The Temptations (With The Supremes) “Not Now, I’ll Tell You Later” (From the LP Get Ready, 1966) Whoops. Well, yesterday was Eddie Kendrick’s 76th Birthday. The gossamer falsetto that lead The Temptations rocketing into the American Consciousness at the beginning of 1964 was born December 17th, 1939. Although his legacy eventually got eclipsed by groupmate…
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Martha Reeves & The Vandellas “Bless You” (Gordy 7110, R&B#29, Pop#53, 1971)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas “Bless You” (Gordy 7110, R&B#29, Pop#53, 1971) It’s been a remarkably dark past 72 hours if you’ve opened your eyes to anything going on in the world. Not only Paris, but Beirut, Baghdad, bitterness and yet another unjustified Black Death that makes one question whether Black Lives Matter or not….
Kim Weston “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)” (Gordy 7046, R&B#4, Pop #50, 1965)
Kim Weston “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)” (Gordy 7046, R&B#4, Pop #50, 1965) DJ Larsupreme has favorite songs, and one that often bats for the #1 slot was introduced to the Public 50 years ago today. You take the magic that is Kim Weston’s voice, able to leap scales like…
Martha & The Vandellas “Can’t Break The Habit” (1965, Unreleased. From Never Released Masters From Motown’s Brightest Stars, 1986)
Martha & The Vandellas “Can’t Break The Habit” (1965, Unreleased. From Never Released Masters From Motown’s Brightest Stars, 1986) We’re finishing our Vacation to 1965 through the feminine eye just in time to celebrate Martha Reeves’s 74th Birthday. And who wouldn’t want to end the trip in Motown Studio A, Circa 1965 with the latest…
The Temptations “Who You Gonna Run To?” (From the LP Gettin’ Ready, 1966)
The Temptations “Who You Gonna Run To?” (From the LP Gettin’ Ready, 1966) I guess I should be ashamed of myself that it’s been so many months I’ve been doing posts and I haven’t tempted y’all with some more Temptations yet. Also, I totally breezed by in a cold medicine stupor that it was the original…
The Temptations “You’re The One I Need” (From The LP The Temptin’ Temptations, 1965)
The Temptations “You’re The One I Need” (From The LP The Temptin’ Temptations, 1965) 50 years on, it can’t be under-estimated the vast impact that the glut of Motown acts flooding the nations airwaves and television screens made in 1965. Representing a new, suave and sophisticated Black Masculinity were Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and…
Martha & The Vandellas “No More Tear Stained Make – Up” (From the LP Watchout! 1966)
Martha & The Vandellas “No More Tear Stained Make – Up” (From the LP Watchout! 1966) Where would I exactly be in making a presentation on girl groups without thinking of Martha & The Vandellas? Pretty much nowhere, since, after the super obvious case of The Supremes, Martha Reeves and her singing partner’s catalog is…
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