It was R&B Top 10 hit number five for the man from Inverness, Mississippi.
The labourer's son became one half of dynamic soul duo Sam & Dave.
Time to celebrate mothers and the songs that have celebrated them with a playlist of the best songs about moms for Mother’s Day.
Within months of the great soul man's premature passing, the Motown trio paid tribute on disc.
Price was a hugely significant figure on the R&B scene in the days leading into the new rock'n'roll craze, with four No.1s in the 1950s.
Cutting far deeper than most break-up songs, ‘What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted’ remains Jimmy Ruffin’s defining Motown soul statement.
The group made a notable contribution to the evolution of R&B with their pioneering funk sound.
Motown Records was a huge inspiration for The Beatles in their early days, but the influence ran both ways, as the best Motown Beatles covers reveal.
You may not know they exist, but the best music arrangers can lift a song to new heights, making all the difference to whether it’s a hit or not.
The special also features interviews with artists inspired by Gaye’s masterwork including Maxwell, Sheila E., Spike Lee, and Lee Daniels.
The modern-day line-up of the Motown legends burnished their recorded legacy with their first new album in eight years.
The Godfather of Soul’s politics were a reflection of himself: a Black man who’d risen to superstardom out of the Jim Crow South.
