Gloria Jones
‘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 agoThe Queen Of Northern Soul: Gloria Jones
Motown’s secret weapon, Marc Bolan’s widow, and a Northern soul icon, Gloria Jones’ legacy extends far beyond ‘Tainted Love.’
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Features4 months ago
Best Cover Songs: 60 Definitive Cover Versions You Need To Hear
There are many great cover songs, but only a few stand out as landmarks, earning themselves a distinction among the best cover versions of all time.
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Features5 months ago‘Tainted Love’: Soft Cell Put The Synths In Northern Soul
Soft Cell put synthesizers into northern soul on September 5, 1981, when they took ‘Tainted Love’ to the top of the UK charts.
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Features8 months ago
Best Motown Samples: 20 Essential Tracks For Crate-Diggers
Not often a label thought of in hip-hop terms, the best Motown samples prove that Berry Gordy’s empire had more than enough beats for the crate-diggers.
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Features10 months ago
‘A Girl Like Me’: How Rihanna Set Her Sound In Motion
Rihanna’s second record, ‘A Girl Like Me,’ saw her evolve beyond the dancehall and introduced the world to an emerging pop force.
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Features10 months ago
70s 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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Features11 months ago
Standing In The Shadows: 10 Of The Best Female Motown Stars You’ve Never Heard Of
Motown’s story is often told by the superstars who helped define the company’s sound, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
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Features12 months ago
The Rhythm & Blues Legacy: The Secret History Of Rock And Pop
Fifty songs that were part of rhythm and blues heritage but which didn’t fully find a mainstream audience until they were remade.
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News2 years ago
Disclosure Return With Disco-Inspired Single ‘Ecstasy’
“We were curiously chopping up samples from various Seventies disco and soul records when suddenly, ‘Fantasy’ by Aquarian Dream gave us the exact thing we were searching for.”
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Features2 years ago
70s Motown Albums You Need To Know: Overlooked Soul Classics Rediscovered
Everyone knows the heavy-hitting classics, but Motown’s output was so good there are tons of overlooked 70s albums you need to know.
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New Releases7 years ago
Chess & Capitol Northern Soul Vinyl Sets Coming
Two vinyl box sets, each featuring seven double-sided Northern Soul singles from the vaults of Chess and Capitol, will be released by Universal on July 24.
