train To
Georgia" and the original "I
Heard It Through the
Grapevine." In October 19...
Raw and raucous sax player
Junior Walker brought the
rocking single "Shotgun" to
the Motown table in the
'60s.
Singer Weston's brightest
moment came sharing the
spotlight with Marvin Gaye
on the love ballad "It Takes
Two."
Princesses among girl
groups, Martha and the
Vandellas struck gold with
"Heatwave" and "Dancing in
the Street." "Dancing In th...
With a career that
exemplified the maturation
of romantic black pop into a
sophisticated form spanning
social and sexual politics,...
One of Motown's brightest
stars of the '60s, Mary Wells'
dyanmic singing style
helped Motown take the
pop charts by storm.
Soon after his debut with
the Miracles, Smokey
Robinson became known as
one of the premier
songwriter/singers in pop...
Groomed from an early age
for Motown stardom, Stevie
Wonder mastered that
label's distinctive fusion of
pop and soul and then we...
A phenomenally talented
singer who scored
numerous hit duets with
Marvin Gaye, Terrell died
tragically young in 1970....
These Motown stalwarts
were led by Lionel Ritchie
and dabbled in everything
from funk ("Brick House") to
sentimental ballads. The C...
The Four Tops
incorporated Gospel and R&B
into their smooth pop; it
was just the musical hybrid
Motown was looking for....
The family outfit took the
U.S. by storm in the '70s,
launching scores of
imitators and solo Jacksons
in the process. Between...
Lesser-known Motown act
the Marvelettes' raft of hits
includes "Please Mr.
Postman" and "Don't Mess
With Bill."
From Doo Wop to Disco, the
Miracles' career spread
though three generations of
R&B.
Bridging soul and pop
music, the Supremes
sustained a level of success
through the '60s that rivaled
the Beatles. The Supreme...
The Temptations are well
known for mega-hits like
"My Girl" and "Papa Was A
Rolling Stone." Smokey
Robinson wrote the Temp...
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