Monday morning, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Flo Ballard, when they were all equally Supremes.
Thanks to YouTuber Motown Today
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Tracks Of My Tears : Linda Ronstadt
Monday morning, Linda Ronstadt, in the prime of her career, with Tracks of My Tears, yet another great Smokey Robinson penned song.
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My Guy: Mary Wells
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Mary Wells performing her 1964 hit, the first solo female hit for Motown. Smokey Robinson was the writer. She knocked The Beatles out of first place on the May 1964 charts.
Thanks to YouTuber Smurfstools Music Time Machine
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“Jimmy Mack, You Better Hurry Back”: Martha And The Vandellas
Monday Morning, Martha and the Vandellas put out the call.
Why Berry Gordy named the group The Vandellas seems to be a mystery, but they charted 26 hits in just nine years.
Thanks to YouTuber SuperCanopus
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Baby I Need Your Loving: The Four Tops
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” ‘Cause lately I’ve been losing sleep”
Monday morning, Levi Stubbs and the Four Tops in a TV performance of one of their classics. I thought it was fun to see them so uncharacteristically casually dressed, quite unusual for Motown performers of the period.
Thanks to YouTuber Irma0815007
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Ooh Baby Baby
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Monday morning, loosen your tie with the man, besides Berry Gordy, most responsible for the success of Motown, the brilliant singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson.
Gotta love the swivel 1.0 choreography for the Miracles, too.
Thanks to Youtuber QuentinCoxBOI
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Heat Wave
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Doesn’t matter what the weather report says. Monday is a Heat Wave with Martha Reeves and The Vandellas.
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With thanks to YouTuber TheOldrecordclub
