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  Features4 weeks ago

  ‘Motown Chartbusters’: The UK’s Winning Series Of Hits From Hitsville

  The 1970 compilation was not only another collection of big hits from the label, it became the latest No.1 in the series itself.

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  News4 weeks ago

  Mica Paris Sings ‘Brokenhearted’ Virtual Duet With Jimmy Ruffin And The RPO

  The track will feature on ‘A Symphony of Soul,‘ which features Motown classics reimagined with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Beauty Is Only Skin Deep’: More Than A Surface Thrill For The Temptations

  The Norman Whitfield-Eddie Holland song became the third of four consecutive R&B No.1s for the Emperors of Soul.

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  Features3 months ago

  It Takes Two: The Greatest Duets In Motown History

  Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s hit inspires our Motown duets playlist.

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  Features5 months ago

  The 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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  Features6 months ago

  ‘Happy Jack’: The Who Make Their American Album Chart Debut

  They made the countdown for the first time in May 1967, but only after a delayed release and a title change.

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  Features7 months ago

  ‘What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted’: Jimmy Ruffin’s Lovelorn Classic

  Cutting far deeper than most break-up songs, ‘What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted’ remains Jimmy Ruffin’s defining Motown soul statement.

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  Features9 months ago

  Egg: The Story Behind The Self-Titled Debut By The Prog Rock Greats

  On March 13, 1970, the three-piece released their self-titled debut album on Decca’s short-lived Nova imprint.

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  Features11 months ago

  ‘I’ve Passed This Way Before’: Jimmy Ruffin Follows The ‘Brokenhearted’

  'I've Passed This Way Before' made its debut on Billboard’s Top Selling R&B Singles chart of Christmas Eve 1966.

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  Artists1 year ago

  Jimmy Ruffin

  Jimmy Ruffin was a Motown soul singer with numerous hit singles including 'Hold On (to My Love)' and 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted'.

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  New Releases5 years ago

  Third Time’s A Charm For Motown 7”s Box Set

  The long-awaited third instalment in the Motown 7”s box set series contains rarites and previously unreleased music, and is due for release on 21 October.

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  News7 years ago

  Jimmy Ruffin R.I.P.

  The death of Jimmy Ruffin, at the age of 78, robs us of another of the great vocal stylists of Motown’s glory years.