Barrett Strong
Agent Double-O-Soul: Making Contact With The Great Edwin Starr
Charles Edwin Hatcher, born on January 21, 1942 in Nashville, is affectionately remembered by everyone who ever heard or met him as Edwin Starr.
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Features2 months ago‘Special Occasion’: Special Indeed For Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The group's second and final R&B No.1 album ‘Special Occasion’ came nearly three years after the first.
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Features2 months ago‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’: Gladys Knight Predates Marvin Gaye
The checkered story of ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ included Gladys and the group’s R&B No.1 version, before Marvin took ownership of the song.
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Features3 months ago‘If I Were Your Woman’: Gladys Knight & The Pips Bare Their Motown Soul
The stirring ballad became the group's second Motown, and third overall, R&B No.1.
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Features3 months ago‘Cloud Nine’: The Story Behind The Temptations’ High-Flying Hit
The Grammy-winning song is a revered example of the group’s fruitful relationship with producer Norman Whitfield and his co-writer Barrett Strong
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Features3 months ago‘I Can’t Get Next To You’: The Temptations Unite Soul And Pop Again
The powerful song was the second single from the group's 'Puzzle People' album.
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Features3 months ago‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone’: Temptations And Norman Whitfield Strike Again
Whitfield and Barrett Strong's psychedelic soul story of a wayward father and the family he left behind became a Motown classic.
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Features5 months ago‘War’: Edwin Starr’s Powerful Motown Message Wins Him A Grammy Award
‘War’ was deemed a little too forthright to be a Temptations single, but Edwin made it a powerful message song and a huge hit.
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Features6 months agoGot To Give It Up: 15 Songwriters And Producers That Shaped The Motown Sound
The engine that drove the Motown machine was made up of the songwriters and producers who worked behind the scenes to create the Motown sound.
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In-Depth7 months agoDetroit Rock City: A History Of Motor City Music
A history of Detroit music is wider-ranging than almost any other city’s. Everything from blues to soul and techno calls Motor City home.
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Features7 months agoThe 56 Best Motown Songs: Essentials To Get You Dancing In The Street
The best Motown songs are timeless soul classics that capture everything it means to be in love, to suffer heartbreak – and to want to dance with abandon.
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Features8 months agoBest Songwriting Partnerships: The Dream Teams That Made The Hits
From the Jazz Age through to modern rock, great songwriting partnerships have provided some of popular music’s finest moments.
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Features9 months agoBest Temptations Songs: 20 Essential Tracks From The Emperors Of Soul
From the superb catalog of the soul legends, 20 of the best Temptations songs, including their latest album 'All The Time.'
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Features10 months ago70s Motown: How “The Sound Of Young America” Came Of Age
Having helped birth soul music in the 60s, Motown helped it mature in the 70s, creating classic albums and asking some of the biggest questions of the era.
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Features10 months ago‘Just My Imagination’: Eddie Kendricks Bows Out With A Temptations Classic
The group's brilliant vocal performance on another memorable Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong composition climbed to No.1.
